Electrical Project Manager

Foresight Recruitment Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Foresight Recruitment Group seeks an experienced Project Manager for an electrical substation upgrade in Toronto. The engagement is a minimum two-year contract with potential extension depending on procurement and project delivery.

You will lead planning, engage consultants, and align procurement with project milestones. Responsibilities include coordinating schedules, managing engineers and contractors, and providing robust reporting to support senior sponsor decisions.

Qualifications

• Direct experience managing electrical substation construction or upgrade projects.
• Experience coordinating specialized electrical engineering consultants and contractors.
• Familiarity with utility interfaces and power distribution infrastructure.
• Experience managing long-lead electrical equipment procurement.
• Strong scheduling, stakeholder coordination, and project reporting skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with a senior project sponsor.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project planning, schedules, milestones, and delivery activities.
• Engage and manage specialized electrical engineering consultants and contractors.
• Coordinate utilities and other technical stakeholders.
• Support procurement, equipment ordering, and long-lead delivery planning.
• Integrate transformer procurement timelines into the overall project schedule.
• Monitor progress, identify risks and issues, and coordinate solutions.
• Provide clear reporting and recommendations to support project decisions.

Skills

Electrical project management

Scheduling

Stakeholder coordination

Procurement coordination

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Job description

Project Manager - Electrical Substation Upgrade

Foresight Recruitment Group is connecting with experienced electrical infrastructure Project Managers for a potential consulting engagement supporting a major upgrade to an existing electrical substation in Toronto.

The engagement would run for a minimum of two years, with the possibility of a longer duration depending on procurement and project delivery requirements. The project mandate is currently under development, and we are exploring candidate availability and consulting rates ahead of final approval.

The Opportunity

Working alongside the client's senior capital projects leader, you would provide dedicated project management expertise from initial planning and consultant engagement through procurement and execution.

Anticipated responsibilities include:

• Coordinate project planning, schedules, milestones, and delivery activities.
• Engage and manage specialized electrical engineering consultants and contractors.
• Coordinate utilities and other technical stakeholders.
• Support procurement, equipment ordering, and long-lead delivery planning.
• Integrate transformer procurement timelines into the overall project schedule.
• Monitor progress, identify risks and issues, and coordinate solutions.
• Provide clear reporting and recommendations to support project decisions.

Your Experience

Direct experience managing electrical substation construction or upgrade projects is the key requirement.

We are interested in speaking with professionals who bring:

• A track record delivering technically complex electrical infrastructure projects.
• Experience coordinating specialized electrical engineering consultants and contractors.
• Familiarity with utility interfaces and power distribution infrastructure.
• Experience managing long-lead electrical equipment procurement.
• Strong scheduling, stakeholder coordination, and project reporting skills.
• The ability to work independently while collaborating with a senior project sponsor.

Relevant backgrounds may include electrical utilities, power infrastructure engineering, transmission and distribution construction, or specialized electrical consulting.

• Proposed structure: Independent contractor / consultant / employee
• Anticipated duration: Minimum two years, subject to mandate approval and final contract terms.