Manager, Permitting - Airport

AECOM•Mississauga, ON

94d•CA$85,000 - CA$115,000•Onsite

About The Position

AECOM is seeking a Manager, Permitting to join their team. This position is based on-site in Mississauga and is for a newly created role focused on helping to build one of the most advanced, sustainable, and passenger-friendly airports in the world. The role involves delivering the owner's permitting obligations, managing a permitting team, and developing and implementing governance and processes for effective permitting on a large-scale program. The position requires coordination with various client departments, confirmation of contractor permitting plans, and integration of permitting across the program. Additionally, it involves providing management and executive-level reporting, advice on permitting policy and regulations, and coaching/mentoring client staff.

Requirements

University Degree with 10+ years of professional experience in permitting and approvals.
Minimum 10 years of professional experience in a program management and / or permitting, consents, and approvals function.
Minimum 5 years of professional experience in large international airport projects or equivalent infrastructure programs.
Thorough working knowledge of general and local requirements with respect to 3rd party approvals, permits, and consents.
Strong technical capability in all project phases, including design, planning, construction, operations, and maintenance preferably large program/projects.
Demonstrable experience in managing senior stakeholder relationships and providing strategic level reporting to enable effective decision making.
Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills including the ability to facilitate meeting / workshops with large groups of stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Recognized degree and professional designation in a relevant field considered an asset

Responsibilities

Deliver the owner’s (client) permitting obligations.
Manage the Permitting team to effectively coordinate and assure a robust permit to work process across the program.
Develop and implement revised governance and processes required for effective permitting on a program of this size, scale, and complexity.
Liaise with the other client departments including corporate safety and security, operations, commercial, and maintenance to coordinate permitting.
Confirm the contractors’ Permitting plans and implement the assurance regime for the program.
Work collaboratively with the Program Leads and the other PMO Services functional leads to ensure that Permitting is integrated across the program.
Provide Management and Executive level reporting and provide advice and subject matter expertise with respect to trends and corrective actions.
Provide advice and guidance with respect to permitting policy and regulations that impact program delivery.
Coaching, mentoring, and supporting the career development of client staff.