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Job Description:
Parsons has an immediate opening for an Intermediate Systems Project Manager within our Rail & Transit Solutions Canada West division. This role involves managing and coordinating infrastructure projects within the rail and transit sector, ensuring they meet budget, schedule, client satisfaction, and quality standards. You will support project scope management, scheduling, and stakeholder engagement to achieve project goals in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide project management support throughout the project life cycle, including preliminary design, feasibility studies, detailed design, and construction for transit projects.
- Review design drawings and reports, assisting with report-writing and proposal preparation.
- Maintain communication with clients, stakeholders, and the public, ensuring alignment with project objectives.
- Prepare project status reports and assist in identifying corrective actions as needed.
- Support new work proposals, including budget estimates, schedules, and teaming arrangements.
- Assist in managing project scope, schedule, costs, and quality assurance, including supporting the development of Project Execution Plans, Health and Safety Plans, and Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plans.
- Collaborate with project engineers, discipline leads, and sub-consultants to develop budgets, schedules, and plans for various project elements.
- Monitor project schedules and risk registers, providing cost control management and recommending adjustments as necessary.
- Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships to meet project objectives, including supporting consultation sessions.
- Support contractors performing work in the field for due diligence and construction services.
- Lead and participate in meetings, record and distribute meeting minutes promptly.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, IT, or Business with 10+ years of related work experience with 2+ years in rail/transit
- Proficiency in project management methodologies; PMP designation is an asset.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Visio.
- Familiarity with systems engineering methodologies; INCOSE designation is an asset.
- Familiarity with technology systems including CCTV, Fire & Life Safety, Telecom & Comms, etc.
- Knowledge of industry practices and regulations; experience with alternate project delivery methods (P3, DB) is an asset.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams.
- Highly motivated and enthusiastic, with a strong desire to grow and succeed.
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.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, IT, or Business with 10+ years related work experience and 2+ years in rail/transit
- Proficiency in project management methodologies
- PMP designation
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Visio
- Familiarity with systems engineering methodologies
- INCOSE designation
- Familiarity with technology systems including CCTV, Fire & Life Safety, Telecom & Comms
- Knowledge of industry practices and regulations
- Experience with alternate project delivery methods (P3, DB)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams
- Highly motivated and enthusiastic with a strong desire to grow and succeed
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
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What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
