Construction Management Field Specialist - Track

Location: Canada

This position requires working onsite in a 40 hour per week rotating shift schedule including nights and/or weekends.

This position requires travel between project sites, including Heritage Road and other locations along the Barrie Line. This role may also support additional projects within our GO Expansion program.

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

Our Capital Projects Group workforce is made up of driven and dedicated professionals who care deeply about working together to deliver infrastructure and make a positive impact in our communities. Join us as we build a knowledgeable and collaborative team that courageously changes how transit projects will be delivered.

Our Capital Project Group within GO/UP is looking for a Construction Management Field Specialist to join the team! Reporting to the Senior Manager, Construction Management Field, you will oversee the safe delivery of construction projects within on the track related projects for out entire network within the GO Expansion program across the GTHA. In compliance with Metrolinx policies, procedures, systems, resources, and deliverables you will ensure the safety and protection of employees and contractors and maintain associated corporate values, and act as embedded members within the corridor Delivery Teams bringing construction and project management related expertise and guidance in a collaborative working group.

What will I be doing?

• Undertake site coverage and provide site presence over the project works from the context of safety, quality, environment, engineering/design compliance, functionality, and commissioning, and providing feedback and input to Delivery Teams.

• Undertake handovers/inspections between Project Delivery Teams and asset operators/maintainers, as applicable.

• Monitor day-to-day construction activities, ensuring that they are in accordance with planned works, which includes review of lookahead and dashboard activities, reviewing and understanding workplans and corridor access, and ensuring construction site activities comply with the planned works, protection means, and applicable permits.

• Support coordination and deconfliction of concurrent and overlapping works between contractors, Delivery Teams, Operations, asset stakeholders and other affected parties.

• Track site progress and productions, reporting against project schedules by monitoring on-site activities and summarizing through daily site reports. This includes tracking under-performances and resource utilization (incl. access utilization).

• Provide construction and project management level expertise into Metrolinx business units, which includes input into project and program schedules, policies and procedures, standards and standard development, engineering assurance, health and safety, workplan and design reviews, operating practices, and general best practices, lessons learned and industry standards.

• Undertake and participate in regular safety engagements with contractors and project teams, including field observations and discussions, promoting proactive identification and resolution of safety concerns and reinforcing Metrolinx safety expectations.

• Manage the identification and resolution of issues related to construction health and safety incidents, escalates high-profile, near miss, and complex matters to the Manager or Senior Manager, and recommends changes to methods, equipment, and materials to improve safety.

• Develop relationships with external consultants, contractors, and stakeholders to secure cooperation in effectively coordinating overlapping work activities to ensure on-site performance and construction procedures meet legislation and regulatory requirements, contractual agreements, and Metrolinx safety requirements.

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

• Completion of a degree or diploma in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Trades, Occupational Health and Safety or a related discipline is an asset.

• Demonstrates progressive experience in planning, design, construction, construction supervision, construction safety, and administration of infrastructure or similar large-scale projects. Railway experience is considered an asset.

• A valid Ontario Class G driver’s license is required to travel to various site locations. Must meet and maintain the corporate standard for a good driving record.
• Demonstrates progressive experience in project management, understanding contracts and change variations. Experience with different procurement models (P3, AFP, Alliance, DBB) is considered an asset.

• Experience working in an Owner and/or Constructor organization with knowledge of the required roles and responsibilities is considered an asset.

• Must be able to obtain qualifications in Canadian Rail Operating Rules (CROR).

• Demonstrated experience effectively relaying and receiving critical and technical information (written and verbal) to varied audiences.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a structured, disciplined, technology-driven environment.
• Knowledge of the application of legislation and regulatory requirements governing health and safety in the construction industry for the implementation and maintenance of construction safety management plans and policies, procedures and best practices to ensure the safety and protection of employees, construction contractors and associated corporate values.

Work Conditions

• This role is site-based. Frequent, regular and consistent site presence at project site locations is required.

• Required to work evenings, nights and weekends on a rotational basis, subject to call-in during emergencies and to assist with accident investigations.

• Works outdoors in all weather conditions and at all hours of the day or night.

Don’t Meet Every Requirement?

If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.

Accommodation:

We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email hr.recruitment@metrolinx.com.

Application Process:

All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.

Should it be determined that any background information provided be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.

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