Manager, Engineering - Term

Manager, Engineering - Term from November 2026 to February 2027

At the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, the work we domatters. Every day, our people help connect Canada to global markets,strengthen supply chains, support sustainable growth, and shape the future of Canada’s largest port.

If you're looking for purposeful work where your contributions make a difference, you'll find it here - supported by a team thatis collaborative, innovative, and committed to excellence.

At the port authority, we’re committed to delivering an employee experience that is as rewarding as the work itself. We offer:

• Meaningful workthat contributes to Canada’s trade and economic prosperity
• Opportunities for learning, development, and career growth
• A collaborative and inclusive workplace culture
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
• Flexible programs that support employee wellbeing and work-life integration

Help build and maintain critical infrastructure that supports Canada’s trade gateway, working alongside industry-leading professionals on projects with a lasting impact on communities, the economy,and environmental protection.

If you’re looking for work that is meaningful,challenging, and connected to something bigger, we’d love to hear from you.

Join us and discover how your career can help shape Canada’s future.

The Manager, Engineering is responsible for providing senior technical expertise in the planning, design, construction andasset management of the port authority’s facilities and infrastructure assets,as well as managing engineering aspects of container and cruise terminals,pavements, roads, overpasses, utilities and structural engineering issues

• Manage ongoingengineering operational activities including analysis, planning,budgeting, authorization, tendering, implementation and monitoring of construction and asset management works.
• Participate in portdevelopment and facility planning by providing senior engineering expertise, contributing to technical workshops and cross-functional teams,reviewing PER permit applications, supervising multi-discipline consultingteams, preparing reports and recommendations, conducting and reviewingstudies and cost estimates, and liaising with other VFPA departments,stakeholders and agencies.
• Effectively manageconsultants and contractors to ensure that corporate and departmental objectives and priorities are met.
• Prepare and review work scope documents, budgets, schedules, proposal requests. Prepare and review tender documents, including plans, specifications and pertinentdocuments. Review proposals and tenders, negotiate contracts and prepare reports and submissions.
• Supervise and administer contracts for asset inspections, design and construction ofcapital and asset management projects and ensure timely, on budgetcompletion of projects. Coordinate all aspects of the work including environmental, technical design, construction, administration, scheduling and outside agencies.
• Participate in the development of departmental plans and be responsible for the development and implementation of activities and programs designed to meet the intention of specific strategic priorities.
• Participate as amember of various management and inter-departmental teams in the planning,implementation and management of business initiatives.
• Promote the VFPA’shealth and safety program by demonstrating health and safety leadership through actions, participation in health and safety initiatives and regular safety conversations with employees.
• Plan, implement andreview departmental staffing requirements for areas of responsibility,including the determination of clear position descriptions,accountabilities and reporting arrangements to optimize service delivery to all…