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Director, RBT2 Infrastructure Delivery
isresponsible for providing strategic leadership to the technical and commercialteams for the multi-billion-dollar RBT2 project, ensuring cost-effectiveachievement of project objectives. This role plays an important role in theinterface management of projects across the program of work. This role workswith the President, RBT2, Program Director and senior project leaders tosuccessfully deliver. The Director will be accountable for ensuring thatsolutions are constructable, meet operational performance criteria, comply withlegal requirements, and meet conditions of regulatory approvals and permits.The Director will also lead the development and implementation of the approvedinfrastructure procurement and contracting strategies, including the competitiveselection processes, negotiation of contracts and performance management ofcontractors, consultants and suppliers.

What success looks like

Lead and mentor the implementation and commercial teams, providingstrategic direction, coaching, technical guidance, and resource prioritizationto support project objectives.

Develop, implement, and optimize procurement and contracting strategiesthat balance risk, commercial value, market conditions, and project deliveryrequirements.





Lead the development of procurement documentation, contract managementplans, commercial frameworks, and associated project procurement activities.

Integrate multi-disciplinary project plans, contract strategies, andcommercial approaches across interconnected workstreams to ensure alignment,compliance, and successful project execution.

Represent VFPA in market outreach, proponent engagement, and industrydiscussions while fostering solid relationships with contractors, consultants,suppliers, and project partners.

Lead the development of project cost estimates, schedule inputs, andcommercial assessments to support investment and procurement decisions.

Identify, assess, and mitigate commercial, procurement, strategic, andproject risks, including supporting the RBT2 President in resolving keyuncertainties affecting project implementation.

Direct consultant, contractor, and supplier performance management,ensuring achievement of scope, schedule, cost, quality, and value-for-moneyobjectives while proactively resolving disputes and issues.

Conduct market analysis and provide expert advice on procurement models,contracting approaches, market capacity, and commercial strategies to supportproject goals.

Drive continuous improvement through the development and implementationof procurement and commercial management best practices, tools, methodologies,lessons learned, and performance reporting.

Qualifications

Appropriateuniversity degree along with a minimum of 10 years of progressive relatedexperience at a manager and senior management level, or an acceptablecombination of education and experience.

Must be aseasoned project management professional with a demonstrated track record ofsuccess managing significant infrastructure projects with at least $500M inscope.

Experiencefrom broad-based engineering, consulting, and construction role is required.

Progressiveprivate and public sector experience and marine related infrastructure projectsare considered assets.

Job type: Exempt, Full-Time, Permanent, Hybrid

Workingenvironment: Normal office conditions, with regular evening,



weekendand off-site project site visits. Flexibility to respond to issues duringnon-working hours as required.

Marine Transportation Security Clearance
The incumbent must obtain and maintain a valid Marine Transportation Security Clearance as this position is required to access restricted areas/information as defined by the Marine Transportation Security Regulations.

ThisisCanadian-based employment, and allemployees are expected tomaintain legal eligibility to work in Canada. Applicants advancing in thehiring process may be subject totechnical assignments, psychometricassessments, and/or background checks, including but not limited to criminalrecord, credit, and/or reference checks.

Reasonable accommodation can be provided in the selection process andwhile working with the port authority. If you require assistance with applyingto our openings or are seeking accommodations to apply in an alternativeformat, please contact us through a confidential, secure inbox [email protected] are committed to supporting your needs and will do our best to provide the necessary assistance.

Contributes to the competitiveness, growth, and prosperity of the Canadian economy.

Organizes marine transportation services that meet port users’ needs at a reasonable cost.

Provides a high level of safety and environmental protection.

Responds to local needs and priorities.

Encourages and considers input from port users and local communities.

Re-invests around 90% of our revenues back into trade enabling infrastructure.

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority:

Contributes to the competitiveness, growth, and prosperity of the Canadian economy.

Organizes marine transportation services that meet port users’ needs at a reasonable cost.

Provides a high level of safety and environmental protection.

Responds to local needs and priorities.

Encourages and considers input from port users and local communities.

Re-invests around 90% of our revenues back into trade enabling infrastructure.

Our purpose statement
Enabling Canada's trade by being reliable and innovative, while protecting the environment.

Our values

We drive efficiency to optimize performance.

We build strong relationships to succeed together.

We are customer-focused to deliver on our commitments.

We are accountable to find solutions and take the right action.

We are one team to achieve our purpose.

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📌 Director,Infrastructure Delivery (British Columbia)
🏢 Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
📍 British Columbia