Principal Engineer / Design Manager

Location Toronto, Canada Country Canada Contract type Permanent Work pattern Full Time Market Buildings Discipline Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Building services Job ref 17665 Recruiter contact Katie Champoux Apply now At Mott MacDonald, we are driven by purpose and powered by brilliant people. As a trusted engineering, management, and development consultancy, we work with clients to solve complex challenges and deliver sustainable outcomes that make a meaningful difference for the communities we serve. When you join us as an experienced professional, you will bring your expertise to work that matters while continuing to grow your career. You will collaborate with talented colleagues across disciplines and geographies, contribute your perspective, and help shape better outcomes through technical excellence, innovation, and integrity. Build on your experience while helping shape what comes next. At Mott MacDonald, you'll work alongside talented people on complex and rewarding projects that make a real difference. We value fresh perspectives, encourage collaboration, and provide opportunities to expand your skills, take on new challenges, and grow your career. Whether you're deepening your technical expertise, broadening your leadership experience, or exploring new opportunities across our business, you'll be supported by a team that is committed to helping you succeed. The Principal Engineer / Design Manager is a key member of the senior leadership team on a Major Project, responsible for ensuring the technical integrity, coordination, and successful delivery of complex multidisciplinary design solutions. Reporting to the Project Manager or Project Director, the Design Manager works in close partnership with project leadership to deliver innovative, contract-compliant technical solutions that meet client and project objectives. We are seeking candidates with proven experience delivering major multidisciplinary projects, ideally within the transit, aviation, and building sectors, where they have led diverse design teams through all phases of project development and delivery. Key activities and responsibilities include: Contributing to the design fee estimate and preliminary design schedule for proposals as required. Responsible for technical coherence, design suitability, and appropriateness of solutions delivered across a multidisciplinary team. Providing the design team with all contract materials, including the design scope and requirements, to deliver the project within budget and schedule. Confirming that the design delivers the project’s aims, objectives and defined benefits. Providing Discipline Leads with an internal interface, coordination matrix and facilitating clear accountability and responsibility for interdisciplinary interfaces. Supporting the Project Manager in developing an effective Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) and Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS) to align design delivery with technical assurance and project milestones. Enforcing quality processes and making sure that peer reviews are being carried out within each discipline. Supporting Discipline Leads and Package Managers with resource planning, deployment and contributing to succession planning. Leading multidisciplinary discussions to communicate technical issues, track actions, and drive resolutions that culminate in a coordinated design. Preparing, managing, and distributing design standards and technical requirements. Interfacing with the contractor’s Design Coordinator on technical and process matters and managing constructability input from construction staff and supply chain partners. Interfacing with the Client Owner and Authority’s Having Jurisdiction on technical and design-process matters. Maintaining consistent communication with project stakeholders to meet contractual and technical obligations. Managing design variances from the standards register and securing approvals. Managi…

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