Part-Time / Fractional Project Manager VulcanX

Project Management Institute - Southern Alberta Chapter (PMI-SAC); Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate

Fractional engagement model

Startup environment

Job summary

VulcanX Energy Corp. seeks a highly experienced Part-Time / Fractional Project Manager to drive an owner-side delivery of a second-generation hydrogen pilot plant.

The role covers engineering, permitting, procurement, construction, commissioning, and close-out with strong emphasis on integrated scheduling, cost control, and gate governance. You will collaborate with CTO, CFO, and procurement to ensure milestones are met while maintaining safety and cost discipline.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in project management and controls for EPC/EPCM delivery.
• Experience in oil & gas, petrochemical, or hydrogen scale-up preferred.
• Develops and maintains integrated project schedules across phases.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enforce the integrated project schedule across engineering, permitting, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning, and close-out.
• Coordinate project execution with Engineering, Procurement, Finance, Quality, HSE, EPCM partners, vendors, and contractors.
• Prepare monthly executive reports on schedule, cost, cash flow, risks, and gates.

Skills

Project management

Scheduling

Cost control

Risk management

EPCM coordination

Vendor management

Gate reviews

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

PM certification (PMP/ PMI-SP)

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

Company Overview

VulcanX Energy Corp. leads the industry with its groundbreaking patented technology, focused on the efficient production of low-cost, low-emission hydrogen and solid carbon through natural gas pyrolysis (thermal cracking). Building on substantial advancements achieved in the laboratory, as well as successful de-risking in the hydrogen production pilot plant, VulcanX is now poised to scale its natural gas pyrolysis technology further.

Our current focus is on the development, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operation of our second-generation pilot plant. This marks a pivotal phase in the de-risking process and supports the pathway toward widespread commercialization.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced Part-Time / Fractional Project Manager to support the successful execution of VulcanX's second-generation hydrogen production pilot plant, Detailed Engineering Design, EPCM coordination, permitting, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations support, decommissioning, and project close-out.

This is an owners-side project delivery role responsible for developing and enforcing the integrated project schedule, coordinating discipline inputs, tracking project cost and cash flow, supporting gate reviews, managing project risks and actions, and providing monthly executive-level project reporting.

The successful candidate will work closely with VulcanX's CTO, Sr. Engineering Manager, CFO, Procurement Manager, Quality & Plant Integration Lead, Commissioning Lead, HSE/process safety support, EPCM partners, vendors, contractors, permitting authorities, and executive leadership to ensure the project is delivered safely, efficiently, and with strong cost and schedule discipline.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enforce the integrated project schedule covering engineering, permitting, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning, operations support, decommissioning, and close-out.
• Establish and maintain project controls tools, including schedule, milestones, action register, risk register, change log, decision log, deliverables register, and gate tracker.
• Coordinate project execution across Engineering, Procurement, Finance, Quality, HSE, Commissioning, Operations, EPCM partners, vendors, contractors, and consultants.
• Work with Engineering, Procurement, Quality, and Commissioning leads to ensure deliverables, vendor activities, inspections, FATs, SATs, SITs, and readiness gates are integrated into the project plan.
• Coordinate permitting activities, authority submissions, regulatory interfaces, approval timelines, prerequisites, and permit-related risks.
• Develop and maintain projected and actual monthly cash flows, cost forecasts, commitment tracking, contingency status, and cost-to-complete summaries with Finance and Procurement.
• Monitor project performance, including schedule, budget, commitments, actuals, forecast, change impacts, vendor milestones, and key risks.
• Prepare monthly project reports for executives and discipline leads covering schedule, cost, cash flow, procurement, permitting, engineering, construction readiness, risks, actions, decisions, and upcoming gates.
• Lead or coordinate project meetings, vendor/interface meetings, gate reviews, risk reviews, action reviews, and executive reporting meetings.
• Support management of change by tracking technical, commercial, schedule, cost, safety, procurement, and commissioning impacts through approval and closure.
• Ensure project gates are planned, documented, approved, and not bypassed, from fabrication release through final performance acceptance.
• Support project close-out, including final cost reporting, lessons learned, document handover, warranty tracking, contract/vendor close-out, punch list closure, and final reporting.
• Uphold high standards of professionalism, accountability, communication, documentation discipline, confidentiality, and ethical conduct.

Qualifications

• Diploma or bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or related technical or project delivery discipline.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in project management, project controls, EPC/EPCM coordination, industrial project execution, engineering project delivery, construction coordination, or commissioning support.
• Experience in oil and gas, petrochemical, industrial gas, hydrogen, chemical processing, pilot plants, demonstration plants, modular process equipment, or industrial technology scale-up is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining integrated project schedules from engineering through procurement, construction, commissioning, handover, and close-out.
• Strong understanding of project controls, schedule baselines, critical path, progress measurement, cost forecasting, cash flow forecasting, change control, risk management, and executive reporting.
• Experience coordinating EPCM firms, engineering contractors, vendors, fabricators, field contractors, consultants, and multi-disciplinary internal teams.
• Experience with project cost tracking, commitments, actuals, accruals, cash flow, contingency management, forecast updates, and monthly project financial reporting.
• Familiarity with procurement workflows, vendor expediting, RFQs, POs, vendor document tracking, FAT scheduling, delivery milestones, and payment milestone coordination.
• Familiarity with permitting coordination, regulatory submissions, site readiness requirements, and construction/commissioning prerequisites is considered an asset.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to prepare concise monthly reports, dashboards, meeting minutes, action logs, risk summaries, and executive updates.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Smartsheet, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, or similar project management and reporting tools is considered an asset.
• PMP, AACE, PMI-SP, project controls, construction management, or related certification is considered an asset but is not mandatory.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, practical, proactive, and able to drive accountability in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Ability to work independently, coordinate across technical and non-technical teams, and travel to vendor facilities, contractor offices, or project sites as required.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly rate or fractional engagement model.
• Opportunity to contribute to the scale-up of a novel low-emission hydrogen and solid carbon technology.
• Collaborative and dynamic startup environment.
• Opportunity to help establish VulcanX's project quality, supplier quality, plant integration, and commissioning readiness systems.

Note: Thank you for your interest in VulcanX Energy Corp. VulcanX hires based on merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its culture. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unfortunately unable to respond to every submission or follow-up. Please note that to comply with Canadian Law, all candidates being offered a position with VulcanX must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Reasonable accommodation will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities to ensure equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. We wish you all the best in your career search!