Area Manager, Rail and Transit – Eastern Canada

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Job Description:

Regional Director, Rail and Transit Sector – Eastern Canada

Would you like to contribute to complex transportation projects set to leave a lasting mark across Eastern Canada?

As a global leader in rail and transit solutions, Parsons delivers transformative solutions that allow complex transportation systems to operate safely, reliably, and efficiently. We focus on providing our clients with unique capabilities and expertise that other companies do not have. We develop and deploy solutions covering all elements of mass transit, including mainline railways, commuter rail, light rail transit, and bus networks.

Parsons is recruiting a Regional Director, Rail and Transit Sector for the Eastern Canada region (Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritime provinces), based in Montreal or Quebec City, with solid experience in developing and delivering rail and transit system solutions, covering infrastructure, systems, and operation and maintenance.

In this role, you will be responsible for building and leading a team of engineering professionals across Eastern Canada, managing strategic client relationships, driving the development of offers, overseeing project management, and ensuring the commercial performance of projects so that their goals and objectives are met. You will also play a key role in establishing Parsons’ presence in this market, developing the project pipeline, and positioning the company to win new mandates.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key member of the Canada Rail and Transit Solutions leadership team
• Develop, supervise, and manage a multidisciplinary team of professionals across Eastern Canada
• Support and contribute to the development of strategic initiatives, client management plans, and business plans for Eastern Canada, in line with the overall objectives of the Rail and Transit businesses in Canada
• Successfully win and manage complex projects in compliance with Parsons’ operational and strategic framework in Canada
• Mobilize internal resources or recruit required talent to form project teams capable of delivering effective, high-quality work
• Integrate competing or conflicting elements into planning and execution processes to ensure smooth project delivery
• Act as the company’s representative with the client and certain subcontractors during program execution
• Assess contractual risks and negotiate changes to the scope of work with the client and key subcontractors, including identifying and obtaining additional work
• Promote technical and commercial excellence in project delivery through rigorous application of quality assurance processes
• Identify and qualify project opportunities across the region, support bid development, and maintain working relationships with clients, in coordination with regional business development leadership

Desired profile:

• Recognized management leader with proven experience leading and developing high-performing multidisciplinary project teams
• In-depth experience in rail and transit systems in North America, covering infrastructure, systems, and operations
• More than 15 years of engineering management experience on large, complex transit programs
• Solid technical and business background in the rail industry, including in-depth knowledge of applicable standards and best practices
• Comfortable working in complex, multidisciplinary program environments with responsibilities across multiple system domains
• Ability to act as a technical lead, providing direction and oversight in systems engineering, integration, and delivery
• French-English bilingualism required. French is required for permanent positions located in Quebec to ensure effective communication with local colleagues and partners. English is also required to communicate with stakeholders outside Quebec and to understand the technical documentation associated with the position

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical or business discipline
• Engineer’s designation with the OIQ, or eligibility to obtain the license to practice in Quebec

Executive-level strategic competencies

Leadership and government and regulatory interface

• Proven experience collaborating with municipal, provincial, and federal transit agencies, regulatory authorities, and public-sector stakeholders
• Ability to represent Parsons with senior stakeholders, influence decision-makers, and operate in complex political and regulatory environments

Strategic planning and portfolio management

• Experience developing and deploying regional or sector strategies for the rail and transit markets
• Ability to translate strategic direction into concrete business plans and project plans

Commercial and contractual leadership

• Excellent understanding of major contract models in transit, including design-build, , and alliance structures
• Proven ability to lead commercial negotiations, manage contractual risk, and protect or improve project margins

Client relationships and market growth

• Established network with key public-sector clients and transit authorities in Eastern Canada
• Demonstrated success in winning and delivering major rail and transit mandates, including multi-year, multidisciplinary programs

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Area Manager, Rail and Transit – Eastern Canada

Are you ready to work on complex transportation projects that will have a lasting impact across Eastern Canada?

As global leaders in rail and transit solutions, Parsons deliver transformative solutions that keep complex transportation systems moving forward safely, reliably and efficiently; we are focused on providing our customers with unique capabilities and expertise that other companies lack. We develop and deploy solutions across all elements of mass transit, including mainline railways, commuter rail, light rail transit and bus systems.

Parsons are hiring an experienced Area Manager, Rail and Transit – Eastern Canada, preferably based in Québec, with potential travel across Eastern Canada including Ontario and the Maritimes with a broad background in Rail & Transit System solutions development and delivery, covering infrastructure, systems and O&M.

In this role, you will build and lead a team of engineering professionals across Eastern Canada, develop and own key client relationships, run bid development, execute project management, and oversee the commercial performance of projects to ensure they meet their goals and objectives. You will be instrumental in establishing Parsons' presence in this market, developing the pipeline, shaping the team, and positioning Parsons to win.

Responsibilities:

• Operate a core member of the Canada Rail and Transit Solution management team
• Develop and manage a team of interdisciplinary professionals across Eastern Canada.
• Support and contribute to strategic initiatives, client management plans and business plans for Eastern Canada ensuring alignment with the overall goals of Canada’s Critical Infrastructure business
• Successfully win and manage complex projects within the operational and strategic framework of Parsons in Canada
• Mobilize company resources or hire new employees to create project teams capable of completing effective, quality work.
• Integrate competing and/or conflicting elements into the planning and execution processes so that project requirements and delivery flow smoothly.
• Act as the Company representative with the client and select subcontractors during the program execution.
• Assess contract risk and negotiate changes to the scope of work with the client and key subcontractors including marketing and securing additional work with the client.
• Promote technical and commercial excellence on the project through the application of Quality Assurance processes.
• Identify and qualify project opportunities across the region, support bid development, and maintain working-level client relationships in coordination with regional BD leadership.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Proven people leader with demonstrated experience managing and developing high-performing, multi-disciplinary project teams
• Extensive Rail & Transit systems experience in North America, covering infrastructure, systems, and O&M
• 15+ years of engineering management experience on large-scale, complex transit programs
• Broad technical and business background in the rail industry, including deep knowledge of relevant standards and best practices
• Comfortable operating in complex, multi-disciplinary program environments with responsibility for multiple system domains
• Able to act as a technical lead, providing direction and oversight across systems engineering, integration, and delivery
• Bilingual (French/English), French is required for permanent positions located in Québec to ensure effective communication with local colleagues and partners. English is also required to communicate with stakeholders outside Québec and to understand the technical documentation related to the position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering or related technical/business discipline
• Professional engineering designation (Ing) with OIQ, or eligibility for accreditation in Quebec

Strategic Executive Competencies

Stakeholder Leadership & Government/Regulatory Interface

• Proven experience working with municipal, provincial, and federal transit agencies, regulators, and public-sector stakeholders
• Ability to represent Parsons at senior levels, influence decision-makers, and navigate complex political and regulatory environments

Strategic Planning & Portfolio Management

• Experience shaping and executing regional or sector strategies for Rail & Transit markets
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and balance a portfolio of pursuits and projects, aligning delivery, resources, and commercial objectives

Commercial & Contractual Leadership

• Strong understanding of major contract models in transit, including design-build, EPC, PPP, and alliance structures
• Proven ability to lead commercial negotiations, manage contract risk, and protect/enhance project margins

Client Relationships & Market Growth

• Established relationships with key public-sector transit clients and authorities in Eastern Canada
• Demonstrated success in winning and delivering major Rail & Transit assignments, including multi-year, multi-disciplinary programs

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!

This job posting is for a current addition or replacement opportunity within Parsons.

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as health, vision, dental, employer paid provincial care premiums, Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), life insurance, paid time off, sick leave, all province observed holidays off, and gym membership discounts to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for indigenous peoples, women, individuals with disabilities, and visible minorities.

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