Kenaidan and Murphy are excited to announce a joint venture dedicated to bringing global innovation to infrastructure projects across Ontario.
Project Overview: The Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvements Project is a significant undertaking by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) to expand and modernize Bloor-Yonge station - Canada's busiest subway hub. This initiative is focused on meeting both current and future ridership needs by improving the station's efficiency, capacity, and accessibility.
The Kenaidan Murphy Joint Venture (KMJV) is committed to transforming the station to enable faster, more reliable, and more comfortable travel throughout the Greater Toronto Area. The project will deliver upgraded facilities, contributing to a safer, cleaner, and higher-capacity subway system for passengers.
We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to providing employees'
work-life balance with a
competitive compensation package including:
- Top wages
- Benefit coverage for you and your dependents
- Employer RRSP contributions (no match required)
- Paid Time Off
We currently have an opening in
Toronto, ON for a:
Deputy Design Director The Deputy Design Director is responsible for assisting the Design Director in providing technical and managerial leadership across all design disciplines during the progressive design phase. This role will support coordination between design consultants, construction teams, and the client to ensure innovative, cost-effective, and constructible design solutions are developed and integrated throughout the project lifecycle.
How will you contribute to the team? To perform this role successfully, the candidate will be responsible for but not limited to the following:
- Act on behalf of the Design Director as necessary
- Support the design team in overseeing the design management process from concept through to IFC Issued for Construction) documentation.
- Assist the Design Director in leading and overseeing design management and coordination staff.
- Ensure conformance to internal company standards and policies including design management procedures
- Ensure design is delivered in accordance with the schedule and budget established
- Review and report on updated schedules and cost forecast
- Provide regular updates on progress of design and key issues to senior management
- Oversee the contractual and commercial administration of design activities
- Maintain a good and professional relationship with the Client, Consultants, Sub-Contractors, Suppliers and Statutory Authorities
- Coordinate design activities with other teams and functions such as construction, estimating, commercial, project controls.
- Oversee the value engineering process
- Coordinate technical risk assessment
- Oversee stakeholder comments and response process and ensure timely resolution of issues in close coordination with other affected departments
- Coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams including civil, structural, architectural, systems, and utilities engineering.
- Facilitate collaboration between design and construction teams to ensure constructability, schedule alignment, and cost efficiency.
- Lead design review meetings, track design deliverables, and ensure compliance with client standards and project requirements.
- Support risk management, value engineering, and design optimization initiatives.
- Mentor design managers and engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and technical excellence.
- Interface with client representatives, regulatory bodies, and key project stakeholders.ansition from design phase into construction, ensuring commercial continuity.
Education and Experience: - Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, or a related discipline.
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng) or related designation preferred.
- Minimum 10-15 years of design management experience, with a focus on rail/transit or large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Proven experience in progressive design-build, integrated project delivery (IPD), or Design-Build project delivery models.
- Strong technical understanding of civil, structural, and systems interfaces within transit infrastructure.
- Strong understanding of design schedule and cost tracking
- Strong understanding of commercial management related to design work
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and maintain design quality under tight schedules.
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This is a management position This is a full time position
