Senior Director, Delivery – MTO Highways

Aplin has partnered with an award-winning professional services firm to recruit a Director, Design & Delivery to support its growing operations in the Greater Toronto Area.

Lead Projects Shaping Ontario’s Transportation Future Join a high-performing MTO Design & Delivery team in a senior leadership role where you will help shape some of Ontario’s most complex and high-profile highway infrastructure programs.

In this role, you will lead major MTO highway design and delivery assignments, including P3 and alternative delivery initiatives, working at the intersection of engineering, project leadership, client strategy, and infrastructure delivery.

You’ll be part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment where technical expertise, leadership, innovation, and strategic thinking are valued.

Your Impact

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of large-scale MTO highway design projects, ensuring technical excellence, quality, schedule, and commercial objectives are achieved.
• Provide senior leadership across complex design and delivery assignments, bringing together multidisciplinary engineering teams to achieve key project milestones.
• Lead strategic planning and execution for MTO, P3, and alternative delivery models, contributing to high-profile and technically challenging infrastructure programs.
• Oversee project budgets, schedules, resources, quality assurance, and risk management to support successful project outcomes.
• Provide strategic direction on contract documentation, proposals, and project planning.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with MTO and other key stakeholders, representing the organization as a senior transportation advisor.
• Champion innovation, best practices, and sustainable approaches to highway design and project delivery.
• Mentor and develop high-performing professionals while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Thrive in an environment where complex projects, meaningful challenges, and significant opportunities for impact come together.

What You Bring

• P.Eng. designation in Canada; Ontario designation preferred.
• Degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• 15+ years of experience managing complex highway infrastructure projects.
• Direct MTO Design & Delivery experience is required, with a strong understanding of MTO processes, requirements, and project environments.
• Proven experience delivering MTO highway projects, including exposure to P3 and/or alternative delivery models.
• Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary engineering and project teams on complex assignments.
• Strong project leadership experience across budgets, schedules, resources, quality, and risk management.
• Expertise in contract documentation, proposal development, and strategic project planning.
• Familiarity with scheduling software and advanced project management tools.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.
• A collaborative leadership approach with the ability to bring people together, navigate complexity, and drive projects forward.
• Adaptability and a willingness to take on challenging assignments in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Why This Opportunity?
Work on projects that matter
Help shape major transportation infrastructure that connects communities and supports economic growth across Ontario.

Complexity and challenge
Take on technically demanding MTO assignments, including major P3 and alternative delivery programs.

Leadership with influence
Play a meaningful role in project strategy, delivery, client relationships, and team development.

Collaborative culture
Work alongside talented engineers, advisors, and technical specialists across multiple disciplines.

Career growth
Expand your leadership impact, technical expertise, and portfolio of major infrastructure projects.

Global reach, local impact
Be part of a global professional community while contributing to infrastructure with a direct impact on Ontario communities.

Flexibility and balance
Join a workplace that recognizes the importance of flexibility, well-being, and work-life balance.

Compensation
Ontario: $161,500 – $222,300

Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

The compensation range may be subject to change based on business requirements.

Ready to Lead What’s Next? If you are a senior transportation professional with a P.Eng. designation, proven leadership experience, and a strong track record in MTO Design & Delivery, this is an opportunity to take your career into a role with significant project, client, and team impact.

Bring your expertise. Lead the challenge. Shape Ontario’s transportation future.

Apply today to learn more.


At Aplin — together with our brands CompuStaff, Impact Recruitment, and Vantix Systems — we connect great people with great organizations across North America. We believe diverse teams build stronger companies, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We use AI tools to assist in a fair and efficient matching process, helping our recruiters connect the right people with the right opportunities. To be considered, applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada, including holding any required permits. Our recruitment services are always free for job seekers. Accommodation is available upon request throughout all stages of the recruitment process.