Posted 3 months ago
Principal/Director, Major Projects, Transportation
@ NORR
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
NORR is hiring a Principal/Director, Major Projects for its transportation team to lead large, complex aviation, transit and multimodal hub projects from pursuit through completion. The role provides executive oversight of sector delivery and mentors senior project managers. Base salary is $140,000 to $200,000 annually, with flexible remote or office work.
Pay:
$140,000–$200,000 a year
Responsibilities:
- Lead delivery of large, complex transportation projects
- Provide executive oversight of performance, quality and risk
- Advance project delivery standards as Centre of Excellence member
- Build client and stakeholder relationships
- Support strategic pursuits and client presentations
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering or related technical field
- 15+ years leading large multidisciplinary projects
- Proven delivery of complex, high-risk projects
- Mentoring senior project managers and technical leaders
- Professional designation preferred (Architect, PMP, P.Eng.)
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · dayforce-feed
- Employer posting date
- 2026-08-10
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-16
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-16
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Director |
| Department | Project management |
| Experience | 15+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Work setting | Office, Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Licences & certifications | Professional Engineer, PMP, Architect |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Architecture, Engineering |
| Perks mentioned | Flexible hours |
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NORR
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 88 |
This is an exciting time to join our team. As we continue to grow, we are looking for talented professionals who are ready to contribute, collaborate with exceptional colleagues, and help shape the future of the built environment. If you are looking for a place where your expertise will be valued, your career can grow, and your work will make a difference, we invite you to explore what is possible with us.
We empower our employees to choose where they work whether remotely, from home or from one of our office locations because we believe flexibility, trust, and collaboration drive great results.
Our dedicated transportation team develops aviation, transit, and multimodal hub solutions for clients around the world. We understand the needs of government and private operators to maintain, upgrade and provide new transportation services and supporting infrastructure. Our design solutions are purpose-driven to build better, more efficient and environmentally friendly transportation nodes that incorporate flexibility for future system expansion.
Learn more about our Transportation Portfolio.
As a Principal/Director, Major Projects, you will lead the successful delivery of our most complex and large-scale projects. Serving as a senior project delivery leader and Centre of Excellence member, you will influence how projects are delivered across the sector and organization, while mentoring the next generation of project and technical leaders.
You Will Make an Impact by
- Leading the successful delivery of large scale and complex projects from pursuit through completion.
- Providing executive oversight of sector project delivery, performance, quality, contractual commitments, and managing risk.
- Partnering with Practice Leaders, Operations, and Studio Managers to strengthen project delivery excellence across the organization.
- Advancing project delivery standards, governance, and best practices as a member of the Centre of Excellence.
- Building trusted relationships with clients and key stakeholders, strengthening long-term partnerships through exceptional project outcomes.
- Supporting strategic pursuits by contributing project delivery expertise during planning, client presentations, and interviews.
You will Bring to the Team
- Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Professional designation preferred (e.g., Architect, PMP, Professional Engineer, or equivalent industry certification).
- 15+ years of progressive experience leading large, multidisciplinary projects within an Architecture, Engineering, or professional services environment.
- Proven success delivering projects involving significant technical, financial, risk, and stakeholder complexity.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor Senior Project Managers and technical leaders while leading through collaboration and influence.
We are:
The spaces we design and the technology we embrace shape how people live, work, learn, and connect. As an employee-owned, integrated Architecture and Engineering company, you will collaborate with talented professionals on projects that make a lasting impact on communities across Canada, the US, and the UK.
At NORR we are committed to innovation, advancing sustainable design and helping our clients reduce environmental impact, and shaping a net-zero future. We invest in our employees by fostering continuous learning, encouraging innovative thinking, and creating opportunities to solve complex challenges, grow professionally and build meaningful careers.
The hiring base salary range for this vacant position is $140,000.00 - $200,000.00 annually. Actual compensation will be based on several factors such as education, experience, internal equity and skills.
NORR is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic: Race/Color/Gender/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
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