Design Manager

GHD

Design Manager leading multi-disciplinary design delivery for infrastructure projects in Canada. Managing engineering design outputs while ensuring compliance with standards and regulations in a hybrid work environment.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeWaterloo • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$88,688 - CA$130,032 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and manage multi-disciplinary design delivery for design delivery for infrastructure and facilities projects, including federal defense work
Ensure all engineering design outputs align with GHD standards, project-specific processes, and federal regulatory requirements
Responsible for coordinating Quality Control of all deliverable submittals in accordance with GHD’s Quality Management System
Responsible for developing or verifying the technical scope of a project and working with disciplines to provide pricing during proposal
Participate actively in the preparation and adherence to a schedule of deliverables in collaboration with the Project Controls team
Responsible for managing the engineering design budget and providing key inputs to the Project Controls team
Responsible for implementing and following the project’s Change Control system
Ensure fluid communication between the project management team, the design team, construction team and the various internal and external stakeholders as engineering elements
Verifies that the schedule and budget data match the progress of the professional services throughout execution of the project

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s (B.Sc.) degree in or equivalent from a recognized college or university
5+ years of design management experience on multi-discipline architectural or engineering teams for infrastructure or facility projects within Canada
Technical proficiency and previous project design experience in one or more discipline (civil, structural, architectural, process mechanical, building mechanical, electrical, or instrumentation & control) considered an asset
Knowledge of scheduling software and engineering and capital cost estimating techniques is a definite asset.
Experience with Building Information Modelling (BIM) on multi-discipline projects
Experience delivering projects using alternative delivery models (e.g., Design-Build, P3, Alliance) would be considered an asset
Strong skills in verbal and written communication in both English and French
Strong organizational skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

design managementengineering designcivil engineeringstructural engineeringarchitectural designprocess mechanicalbuilding mechanicalelectrical engineeringinstrumentation and controlcost estimating

Soft Skills

communicationorganizational skillsleadershipcollaborationquality controlproject managementschedulingbudget managementchange controlstakeholder engagement

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree