South Civil SEM Project Manager

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Project Overview:

Bechtel along with its sub-vendors Bantrel and Comtech, has been appointed as the Delivery Partner (DP) for the Ontario Line (OL) Project in Toronto, Canada. The OL is a brand-new metro line serving some of Toronto’s busiest districts and brings much needed additional connectivity and capacity to the city’s public transport network. The project scope includes the design, build, operation and maintenance of all infrastructure and rail systems associated with 15 stations and over 15km of new underground, surface and elevated track. The OL Project is being delivered through two major Public Private Partnership (P3) contracts, two Progressive Design and Build contracts and multiple Early and Advanced works (EAW) contracts. The OL is planned to open for passenger service in 2031. The DP, the customer Metrolinx and the Technical Authority (TA) are working together as the Integrated Project Team (IPT) to manage the delivery of the project.

Job Summary:

The South Civil SEM Project Manager is responsible for overseeing the excavation and support of the South Civil caverns and adits by the South Civil contractor via the South Civil P3 contract. 

The South Civil P3 contract is for the construction of 7km of twin-bored tunnels running east-west under downtown Toronto, one surface station (Exhibition) and six underground stations. The underground stations are constructed by excavating shafts and caverns from ground level, all have specific logistical complexities being in extremely densely populated and congested parts of Toronto.

The South Civil SEM Project Manager reports to the South Civil Tunnels Project Manager.

Major Responsibilities:

Leadership / Supervision

• Health, safety, environment, quality, schedule and cost performance for the South Civil SEM works.
• Safeguarding that the contractor delivers the SEM works in accordance with the contract.
• Zippering with contractor equivalent.

Planning / Productivity 

• Reporting progress and escalating issues to the South Civil Tunnels Project Manager.
• Prepares reports and forecasts, including summary of construction progress, craft personnel forecasts, and expenditures forecast. 
• Participating in planning, reviewing documents and oversight of site activities for the SEM works. Highlighting non-conformances, risks and emerging issues.
• Maintaining a “look-ahead” view and reporting forecasts, risks and issues.
• Providing input to DP progress report for the SEM works. 

Safety & Quality 

• Ensures assigned contractors' construction operations and performance are in compliance with specifications.
• Monitors work activities and ensures the quality of work performed.  

Technical 

• Engaging discipline leads for subject matter expertise, implementing direction provided.
• Coordinates engineering solutions with Subcontractors, and Foremen and Craft Professionals. 
• Reviewing contractor deliverables for the SEM works. Provide feedback regarding conformance with contract requirements and otherwise improvements that would benefit the project.
• Recommending actions to address non-conformances / improve the outcome of the SEM works.
• Providing SEM subject matter expertise to the South Civil team.

Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires bachelor's or master's degree (or international equivalent) and 13-15 years of relevant experience or 17-19 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Previously held project or construction management position(s) with responsibility for delivering infrastructure of similar scope, size and complexity to multiple large-scale SEM works on a metro project.
• Experience of working on infrastructure mega-projects for either a contractor or project management team (representing the client), experience of rail projects in urban areas is desirable.
• Experience or working knowledge of multiple project delivery functions (e.g. engineering, contracts & procurement, construction, testing & commissioning, project controls, environment, safety & health, quality).
• Experience of delivering an underground station or similar scope elements as part of multi-discipline teams working on complex mega-projects.
• Strong leadership, relationship building and communication skills (verbal and written).
• Fluent in using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated commitment to Environment, Safety and Health (ES&H). 
• Demonstrated commitment to Zero Accident safety programs.

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