Major Projects Lead – Mechanical & Pressure Vessels

Project Management Institute - Southern Alberta Chapter (PMI-SAC); Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

PMI-SAC is seeking a Project Manager, Major Projects to lead complex field-driven initiatives across the Lower Mainland and Alberta markets, delivering safe, on-time project completion. This hybrid leadership role blends major project management, bid review/estimating, and technical client interface.

You will oversee major mechanical projects, including pressure vessel design and fabrication, while coordinating with P.Eng., inspectors and field crews across BC and Alberta.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in mechanical project management or related fields.
• Direct experience with pressure vessel design/manufacturing preferred.
• Bid reviews, scope analysis, estimating, and commercial oversight.
• Weld procedures, NDT/NDE processes, and codes knowledge helpful.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage 8–12 concurrent major mechanical projects from bid review through execution and close-out.
• Conduct detailed bid reviews, scope validation, cost analysis, and risk assessment.
• Act as senior client liaison with site walkthroughs and compliance checks.
• Oversee projects involving pressure vessel design, fabrication, modification, and repair.
• Coordinate with P.Eng., inspectors, fabrication shops, and field crews.
• Monitor budgets, schedules, forecasts, change orders, and commercial risk.
• Supervise a team handling dispatch, coordination, estimating support, and field scheduling.

Skills

Project management

Bid reviews

Client liaison

Leadership

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

PMI-SAC is seeking a Project Manager, Major Projects to lead complex field-driven initiatives across the Lower Mainland and Alberta markets, delivering safe, on-time project completion. This hybrid leadership role blends major project management, bid review/estimating, and technical client interface.

You will oversee major mechanical projects, including pressure vessel design and fabrication, while coordinating with P.Eng., inspectors and field crews across BC and Alberta.