Team Lead - Bridges is a senior leadership role responsible for supporting the growth, operational management, and project delivery functions of the bridge and transportation structures team in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
This position provides a combination of technical leadership, people management, project management, and business development support. Working closely with the Vice President, the Team Lead contributes to achieving operational and financial objectives, maintaining client relationships, supporting strategic growth initiatives, and ensuring the successful delivery of bridge and transportation infrastructure projects. The role also oversees staff development, resource utilization, health and safety compliance, and project performance.
The ideal candidate possesses extensive bridge engineering and project management experience, strong leadership capabilities, and a proven ability to manage client relationships, mentor technical staff, and support business growth within a consulting engineering environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with recruitment activities, workforce planning, and staffing initiatives to support team growth and project delivery requirements.
- Support and maintain documentation associated with employee performance reviews, development planning, and career progression.
- Oversee health and safety compliance, reporting, and implementation within the Edmonton office and project operations.
- Achieve and maintain a utilization target of 55–60% while balancing leadership and project management responsibilities.
- Manage employee timesheets, resource allocation, and utilization reporting.
- Maintain backlog reports, project pipeline forecasts, and resource planning information.
- Work closely with the Vice President to support annual financial objectives, budgeting initiatives, and revenue targets.
- Support the growth of the Transportation Structures practice by expanding existing client relationships and contributing to revenue generation activities.
- Collaborate with the Vice President on strategic growth initiatives and business development opportunities for the Transportation Structures Division.
- Provide mentorship, technical oversight, coaching, and career development support to junior and intermediate staff.
- Act as Project Manager, providing overall project oversight, schedule management, resource coordination, and delivery leadership to ensure project milestones and targets are achieved.
- Liaise with clients, contractors, government agencies, and regulatory authorities throughout project execution.
- Monitor utilization metrics at both project and group levels and communicate resource concerns and capacity issues to the Vice President.
- Lead and facilitate team huddles, project coordination meetings, and operational discussions.
- Attend monthly leadership meetings and contribute to operational planning and team performance discussions.
- Lead and/or assist with proposal preparation, scope development, fee estimates, and pursuit activities.