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Multiplex builds success with global opportunities
I
vony Vistan counts on
Multiplex Construction
Canada Ltd. to back her in
both her job as the project
manager of a 325,000-square-foot
residential waterfront development on Toronto’s Queens Quay
West, and as an expectant mother
preparing to welcome her second
child.
“I’ve always had the support of
my team and of the company,”
says Vistan, who joined Multiplex
nine years ago after graduating
from the University of Toronto
with a civil engineering degree.
“My transition to maternity leave
and back to work was super
smooth with my first child and I
expect it to be that way again.”
Vistan has been busy this fall
completing the challenging Quay
project, which involved constructing a new 21-storey tower and a
77-unit extension to a building,
before she takes a one-year maternity leave.
“It’s a huge logistical challenge
to get the work done but we’ve
got great people working on
the project,” she says. “We are
constrained pretty much on all
sides. On the north side, we’ve
got the Gardiner Expressway and
the Lakeshore. On the south side,
we’ve got Queen’s Quay, which is
quite busy, and then we’ve got the
existing buildings on either side of
the new tower.”
Since joining Multiplex as a
project coordinator, Vistan has
taken on bigger projects and increasing responsibilities, proving
she can get the job done well
in a male-dominated industry.
“Construction is amazing for
women,” she says. “At Multiplex,
there is no discrimination because
you’re a woman. Once you show
you can do the work, the guys
are very quick to consult you for
answers and trust your judgment.”
With its home base in Australia,
Multiplex operates with more
Atiaan Stander, project director at Multiplex (right), connects with a key project partner during a milestone
celebration.
than 2,500 employees on three
continents. While the majority
of its work in Canada is in the
Greater Toronto Area, where it is
also building the Etobicoke Civic
Centre and a 44-storey tower on
Yonge Street, the company is active
too in Whitby, Kitchener and
Hamilton, says Andréa Rinaldi,
vice president, business development and procurement.
“It’s a fun place to work. We
work hard, play hard.”
— Andréa Rinaldi
Vice President, Business
Development and Procurement
Working for an international
company means local employees
have opportunities to live abroad
and work on projects in the
United Kingdom or Australia.
“We have all the benefits of
working for a large global company but locally we are a fairly
boutique-style contractor,” Rinaldi
says. “We have good opportunities
for young people. Folks who come
in and work hard and produce
results are recognized and
rewarded.”
Vistan is an example of this.
This year, she took part in
Multiplex’s manager training
program. “It’s been awesome,” she
says. “It was reassuring to learn I
didn’t have to fit into a mould to
be an effective leader.”
Through the program, she
developed more leadership skills
and engaged in professional
coaching sessions where she
dove deeper into different approaches to addressing conflict and
