Project Manager - Junior | Utilities

T-Net British Columbia; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology firm in British Columbia is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee low to medium-risk infrastructure projects. Responsibilities include leading cross-functional teams, managing project activities from planning to execution, and ensuring successful project delivery within budget. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of project management experience and a related bachelor's degree. This is a 2-year contract with potential for extension, offering a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of PM experience.
• Experience coordinating development of work packages.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead project activities for infrastructure projects within budget.
• Develop project plans and risk management plans.
• Monitor project benefits, resources, and status.

Skills

Project management experience

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Resource planning

Risk management

Intermediate MS Office skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Economics or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Project Manager is responsible for the successful completion of low to medium risk infrastructure or other construction projects by leading cross-functional, multi-disciplinary teams through project activities so that projects are successfully completed safely, with quality, within budget, and on time.

What you will be doing:

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, attending both monthly collaboration and coordination meetings; presenting on project/program status.
• Coordinate the development of work packages, coordinate estimators, attend project meetings & planning meetings to assure appropriate resource assignment for testing & commissioning scope within projects. Approx. 50 projects & programs.
• Develop documented processes for project coordination across our division.
• Plan, direct, and report on infrastructure and other construction project activities by consistently monitoring project benefits, resources and status and creating documents such as project plans, action logs, communication plans, status reports and post-implementation reviews so that the project is implemented as planned.
• Develop project plans and risk management plans for low to medium risk infrastructure or other construction projects with a capital cost that is generally up to $20 million for effective management throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage multiple activities effectively such as quality assurance, engineering, stakeholder engagement, communication, regulatory approvals, procurement, planning and controls, construction management, pre-commissioning, employee relations, and safety by using project management principles in monitoring progress and establishing standards for implementation to keep the project within allotted time and budget.
• Complete project management activities including scoping, planning, managing, monitoring, and reporting on project tasks by using intermediate skills in Microsoft Office as well as project management programs to fulfill business needs.
• Maintain meaningful relationships with stakeholders including customers, engineers and field crews through regular communication using excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills enabling timely progression of projects.

What you need to have:

• 5+ years of PM experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Economics or related discipline.
• Must have 5+ years of project management experience.
• Must have experience coordinating the development of work packages and doing resource planning for large portfolio of projects/programs.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Intermediate MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project).
• Advanced English skills for professional environment, written and spoken.

This is a 2-year contract opportunity running until Nov/Dec 2023 with potential to extend.

Work from home to start with the expectation to be in the office for at least 2 days following ease of restrictions and a return to the office, Burnaby.