- Primary Location: CA - Saskatoon, SK - 2100 8th St
- Compensation: CAD 130,000 - CAD 180,000 - yearly

Company Description

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At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

AECOM Buildings + Places is seeking an Operations Manager to support the day-to-day operational performance of our Saskatoon business.

This is a hands-on leadership role focused on translating business priorities into consistent execution. The Operations Manager will work closely with local and regional leadership, project managers, technical leaders, project controls, finance, and other business functions to strengthen project performance, resource management, operational discipline, and overall business effectiveness.

The position will support both the technical practice and operational management of the Saskatoon operation,



with particular emphasis on project profitability, client satisfaction, effective project delivery, and efficient business operations.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Support the day-to-day operational management and performance of Buildings + Places in Saskatoon.
- Work with leadership to implement business priorities and maintain consistent operational discipline across the local practice.
- Monitor project and business performance and identify areas requiring management attention or corrective action.
- Support project managers in maintaining strong financial performance, forecasting, cost control, profitability, and delivery discipline.
- Coordinate workload and resource planning to align available staff with current and anticipated project requirements.
- Monitor utilization, staffing requirements, and workload forecasts to identify capacity constraints, underutilization, and emerging resource needs.
- Work closely with project managers, technical leaders, project controls, and finance to improve visibility and accountability for project performance.
- Identify projects requiring additional management attention and coordinate appropriate support and corrective actions.
- Reinforce consistent project management, operational controls, reporting, and business processes.




- Support effective project delivery and client satisfaction by helping teams identify and address operational issues early.
- Facilitate collaboration between the Saskatoon team and the broader Buildings + Places organization to access expertise and resources when required.
- Support business planning and execution of operational priorities.
- Identify opportunities to improve operational processes, reporting, efficiency, and accountability.
- Promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and disciplined project delivery.

Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree required + eight (8) years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
- Demonstrated experience in operations, project delivery, project management, business management, project controls, or a related function within a project-based professional services environment.
- Experience supporting the financial and operational performance of projects or a portfolio of projects.
- Strong understanding of project financial management, forecasting, workload planning, resource management, and project delivery.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with project managers, technical professionals, business leaders, and corporate support functions.
- Solid analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to identify operational issues, establish priorities, coordinate corrective actions, and follow issues through to resolution.
- Demonstrated ability to influence outcomes and establish accountability across multidisciplinary teams.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience wi

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