Lead Project Manager​/Project Director; Ottawa

Position: Lead Project Manager/Project Director (Ottawa)
Senior Project Manager / Project Director  We are looking for a senior project leader to lead GHD’s involvement in the delivery of large‑scale infrastructure projects, delivered under long‑term programs with complex governance, multiple work packages, and extended execution horizons.
Role Purpose  As a Senior Project Manager / Project Director, you will have overall accountability for the successful delivery of projects from early development through construction support. You will lead project teams, manage client relationships, oversee scope, schedule, budget, and risk, and ensure high‑quality outcomes aligned with GHD’s safety, quality, and sustainability standards.

Key Responsibilities   Act as Project Manager or Project Director on major projects, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and to agreed technical and quality standards.
Act as GHD’s Senior Project Manager / Project Director for bids and awarded packages.
Lead multiple concurrent bid packages and delivery planning activities across rolling procurement schedules.
Support and oversee multidisciplinary project teams, manage interfaces between project phases and delivery teams to ensure integrated and constructible design solutions.
Establish and manage project governance, scope, schedule, cost, risk, and change management frameworks.
Support clients through procurement activities, including tender documentation, technical evaluations, and construction support.
Provide a single point of accountability for GHD delivery across all assigned remediation projects.
Serve as primary interface between GHD, owners, and construction partners, ensuring alignment on strategy, scope, resourcing, and delivery approach.
Support owners through oversight, reporting, and compliance requirements.
Manage coordination across multiple stakeholders in complex environments.
Maintain clear communication pathways and issue resolution mechanisms across all parties.
Provide integrated leadership across GHD’s typical delivery scopes including civil works, water management, power supply, and control systems.
Oversee feasibility, concept, reference design, and detailed design phases.
Ensure designs are constructible, risk‑informed, and aligned with expected construction methodologies.
Manage uncertainty, risk, and associated mitigation strategies.
Ensure alignment with applicable codes, guidelines, best practices, and owner standards.
Build and maintain trusted relationships with utilities, developers, and public‑sector clients.
Identify new opportunities and contribute to GHD’s growth.
Support preparation of service proposals, tenders, and technical submissions.
Collaborate with market leaders, relationship managers, and discipline leaders to develop a sustainable market presence.
Mentor and support project managers, engineers, and junior staff.
Contribute to building and strengthening GHD’s hydropower delivery capability.
Uphold GHD’s commitment to health, safety, quality, and environmental performance.
Experience & Technical Background   12–15+ years of experience delivering large infrastructure or federal/public‑sector projects.
Robust understanding of how hydropower infrastructure is planned, designed, procured, and constructed.
Experience working across multiple offices, regions, and time zones.
Demonstrated experience with remote, northern, or logistically complex projects.
Strong understanding of owner‑led delivery models, compliance obligations, and public accountability.
Experience working alongside construction‑focused partners where consulting, engineering, and construction roles are clearly differentiated.
Proven experience managing complex, multidisciplinary projects or programs.
Proven ability to lead multi‑package, multi‑stakeholder programs.
Strong project controls mindset: planning, scope integration, budget and cost, schedule, risk, and reporting.
Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, evolving project environments.
Strong client‑facing, partner‑facing, and executive communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and priorities.

Experience with a range of delivery models (Design‑Bid‑Build, Design‑Build,…