Project Manager – Transmission and Distribution

FNX-INNOV; New Brunswick; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An engineering group is seeking a Project Manager in St-John, New Brunswick to lead the execution of transmission and distribution projects. This full-time role involves managing project scope, schedules, and operational aspects while ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. The ideal candidate should have project management experience and excellent communication skills, contributing to a stimulating work environment with competitive salaries.

Benefits

Retirement savings plan with employer contribution

Group insurance program

Health Spending Account

Reimbursement of professional contribution fees

Stimulating work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in project management of transmission and distribution type work.
• Experience completing work in isolated communities is an asset.
• Autonomy, attention to detail, and initiative are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the execution of the 2026 Rural Generation program for capital work.
• Create and execute project work plans to meet changing needs.
• Manage day-to-day operational aspects of projects and scope of work.

Skills

Project management

Leadership in Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE)

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Membership of PEGNL

Valid Canadian driver's license

Job description

St-John Project Manager – Transmission and Distribution

In Canada, Artelia operates in seven major fields : Mobility, Buildings, Energy, Environment and Earth Sciences, Water, Industry and Telecoms and Operational Technologies. Our 1,200 experts, spread across 18 offices across the country, are committed every day to meeting complex challenges ranging from energy transition and water resource management to infrastructure modernization and industrial decarbonization.

As part of the Artelia Group, which has more than 100 years of history, 10,000 employees and a presence in 40 countries, we combine our local expertise with the strength of a global network to offer comprehensive solutions tailored to our clients' most complex demands. We are an engineering group, 100% owned by our managers and employees, and united by a common passion, exercising a profession that combines the art of designing with ingenuity and building with commitment.

Driven by our values of technical excellence, proximity to clients and entrepreneurial spirit, we are more than ever determined to be a company that is useful to the world and to people, and that contributes to have a positive impact on the environment and society.

Join one of our multidisciplinary teams today - your adventure begins here!

Work location: St-John

Within the Industrial, Construction, and Major Projects, as a Project Manager :

Your responsabilities

Our client and its subsidiaries are seeking services of One (1) intermediate or senior project manager to join its team to support the execution of projects throughout Newfoundland and Labrador, subject to budget approval and planned capital projects. In particular, the project manager will support the execution of the 2026 Rural Generation program for the Transmission and Distribution capital work.

• Complete project scope statements;
• Create and execute project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements;
• Set up project work orders;
• Develop realistic schedules in conjunction with the project team to complete projects;
• Manage day-to-day operational aspects of projects and scope of work;
• Demonstrate leadership in Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) through continual improvement and active participation in corporate HSE processes;
• Initiate and monitor all aspects of projects to ensure compliance with schedules and budgets;
• Ensure project change requests are properly evaluated and authorized;
• Ensure all approved changes are communicated to the project team and reflected in the active project budget and schedule;
• Ensure that potential impacts of project changes from cost, schedule, safety and quality / reliability perspectives are identified and communicated to stakeholders in a timely manner;
• Establish and manage project risk registers;
• Identify and respond to issues, implement timely interventions or elevate as required to ensure project outcomes comply with project plans;
• Ensure that terms of agreements or commitments are understood and fully respected;
• Ensure that work packages and developed and leveraged by the project team;
• Determine insurance requirements for projects in consultation with Hydro’s Risk and Insurance Division;
• Establish the necessary level of site presence during project execution;
• Manage the commissioning phase of the work;
• Complete monthly capital reports and accruals;
• Ensure continual improvement is nurtured through lessons learned sessions, supporting innovative approaches and communication to other project teams;
• Communicate with Operations / End User Client on a regular basis.

Your profile

• Member of PEGNL (an asset);
• Experience in project management of transmission and distribution type work;
• Experience completing work in isolated communities (an asset);
• Valid Canadian driver's license;
• Good organizational skills and excellent communication skills;
• Autonomy, attention to detail and initiative;
• Time and priority management skills.

Your benefits

• Minimum one year mandate (possibility of extension);
• Full-time schedule of 37.5 hours per week;
• Competitive salaries;
• Retirement savings plan with employer contribution;
• Group insurance program;
• Health Spending Account;
• Reimbursement of professional contribution fees;
• Stimulating work environment.

Please note that Artelia subscribes to the Employment Equity Program and encourages women, visible minorities, Indigenous people, and persons with disabilities to apply. Accommodation measures are available upon request.