Associate Project Director, Ports and Marine Structures

Associate Project Director,Ports and Marine Structures

Regular, Full-time

Hybrid

Do you want the opportunity to co-create with our experts on some of the most prestigious infrastructure projects in North America? Can you navigate the evolving landscape of the market by adapting strategies swiftly, capitalizing on emerging opportunities, and mitigating risks? And are you motivated to accelerate growth, promote innovation, and deliver impactful solutions? Then, this could be your next career move.

In this role, you will be challenged to work every day on some of the most advanced ports and marine projects. You will be exposed to projects in North America working with colleagues across the globe who are highly skilled and deliver innovative solutions.

You will provide senior leadership across project delivery, client relationships, and business development, while contributing to the growth of our presence in the Canadian market.

We are looking for an Associate Project Director specialized in structural design of complex ports andmarine structures to join our highly skilled team of specialists that provides detailed engineering and project management on infrastructure projects. Your primary tasks will be todevelop and implement strategic initiatives to improve the Company's engineering and local business development practices and provide high-level, senior technicalexpertisefor projects.

The Associate Project Director is a major Seller-Doer for the Company, positioning COWI as a technical expert and leader in the industry.

The position is part of the Canada Leadership Team,participating in periodic strategic meetings and contributing to the development and delivery of the COWI Group’s strategicobjectivesin Canada.

• Oversee and deliver complex projects in the ports and marine infrastructure sector, acting as a subject matter expert
• Identify new business opportunities with the business development team, including managing the preparation of technical and commercial proposals from opportunity to award.
• Establish andmaintainstrategic relationships with engineers, owners, and specialty contractors to support growth.
  
  Build long-term relationships that generate repeated and negotiated work.
• Carry out project management duties andguidetechnical deliverables for multidisciplinary teams,including, but not limited to project scheduling, resource management, project budget controls, and client sub-consultant management and interfacing.
• Perform Engineer of Record duties as required.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary groups within COWI to develop and deliver integrated projects.
• Represent COWI in external settings, such as technical committees, conferences, seminars, professional bodies, and business groups, as they pertain toports and marine infrastructure projects.
• Mentorand develop staff while contributing to local office growth, including team building, hiring decisions, and expanding COWI’s presence in this sector.

Like us, you believe that leadership growth comes from setting a clear and meaningful direction for your team and supporting them in taking ownership of their work. You always delegate responsibility and ensure an open and safe dialogue, and you coach your people to achieve their aspirations through constructive, fact-based feedback.

You collaborate with those around you, whether they are colleagues, clients, or partners.

Attracting and nurturing a diverse group of high-potential team members is at the top of your agenda, as is creating an inclusive, caring, and trusting culture in your team.

• ABachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural, or Coastal Engineering, or a related discipline from an accredited university.
• A professional Engineering License (P.Eng.) in British Columbia
• A minimum of15yearsofexperiencerelated to engineering, project management,and business development with an emphasis on design, construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation of marine, waterfront, or heavy civil infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience in business development,sales,and…