Qazi Nasrullah
Pd - Design, Interface, Construction, Quality and Commissioning @Metrolinx
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WORK HISTORY
Pd - Design, Interface, Construction, Quality and Commissioning @Metrolinx
Mississauga, ON, CA
Provide end-to-end project delivery leadership for the transition from design through construction, commissioning, and handover. Accountable for technical assurance, certification readiness, and interface risk across a complex transit program, ensuring the asset is compliant, certifiable, and operationally ready.Lead design governance and technical assurance, driving closure of design comments, RFIs, variations, and deficiencies to protect schedule and certification outcomes.Establish and enforce interface control frameworks, ensuring integration across systems, civil works, and third-party utilities.Provide oversight of the contractor’s Quality Management Plan and Inspection & Test Plans, including Professional of Record (POR) hold-point approvals.Own portfolio risk management related to design maturity, quality non-conformances, and interface conflicts, implementing mitigation strategies to prevent downstream impacts.Act as the senior point of coordination with municipalities, agencies, designers, contractors, and operators to align regulatory, technical, and operational requirements.Lead commissioning readiness and handover planning, ensuring all safety, quality, and documentation standards are met for transition to operations.Deliver clear executive reporting on readiness, risks, and decision points, enabling timely direction from senior leadership.Drive performance and accountability across cross-functional teams through disciplined governance, escalation, and decision-making.Key SkillsProject Delivery Leadership · Capital Program Governance · Executive Stakeholder Management · Portfolio Risk Management · Executive Reporting & Decision Support
EDUCATION
Mohawk College
Diploma of Education, Transportation and Highway Engineering
University of Engineering & Technology Peshawar
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Agricultural Engineering
Schulich ExecEd
Foundational Certificate, Business Administration and Management, General
Devry Institute of Technology
Diploma of Education, Information Technology
University of Waterloo
Master's degree, Civil Engineering
University of Waterloo
Master of Engineering - MEng, Civil Engineering
ABOUT QAZI NASRULLAH
Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng) in Ontario and Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 20 years leading complex transportation and rail infrastructure programs. I specialize in project delivery leadership and capital program governance, accountable for scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk across multi-billion-dollar portfolios.My career spans senior leadership roles on major rail transit, highway, and P3 programs with Metrolinx and the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO). I work closely with executive sponsors, regulators, consortium partners, and operators to align delivery strategy with regulatory, commercial, and operational objectives. I am recognized for translating technical complexity into clear decisions through disciplined executive reporting and board-level briefings.I bring a strong track record in portfolio risk management, proactively identifying delivery, commercial, and interface risks and implementing mitigation strategies that protect schedule certainty and public value. My leadership approach balances governance rigor with practical execution, enabling teams to deliver safely, efficiently, and predictably.Selected AchievementsHazel McCallion Line (Metrolinx): Led construction, quality, design, and interface functions, reducing transition timelines by 20% and enabling seamless commissioning and handover.MTO P3 Programs: Negotiated complex multi-agency and legal agreements, accelerating approvals and reducing permitting timelines by 15%.Capital Risk & Cost Control: Directed constructability reviews and delivery optimizations, achieving 10% cost savings while mitigating high-impact risks.I am known as a calm, decisive leader who builds trust with senior stakeholders and empowers teams to perform in high-risk, high-visibility environments. As I pursue director-level roles, my focus is on leading large capital programs that demand strong governance, executive engagement, and accountable delivery.
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