Canada West Bridge Engineering Director

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for a talented Canada West Bridge Engineering Director to join our team! In this role you will get to manage and develop our structural engineering staff, help lead key project pursuits, mentor staff with project development, and implement QA/QC for deliverables.

Roles of the Position:

• Provide management and direction for our structural staff.
• Help develop and review discipline staffing budgets and staffing assignments with schedules for each project.
• Maintain appropriate staffing level, including temporary personnel, as needed.
• Review and approve staff forecasting reports.
• Monitor the quality and progress of discipline development on projects assigned and ensure that deliverables satisfy design criteria and Owner recommendations.
• Work closely with Project Managers to resolve any existing or forecasted problems related to discipline staffing, quality of work, schedule performance, or productivity.
• Establish standards and procedures for the structural discipline.
• Recommend improvements to discipline procedures associated with project development.
• Recruit, interview, and evaluate prospective employees.
• Hire, offer personnel development, conduct performance evaluations, counsel employees, take corrective actions (as required), and approve terminations.
• Ensure that new employees receive orientation on company policies and procedures.
• Support pre-contract and business development efforts as required, serving as technical consultant and bridge task lead as required based on experience.
• Ensure performance within overhead budgets authorized for the structural discipline.
• Actively participate in and promote the Quality Improvement Program.
• May head a committee within the structural discipline, striving to motivate and educate the assigned personnel.
• Perform other responsibilities of leadership associated with this position as may be appropriate..
• Provide subject matter expert guidance to Project Managers and Task Leaders.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• P.Eng. registered in BC, AB or Manitoba and 15+ years of related work experience, including supervisory and managerial experience.
• Proven ability to perform in a supervisory/managerial capacity, excellent written and oral communications skills, and a thorough knowledge of industry practices and regulations.
• Possess thorough knowledge of current technology and bridge design criteria.
• Knowledge and capability with the use of bridge specific engineering software in completing engineering assignments.
• Ability to work structural repair and retrofit solutions in the field with the Owner’s representative and contractor.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Ability to effectively manage different personalities in staff development and retention.
• Lead successful project deliveries including development of drawings, specifications, and estimates.
• Chair program development inside Parsons’ Bridge Technical Organization (BTO) for national development of bridge engineering practices.

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 75 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in diverse, collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions-and to help them see new possibilities.

Salary Range:

$154,800 - $287,700

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as health, vision, dental, employer paid provincial care premiums, Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), life insurance, paid time off, sick leave, all province observed holidays off, and gym membership discounts to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest-APPLY TODAY!