Project Manager

GetHired, Inc.; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

RRSP matching

Competitive wages

Flexible vacation

Retention bonus

Family-operated business

Job summary

Ketek Group Inc. is a family-operated company providing services and rental equipment across Western and Northern Canada, serving oil & gas, mining, construction, and municipal sectors.

The Project Manager is accountable for end-to-end delivery, coordinating internal resources, contractors, and stakeholders to meet safety, schedule, budget, and client outcomes. The PM operates with autonomy, balancing priorities and risks, with administrative support from Project Administrators and Coordinators

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of project management experience in a related or project-based industry.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Strong judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to operate independently with limited oversight.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).
• Class 5 Driver’s Licence with a clean driver’s abstract.

Responsibilities

• Own assigned projects from initiation through closeout, with full accountability for outcomes.
• Act as the primary client contact and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Define project scope, execution strategy, and success criteria.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, and within approved budgets.
• Identify, assess, and manage project risks and opportunities.
• Approve and manage scope changes in alignment with commercial and operational requirements.
• Lead pre-job kickoff meetings and confirm deliverables, roles, and execution plans.
• Coordinate manpower, equipment, materials, and subcontractors required for execution.
• Develop and maintain project schedules and cost controls.
• Monitor progress, productivity, and financial performance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Escalate significant risks, constraints, or variances in a timely manner.
• Direct and coordinate the efforts of Project Coordinators, field supervision, and third-party contractors.
• Delegate defined scopes and tasks while retaining overall accountability.
• Provide guidance, feedback, and on-the-job coaching to Project Coordinators.
• Collaborate with Senior Project Managers and departmental leadership as required.
• Build and maintain strong, professional client relationships.
• Coordinate with clients, engineers, trades, vendors, and internal departments.
• Resolve execution issues and conflicts in a timely and professional manner.
• Communicate schedule impacts, scope changes, and risks proactively.
• Monitor project budgets and cost performance against estimates.
• Prepare and review information required for accurate and timely invoicing.
• Review budget-to-quote alignment and document rationale for variances.
• Support financial forecasting and closeout activities.
• Promote and enforce all safety procedures and use of Personal Protective Equipment.
• Ensure compliance with Ketek policies, Occupational Health & Safety regulations, and client requirements.
• Support quality assurance processes.
• Participate in post-project reviews and lessons learned activities.
• Contribute to process improvements and standardization initiatives.
• Provide feedback to estimators and internal stakeholders to support accurate project planning.
• Coordinate with Training and Support Services on evolving client or site requirements.
• Represent Ketek in alignment with corporate values, vision, and mission.

Skills

Project management

Multitasking

Decision making

Communication

Independent work

MS Office

Driver's Licence

Education

Post-secondary education (technical/trades/business)

PMP or equivalent certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Why Join Us?!

• 100% employer funded health, dental, and vision coverage
• RRSP matching program
• Competitive wages and flexible vacation
• Retention bonus
• Family-operated business

Ketek Group Inc

From its 10 locations in Western and Northern Canada, Ketek is able to provide services and rental equipment to clients throughout the region’s oil and gas, mining, construction, and municipal sectors

POSITION BACKGROUND:

TheProject Manager (PM) is accountable for the end-to-end delivery of assignedprojects, including scope, schedule, budget, safety, quality, and clientoutcomes. This role serves as the primary owner of project execution and isresponsible for coordinating internal resources, contractors, and stakeholdersto ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and in accordance withcontractual and regulatory requirements.

TheProject Manager operates with a high degree of autonomy and judgment, balancingcompeting priorities while managing risk and maintaining strong clientrelationships. This role focuses on delivery ownership rather thanadministrative execution, with administrative and coordination support providedby Project Administrators and Project Coordinators where applicable.

COREDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Project Ownership & Delivery

• Own assigned projects from initiation through closeout, with full accountabilityfor outcomes
• Act as the primary client contact and manage stakeholder expectations
• Define project scope, execution strategy, and success criteria
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, and within approvedbudgets
• Identify, assess, and manage project risks and opportunities
• Approve and manage scope changes in alignment with commercial andoperational requirements

Planning & Execution Management

• Lead pre-job kickoff meetings and confirm deliverables, roles, andexecution plans
• Coordinate manpower, equipment, materials, and subcontractors requiredfor execution
• Develop and maintain project schedules and cost controls
• Monitor progress, productivity, and financial performance throughout theproject lifecycle
• Escalate significant risks, constraints, or variances in a timely manner

Team Coordination & Leadership

• Direct and coordinate the efforts of Project Coordinators, fieldsupervision, and third-party contractors
• Delegate defined scopes and tasks while retaining overall accountability
• Provide guidance, feedback, and on-the-job coaching to ProjectCoordinators
• Collaborate with Senior Project Managers and departmental leadership asrequired

Client, Vendor & Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain strong, professional client relationships
• Coordinate with clients, engineers, trades, vendors, and internaldepartments
• Resolve execution issues and conflicts in a timely and professionalmanner
• Communicate schedule impacts, scope changes, and risks proactively

Financial Management & Reporting

• Monitor project budgets and cost performance against estimates
• Prepare and review information required for accurate and timelyinvoicing
• Review budget-to-quote alignment and document rationale for variances
• Support financial forecasting and closeout activities

Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Promote and enforce all safety procedures and use of Personal ProtectiveEquipment
• Ensure compliance with Ketek policies, Occupational Health & Safetyregulations, and client requirements
• Support quality assurance processes
• Participate in post-project reviews and lessons learned activities

Continuous Improvement & Collaboration

• Contribute to process improvements and standardization initiatives
• Provide feedback to estimators and internal stakeholders to supportaccurate project planning
• Coordinate with Training and Support Services on evolving client or siterequirements
• Represent Ketek in alignment with corporate values, vision, and mission

Duties,responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at anytime with or without notice.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

Required

• Minimum 2 years ofproject management experience in a related or project-based industry
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities
• Strong judgment,problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Effective written andverbal communication skills
• Ability to operateindependently with limited oversight
• Proficiency withMicrosoft Office (Word, Excel)
• Class 5 Driver’s Licencewith a clean driver’s abstract

Preferred

• Post-secondary educationin a technical, trades, or business discipline
• Formal project managementtraining or certification (e.g., PMP or equivalent)
• Experience in industrial,construction, or engineering project environments

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Office-based with regularfield interaction
• May be required to workoutside standard business hours and be available on call
• Pre-access drug andalcohol testing may be required for site visits