Assistant Project Manager I

Seaspan; North Vancouver; On-site; CAD 84,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Seaspan is seeking an Assistant Project Manager I to support new vessel construction in North Vancouver. This full-time role involves coordinating project activities, maintaining schedules, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure delivery meets safety and quality goals. The successful candidate will have considerable experience in project management within the shipbuilding industry and a relevant Bachelor’s degree.

Benefits

Annual bonus

Pension plan matching

Comprehensive health and wellness benefits package

Unlimited physiotherapy

Childcare benefit partnership

Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years in project management in shipbuilding or complex manufacturing.
• Lean Six Sigma certification, at least Green Belt level.
• Proven experience in cost estimates for ship design or construction.

Responsibilities

• Assist project management team in coordination and execution of project activities.
• Monitor program metrics for performance and risk.
• Produce weekly and monthly reports on project performance.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Good judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related discipline

Tools

ARAS

Cobra Deltek

Primavera P6

JIRA

PowerBI

Job description

The Assistant Project Manager I is responsible for providing project support of new vessel construction at Seaspan Shipyards. The role assists the project delivery team in coordinating internal and external resources in support of meeting specific program cost, schedule, quality, and safety goals. This includes developing programmatic deliverables and working with stakeholders to track and manage schedule, budget, quality, risk, and safety.

Note : Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at 2 Pemberton in North Vancouver.

What you’ll do

• Assists the project management team in coordination and execution of assigned project activities and deliverables, while working closely with internal departments.
• Assists in the generation and review of programmatic deliverables.
• Monitors and helps collate program metrics to measure departmental, supplier and contractor program performance and risks.
• Produces weekly and monthly program reports that measure program performance against established goals and objectives.
• Attends weekly program meetings and presents summary of key program issues to departmental representatives.
• Works with departmental representatives, suppliers, contractors and team members in resolving outstanding program issues.
• Tracks departmental commitments identified during program meetings.
• Monitors program commitments to established schedule in support of maintaining program schedule, cost, safety and quality goals.
• Works with government representatives and regulatory bodies to expedite submissions, reviews and approvals of deliverables that could impact project cost, scope or schedule.
• Meets with suppliers and subcontractors as required validating performance and ensuring equipment and engineering work tasks are completed in support of program goals.
• Support project management activities on the Multi-Purpose Vessels (MPV) program
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or related discipline
• Minimum of 3 years of progressively senior experience in the shipbuilding and / or ship repair industry in a project management-related role using Earned Value Management performance management.
• Experience working in conjunction with engineering, planning, or production in the shipbuilding industry or in a complex manufacturing or construction industry.
• Demonstrated experience with ALL of the following product lifecycle and project management toolsets : ARAS, Cobra Deltek, Primavera P6, and JIRA.
• Demonstrated and proven ability to develop and customize applications and dashboards within the PowerBI environment.
• Demonstrated experience working with and supporting submissions to one or more Classification Societies.
• Lean Six Sigma certification achieved at a level no less than Green Belt, including the completion of one or more continuous improvement projects with recorded metrics of process improvement.
• Proven experience generating and / or reviewing labour and material cost estimates for ship design and / or construction programs.
• Knowledge of program performance metrics including the ability to identify key metrics and assist in the development of performance reports.
• Interpersonal skills including problem solving and analytical skills.
• Communication skills with ability to work with various team members in support of meeting program or project objectives.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize competing objectives.
• Good judgment and reasoning skills.
• Ability to work with limited direction

Why you’ll love working here

• This is a full-time, permanent position. With multiple operations and long-term projects, Seaspan employees enjoy job stability as we look ahead to build ships for decades to come.
• In addition to an annual bonus and pension plan matching, this role provides you a very competitive salary in line with the successful candidate’s experience.
• We also provide a best-in-class health and wellness benefits package for this position, including such things as full health care (. unlimited physiotherapy), dental, vision, life insurance, medical leave coverage, parental leave coverage, childcare benefit partnership, wellness / fitness reimbursement for memberships or registration fees, and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP).

The estimated salary for this position is $84,600 - $103,400. In determining final salary, Seaspan considers many factors including the successful Candidate’s skillset and experience as well as position location and internal equity. The final base salary offer will be at the Company’s sole discretion and presented as part of a competitive total compensation package.

NOC : 13100

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