Senior Project Manager

Belcan Corporation; Calgary; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Belcan Corporation in Calgary is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex projects from inception to completion. You will drive PM processes, mentor PMs and coordinators, and collaborate with Sales, Engineering and Service to plan resources and schedules.

The role requires a university engineering degree, 10 years of PM experience, and strong communication, problem solving and results orientation. Travel is limited; you will manage budgets, procurement, and reporting to senior management.

Qualifications

• University degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• PMP designation is an asset.
• 10 years of work experience in project management.

Responsibilities

• Drive project management processes; coach and mentor PMs and Coordinators.
• Coordinate with Sales, Engineering and Service for resource planning and prioritisation.
• Receive, review and assign projects and orders considering workload and complexity.
• Develop and manage production and drawing schedules, inspection and test plans.
• Provide packaging/fabrication and testing instructions to the service department and coordinate shop testing and site commissioning.
• Manage procurement of equipment and materials including QA inspections and records.
• Lead monthly project profitability reporting and present to senior management.
• Support annual performance appraisals and mentoring of the team.
• Chair internal project review meetings with customers, vendors or internal contributors.
• Provide direct management and support to PM/PC/SC at all stages and lead critical decisions.
• Leadership/Supervision: supervise a small work group.

Skills

Communication

Service Orientation

Problem Solving

Results Orientation

Education

University degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

PMP designation (asset)

Job description

Job Title: Senior Project Manager

Permanent position

Location: Calgary, AB

Salary: 110k-155k

Postal code: T2Z

Small amount of travel required to other branches (less than 25%)

Area Code: 403,587,368,

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Key Accountabilities :

• Drive project management processes ; coach and mentor Project Managers and Coordinators (Project/Sales) in the use of people, tools and project management accepted practices, planning, controlling, reporting and recovering projects
• Maintain constant communication with Sales in order to plan future resources for project execution as well as regular interaction with Engineering and Service to contribute in the decision making process for scheduling of resources and priorities
• Receive, review and assign projects and retail orders from Sales to the members of project management group taking in consideration the work load and complexity of the projects
• Develop, maintain and manage production and drawing schedules, inspection and test plans and progress reports in a professional project management format
• Provide specific packaging / fabrication and testing instructions to the service department and continue to coordinate including shop testing and site commissioning
• Manage the procurement of equipment and materials including performing quality assurance inspections and maintaining records
• Supervise and participate in the execution of monthly project profitability reporting including actively participating in internal reviews and presenting final reports to senior management
• Support in the completion of yearly performance appraisals, setting up objectives and proposing compensation as well as providing coaching and mentoring to the team on an ongoing basis
• Propose and chair internal project review meetings with customers, vendors or internal contributors and stakeholders including participation in handover and kick off meetings and leading regular production meetings for coordination with Service department
• Provide direct management, participation and support to PM, PC and SC at any stage of the project and in dealing with critical project matters like legal or commercial issues, technical discrepancies, major delays and recovery plans, etc. Lead the decision making process.
• Leadership / Supervision: Supervise a small work group providing daily work direction

Required Qualifications

• Education: University Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering; Project Management Professional (PMP) designation is an asset
• Work Experience: 10 years
• Knowledge: Experience in Project Management" medium to large size commissioning project exposure

Key Competencies

• Communication: Expresses and transmits information with consistency and clarity, using active listening techniques in order to effectively understand provided feedback, and summarizes information according to the audience
• Service Orientation - Provides superior service to both internal and external customers.
• Problem Solving: Has the ability to break a situation into smaller pieces to identify key issues, cause and effect relationships. Uses logic and analytical methods to come to realistic solutions. Accurately estimates duration and level of difficulty of tasks and projects, setting out goals & objectives and work plans
• Results Orientation: Has the ability to focus on desired outcomes, and how to be achieved, by meeting or exceeding standards based on past performance, goals and objectives, as well as the performance and/or achievements of others.