Project Manager – Oil Sands

OCL Group; Fort McMurray; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Project Manager with mechanical, piping, and civil experience to lead projects outside Fort McMurray. This role involves managing all aspects of project planning, procurement, and design, ensuring adherence to budgets and schedules. The company fosters a culture of ownership and accountability, emphasizing a team-based, fast-paced work environment. Employees enjoy competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive atmosphere that encourages personal and professional growth. If you're driven and looking to make an impact in a dynamic setting, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

100% employer-paid insurance

Annual bonus based on performance

$7000 flex credit account

Paid vacation

Cell phone allowance

Company provided IT assets

Professional membership fees covered

Qualifications

• 10+ years in heavy construction, preferably in oil and gas.
• Experience in project management and cost control.
• Ability to manage construction and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage all contractual planning, procurement, and design activities.
• Supervise budget and schedule preparation.
• Maintain contact with client representatives on contract issues.

Skills

Project Management

Cost Control

Communication Skills

Scheduling

Team Management

Education

Undergraduate degree in engineering

PMP Certification

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office Suite

Google Office Suite

BlueBeam

Job description

Who We Are

OCL Group Inc., is proudly 100% Canadian. We are a privately held, employee-owned, fully integrated general contractor with design-build solutions across Western Canada. We have been serving the energy and municipal infrastructure markets since 2009.

The formation of OCL was a direct result of a few long-tenured industry professionals with entrepreneurial spirits, wanting to get back to their roots and build an organization where people matter. Formed in 2009, OCL started their first project and began building around a business model focused on “People” and “Doing the Job Right”. Learn more about OCL here: www.oclgroup.ca

The Role

We are currently recruiting a Project Manager with mechanical, piping and civil experience to work outside of Fort McMurray, AB, at Kearl Lake in camp on a 14/14 rotation. Charter flights are provided from either Edmonton or Calgary with flight allowances based on the province located.

Compensation/Benefits

• Competitive base salary, negotiable, based on experience
• Eligible for annual bonus based on company performance
• 100% employer-paid drugs, travel, life & dependent life insurance and AD&D
• Long term disability
• $7000 flex credit account per year (can roll into and health care spending account and/or RRSP)
• Paid vacation
• Cell phone allowance or company provided cell phone
• Company provided IT assets
• Company paid professional membership fees and/or dues e.g. P.Eng

Our Culture
Our employees would describe the work environment as team based, fast paced and entrepreneurial. We believe in hiring “A” Players who are self-motivated and intrinsically driven to succeed. These types of people thrive in environments with minimal guidance because they are resourceful and can seek out information on their own to make informed decisions. Turning around profitable, safe projects for our clients is key to everything we do.

OCL Advantage

• Employee Ownership - Fosters a culture of ownership, integrity, accountability and desire for group success.
• Flexibility - Intrinsically motivated, “A” players don’t need to be micromanaged. They work hard because they want themselves and the Company to succeed. These types of employees enjoy increased levels of autonomy and flexible schedules.
• Work Hard, Play Hard Culture - We pride ourselves on being a FUN place to work! We work hard but know how to have a good time too! We frequently gather as a group to celebrate wins, holidays and individual milestones.
• Entrepreneurial Mindset - We are always looking for opportunities to expand our business and diversify! We take calculated risks, foster innovation and make quick decisions because we operate in a very low bureaucracy environment.
• Small Business/Family Feel - With the capacity to handle complex, multi million dollar projects and grow our workforce to over 1500 people quickly, we compete with large General Contractors but pride ourselves in our ability to maintain a “small business/family feel”. We have blue collar roots, so our casual environment and commitment to our hard working men and women in the trades is key to our success.

Key Duties/Responsibilities

Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Project Manager will be responsible for managing all contractual planning, procurement, and design activities once a contract has been signed. In addition to having responsibility for managing contract costs, and schedule adherence, the Project Manager is the main point of contact (liaison) between the Company and the client.

Purchasing

• Supervise the preparation of the bill of material.
• Supervise & review the preparation of all material and subcontract requisitions.
• Review of vendor quotations for compliance with technical and quality requirements.
• Review and approval of project purchase order prior to issuance.
• Follow up after purchase orders have been issued to ensure schedule compliance and expedite where required.

Engineering & Drafting

• Performing or supervising all design activities.
• Supervising all drawing preparation, including review and approval prior to issuance.
• Liaison with the client and any required regulatory bodies for design approval and queries.
• Review of all welding requirements and co-ordination with the welding engineer/technologist in the preparation of welding procedures.
• Keep up to date on industry and regulatory issues that may impact the client or product.

Planning

• Supervise budget and schedule preparation.
• Supervise work order preparation.
• Review, outline and incorporate technical requirements into the product build strategy.

Project/Contract Activities

• Supervise schedule and material status reporting.
• Maintain a consolidated project report to total project cost and schedule status vs. planned schedule, budgets and contract obligations.
• Maintain regular contact with client representatives on contract issues, schedule, delivery and technical issues.

Document Control

• Supervise all document control activities, including customer/client documentation, internal documentation, drawing & specifications, documentation relevant to regulatory bodies and document distribution.

Education/Work Experience Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in engineering or post-secondary diploma in a construction related discipline.
• PMP Certification preferred but not required.
• Minimum of 10 years experience in heavy construction preferably in the oil and gas sector.
• Experience in production scheduling and labour budget preparation.
• A demonstrated background in project management and cost control.
• Ability to review and understand Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project schedules.
• Sound knowledge of computer software such as Microsoft and Google Office Suite, Google Sheets/Docs/Drive and BlueBeam.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience managing construction and operations teams. Performance management, mentor and train.

OCL Group Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.