Kenaidan and Murphy are excited to announce a joint venture dedicated to bringing global innovation to infrastructure projects across Ontario.
Who we are:
Founded in 1974, Kenaidan continues to be a fixture as a dynamic construction firm dedicated to creating structures that will contribute to the well-being of our community and enhance the fabric of our communities for years to come. Our confidence in our expertise and passion for our work has allowed us to deliver an array of projects with unmatched precision, quality, and efficiency. From general contracting to construction management, we deploy a collaborative approach, embedding innovation and sustainability into every project.
#TeamKenaidan
Murphy operates in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and America as a leading international specialist engineering and construction company. Founded in 1951, we are committed to improving life through delivering world-class infrastructure, providing engineered solutions across transportation, natural resources, energy, and water sectors. With around 4,000 engineers, professional managers, and skilled operatives internationally, we work together as One Murphy to ensure project success.
#MoveToMurphy.
We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to providing employees’ work-life balance with a competitive compensation package including:
- Top wages
- Benefit coverage for you and your dependents
- Employer RRSP contributions (no match required)
- Paid Time Off
We currently have an opening in the
Greater Toronto Area, ON for a:
Head of Information Technology
The Head of IT leads all aspects of IT for the Kenaidan Murphy Joint Venture (KMJV), with accountability for both day-to-day operations and the longer-term technology strategy that supports a complex, multi-year construction program. KMJV runs on a broad portfolio of business and project-delivery applications, and this role owns how those tools fit together — evaluating the application landscape, optimizing the workflows that run across them, and partnering with end users and parent-company IT teams to make the joint venture measurably more efficient. The successful candidate is a hands-on strategic leader who is equally comfortable setting direction with executives, rationalizing an application portfolio, and rolling up their sleeves to design an integration, automate a process, or troubleshoot a critical issue.
How will you contribute to the team?
To perform this role successfully, the candidate will be responsible for but not limited to the following:
Strategy & Leadership
- Own the IT strategy for KMJV end-to-end, aligning technology investments with project, operational, and joint-venture business objectives.
- Serve as the senior IT point of contact for KMJV leadership; translate business priorities into a multi-year technology roadmap with clear outcomes, milestones, and KPIs.
- Lead, mentor, and develop the KMJV IT team; set performance expectations and build a culture of service, ownership, and continuous improvement.
- Align standards where possible or needed, and resolve cross-organization dependencies with the parent-company IT departments (Kenaidan and Murphy)
- Stay current on emerging technologies (AI/automation, cloud, construction tech) and make defensible recommendations on where to invest, pilot, or hold.
Application Portfolio & Workflow Optimization
- Maintain a living inventory of all applications used across KMJV — project management, field, finance, document control, scheduling, safety, HR, and collaboration tools — including ownership, cost, integrations, and business value.
- Continuously assess the portfolio for overlap, underuse, and gaps; recommend consolidation, replacement, or retirement to reduce cost and complexity.
- Map and analyze the cross-application workflows that run the business (e.g., procure-to-pay, RFI/submittal, change order, timesheet-to-payroll, document handover); identify bottlenecks and lead targeted process-optimization initiatives.
- Design and implement integrations between systems (APIs, middleware, iPaaS, Power Platform) to eliminate duplicate data entry and manual handoffs.
- Champion automation, low-code, and citizen-developer practices where they produce measurable productivity gains; set the guardrails (governance, security, supportability) that make them safe at scale.
- Work directly with application vendors and internal subject-matter experts to configure systems to KMJV’s actual workflows rather than defaulting to out-of-the-box behavior.
Business Analysis & Solution Delivery
- Bring a business analyst mindset to the role: gather, document, and validate business requirements; assess current-state processes; and translate operational needs into practical, scalable technology solutions.
- Lead solution delivery efforts from intake through implementation, coordinating with internal stakeholders, vendors, and parent-company IT teams to ensure timelines, scope, and business outcomes are met.
- Establish fit-for-purpose delivery practices including requirements management, solution design documentation, stakeholder sign-off, testing coordination, change management, and user adoption support.
- Define and own KMJV’s data and reporting strategy; partner with finance, operations, and project controls to deliver trusted dashboards, meaningful business insights, and decision-support reporting.
IT Infrastructure, Security & Operations
- Oversee deployment, monitoring, maintenance, and support of all KMJV IT systems — servers, networks, end-user devices, cloud services, and site connectivity.
- In collaboration with parent-company security teams, lead KMJV’s cyber defense program: risk assessments, incident response, identity and access management, awareness training, and measurable improvements in security posture.
- Develop and maintain IT policies and procedures covering architecture, security, disaster recovery, acceptable use, purchasing, and service delivery.
- Implement and manage cloud-based solutions, business continuity, and disaster recovery plans appropriate to a project-driven environment with field offices and remote sites.
- Negotiate and administer vendor, outsourcing, and consultant contracts and service agreements; manage IT spend against budget.
- Oversee end-user services — help desk, technical support, onboarding/offboarding, and field IT support — with clear SLAs and a strong customer-service orientation.
- Practice disciplined asset management for hardware, software, and licensing.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Maintain regular, structured communication with KMJV executives, project leaders, and end users on IT initiatives, risks, and performance.
- Run intake and prioritization for technology requests; partner with stakeholders to define business and system requirements before solutioning.
- Represent KMJV IT in joint-venture governance, audits, and parent-company forums.
- Other duties may be reasonably required to support the objectives of the Company.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related field.
- Relevant certifications preferred (e.g., ITIL, PMP, CISSP, Microsoft Azure/M365/Power Platform, AWS, Lean/Six Sigma, or cloud/security).
- 10+ years of progressive IT experience, including 5+ years leading an IT function.
- Proven experience managing application portfolios and driving measurable process/workflow improvements.
- Hands-on experience in development, scripting, integration, or solution configuration (e.g., Power Platform, Python/PowerShell, REST APIs, SQL, iPaaS tools).
- Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure preferred), identity management (SSO, MFA, Entra ID), networking, and cybersecurity controls.
- Track record of selecting, implementing, and integrating enterprise systems; vendor and contract management experience.
- Familiarity with construction technology (e.g., Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Bluebeam, Primavera, Viewpoint Vista) is an asset.
- Experience in joint venture or matrixed environments is an asset.
- Knowledge of data privacy and regulatory requirements.
- Solid project management expertise and experience leading help desk teams.
- Strategic and hands-on; able to execute while driving long-term direction.
- Strong process mindset with the ability to identify and optimize workflows.
- Excellent communication skills, translating technical concepts for business audiences.
- Strong leadership, coaching, and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Analytical, detail-oriented, and highly self-directed in fast-paced environments.
- Strong customer service orientation and problem-solving skills, including IT research and analysis.
Salary Range: Between $150,000 - $180,000 depending on experience
Think you're the right fit?
Apply today! Check in regularly for new opportunities on our website or stay up to date by following our social media platforms.
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We are an inclusive and equal opportunity employer committed to providing diversity and accommodation for applicants upon request in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
The KMJV does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies, employment services or head hunters that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Any resume or other information received from an agency not approved by us will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered. We will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.
We thank all candidates who apply, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
