Project Director - Major Projects New Edmonton, Alberta

Forbes Bros LTD; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 196,000 - 364,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Travel stipend

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Forbes Bros. Group of Companies in Edmonton seeks an experienced Project Director to lead the delivery of large-scale utility infrastructure projects across Canada and the United States. The role combines executive oversight of multi-site operations, complex scheduling, and strong stakeholder engagement in a hybrid work environment with travel to project sites. Competitive base salary and full benefits.

Qualifications

• 18–20+ years of senior project delivery experience.
• Experience leading multi-site utility infrastructure projects.
• Strong executive communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to travel extensively across regions to support project execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead major construction projects across North America, often exceeding $500 million.
• Oversee regional operations with multi-site coordination.
• Drive financial performance, forecasting, margins, and contract negotiations.
• Manage complex project challenges including regulatory, permitting, and JV commitments.
• Build strategic relationships with clients, Indigenous governments, regulators, and partners.
• Champion safety and QA/QC across projects and promote continuous improvement.
• Develop leadership teams and succession planning across regional operations.
• Support preconstruction planning, pursuits, and long-term resource forecasting.

Skills

Executive leadership

Stakeholder management

Financial management

Contract negotiations

Safety & QA/QC

Education

Degree in Construction Management or Engineering

Job description

Forbes Bros. Group of Companies is a leading utility infrastructure contractor helping power communities across Canada and the United States. Built on family roots, we value safety, hard work, and getting the job done right for our clients. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities to build your skills and grow your career.

The Opportunity

Forbes Bros. Group of Companies is seeking an experiencedProject Directorto lead the successful delivery of complex, high-value utility infrastructure projects across North America. In this senior leadership role, you'll oversee major construction programs, including transmission infrastructure, substations, and large-scale capital projects, with full accountability for operational execution, commercial performance, and stakeholder relationships.

This opportunity is well-suited for an established construction leader with extensive experience managing high-risk, multi-site projects. You'll play a key role in strengthening project leadership teams, building strategic partnerships, and contributing to the long-term success of our utility construction operations.

Location: 1290 91 Street SW, Edmonton, AB, T6X 0P2, Canada. Supporting major utility infrastructure projects across Canada and the United States, with assignments at various project locations.

Work arrangement: Hybrid, with required travel to project sites and attendance at the Edmonton office.

Employment type: Full-time, permanent.

Schedule: Monday through Friday, with project-specific rotations assigned once onsite.

Salary: $195,520–$364,000 CAD annually.

Travel: Extensive travel to project locations across Canada and the United States is required, including time away from home to support project execution and stakeholder engagement.

Travel support: $150 CAD per day while onsite at an assigned project.

Key Elements of the Role

Lead major construction projects: Direct the execution of large-scale utility infrastructure projects, often exceeding $500 million, ensuring alignment with project schedules, budgets, contractual obligations, and delivery objectives.

Oversee regional operations: Provide executive oversight of multi-site and cross-border construction activities, including workforce planning, field logistics, resource allocation, and construction sequencing.

Drive financial and commercial performance: Maintain full profit and loss (P&L) accountability, oversee forecasting and margin protection, and lead contract negotiations, change management, claims resolution, and commercial risk mitigation.

Manage complex project challenges: Resolve critical engineering, procurement, and construction issues while overseeing regulatory requirements, permitting, joint venture commitments, and Indigenous engagement.

Build strategic stakeholder relationships: Represent Forbes Bros. with clients, Indigenous governments, regulatory authorities, industry associations, and strategic partners to maintain strong relationships and support project delivery.

Champion safety and quality: Ensure safety and quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) programs are consistently implemented across projects, oversee compliance reviews and audits, and promote continuous operational improvement.

Develop high-performing leadership teams: Build and lead project leadership teams, establish accountability, support succession planning, and strengthen workforce capabilities across regional operations.

Support organizational strategy: Contribute to preconstruction planning, project pursuits, long-term resource forecasting, and strategic initiatives that strengthen organizational capabilities and national project delivery readiness.

What You’ll Bring

A degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.

18–20+ years of senior project delivery experience within utility infrastructure, heavy industrial, or large-scale construction environments.

Demonstrated success leading complex, high-value construction projects involving multiple stakeholders, geographic regions, and significant operational and commercial risks.

Extensive expertise in commercial contract strategy, financial management, joint venture delivery, regulatory engagement, and construction logistics.

Advanced knowledge of construction safety, QA/QC systems, schedule management, productivity optimization, and project risk mitigation.

Proven ability to build and lead senior project teams, manage competing priorities, and make sound decisions in complex construction environments.

Strong executive-level communication, negotiation, and relationship-management skills, with the ability to influence clients, strategic partners, and internal leadership.

Ability and willingness to travel extensively across regions to support project execution, operational leadership, and stakeholder engagement.

An MBA, Project Management Professional (PMP), or Program Management Professional (PgMP) designation is considered an asset.

The range shown is the expected base pay range for this role. Final compensation will be determined based on role requirements, experience, qualifications, work location, applicable project/site requirements, internal equity, and any applicable collective agreement or union requirements.

This range does not include overtime, premiums, per diem / LOA, bonuses, benefits, or other forms of compensation unless specifically stated in the job posting.

Base Pay Range

$195,520 - $364,000 CAD

Equal Opportunity & Recruitment

Forbes Bros. Group of Companies and its affiliated entities are equal opportunity employers committed to a respectful and accessible recruitment process. We make employment decisions based on job-related qualifications and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or family status, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Applicants must currently be legally authorized to work in the country where the position is located and must maintain valid work authorization throughout their employment.

Employment is subject to the requirements of the applicable role, location, project, and employing entity. Depending on the position, this may include verification of work authorization, background screening, review of driving records or driver’s abstracts, drug and alcohol screening, credential verification, client or site-access requirements, and other pre-employment conditions permitted by applicable law.

Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process in accordance with applicable law. Applicants who require accommodation are encouraged to contact the recruitment team so we can discuss their needs and arrange appropriate support.