{"id":7475,"date":"2023-08-18T16:25:32","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T16:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ae.opacity.design\/?post_type=people&p=7475"},"modified":"2024-08-27T21:17:29","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T21:17:29","slug":"jim-zagas","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/www.ae.ca\/people\/jim-zagas\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Zagas"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n \r\n
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Jim Zagas<\/h3>\r\n

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As Vice President, Transportation, Jim provides technical support and guidance to staff and clients on transportation projects across Canada. Previously, Jim served as Manager of the Transportation Division in the Calgary office.<\/p>\n

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Jim Zagas<\/h3>\r\n

P.L. (Eng.)<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

Vice President, Transportation<\/p>\r\n

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Jim has over 30 years of experience delivering highway infrastructure projects in Alberta. He has effectively managed large teams of engineering and technical professionals on complex multi-year transportation projects. Jim has been a key project team member on many large-scale infrastructure and transportation projects in the capital value range of 20 million up to 550 million.<\/p>\n

Recently, he has played a key role on major projects in southern Alberta, including the West Calgary Ring Road, Deerfoot Trail Improvements, the Flanders Avenue Interchange, Crowchild Trail Short-Term Improvements, and ongoing service to the City of Airdrie, including the QEII\/40th Avenue Interchange.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div> \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n Read Biography<\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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I have always valued learning from experience. My career journey began as a materials technologist and surveyor, I then progressed into detailed design and drafting, contract administration, construction management, and ultimately project and program management. I believe that the most experience you can gain from your journey ultimately gives you insight into making informed decisions. <\/p>\r\n

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Establishing and maintaining trust is establishing and maintaining trust has always been a cornerstone of my approach. Making a commitment and keeping that commitment is key. It\u2019s also important to take the time to develop a deep understanding of your client\u2019s needs and work collaboratively together to develop solutions that meet those needs.<\/p>\r\n \r\n \r\n <\/div> \r\n

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Technical excellence is crucial to providing high quality and professional work. In transportation engineering, it is a combination of technical knowledge, experience, and innovation to design, construct, and maintain transportation infrastructure that is safe, efficient, and sustainable. <\/p>\r\n \r\n \r\n <\/div> \r\n

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