Senior Project Manager

Dillon Consulting Limited; Guelph; Hybrid; CAD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Dillon Consulting Limited is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our Practices team. This role leads complex, multi-disciplinary external projects from proposals through delivery, and helps build project management capacity across our national practices.

The position supports hands-on PM activities, manages client and team communications, and drives performance with a focus on scope, schedule, budget, and quality in a flexible hybrid work arrangement.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Planning, Business Administration, or related field.
• PMP designation is a strong asset.
• 10+ years in project management within engineering/environmental/planning consulting.
• Experience with federal Environmental Assessments and/or linear EAs is a plus.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills to report project health.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project delivery for external clients from proposals to completion.
• Manage cross-discipline project teams and maintain momentum.
• Oversee client communications, scope changes and status updates.
• Identify risks, forecast budgets and protect project margins.
• Partner with leaders for root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Provide direct intervention on high-risk projects to mitigate losses.

Skills

Project Management

Client communication

Team leadership

Budgeting & forecasting

Risk management

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Problem solving

Project governance

Education

Undergraduate degree in Engineering/Environmental Science/Planning/Business

Tools

ERP systems

PM dashboards

Job description

Are you a seasoned project manager with a deep understanding of the professional services consulting industry? If you thrive on managing project teams and proactively interacting with clients to deliver successful project outcomes, this opportunity is for you. We are looking for a strategic leader to manage complex consulting projects and to provide hands‑on support to project managers managing projects for our valued external clients.

Your Opportunity

Dillon Consulting Limited is seeking a highly motivated Senior Project Manager to join our Practices team. This role is central to our mission of continually improving project performance and building project management capacity across our national practices and disciplines.

This is a new position that can be based in any of the following Dillon offices: Vancouver, Chatham, Guelph, Hamilton, Kingston, Kitchener, London, Oakville, Ottawa, Downtown Toronto, North York, Vaughan and Windsor. We offer flexible work hours and hybrid work arrangement options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

About Dillon

Dillon Consulting Limited (Dillon) is a proudly Canadian, 100% employee‑owned professional consulting firm specializing in planning, engineering, environmental science, and management. With over 25 offices and more than 1100 employees across Canada, we offer a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities.

At Dillon, we thrive on interdisciplinary collaboration, empowering our people to challenge conventional thinking and build careers focused on creating a lasting impact in our communities. Employee ownership is available to all team members, ensuring that the financial benefit created by our project work returns to the very people who created that value.

Responsibilities

Project Management

• Lead End-to-End Project Delivery: Manage complex, multi-disciplinary projects for external clients from proposals through completion, effectively meeting scope, schedule, budget and quality standards.
• Manage Project Teams: Act as the primary bridge across multiple disciplines to align workflows, clear roadblocks and maintain project momentum to deliver projects successfully.
• Manage Client and Project Team Communications: Serve as the central point of contact for client leadership, delivering clear updates, managing scope changes proactively and building high‑trust partnerships.
• Mitigate Risk and Monitor Financials: Proactively identify and manage project risks, maintain accurate budget forecasts, and implement mitigation strategies to protect project margin.

Targeted Project Support & Intervention

• Root Cause Analysis: Partner with Discipline Leads to conduct root cause analysis on persistent negative variances and co‑create corrective actions to implement into workflows.
• Direct Intervention: Provide support for higher‑risk projects to mitigate losses, manage scope changes, and ensure appropriate reserves are in place.

Qualifications

• Education: Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Planning, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Certification: Project Management Professional (PMP®) designation is a strong asset.
• Industry Acumen: Deep understanding of how professional services firms operate including pricing and winning work, project delivery, billing and payment, resource management, and project financial reporting.
• Communication: Exceptional ability to present complex project performance data clearly and facilitate difficult conversations regarding project health.
• Problem Solving: Proven ability to identify trends across disciplines and develop systemic solutions to improve project delivery efficiency.

Experience

• 10+ years of experience in project management within the engineering, environmental, or planning consulting industry.
• Experience with federal Environmental/Impact Assessments and/or linear (transportation, pipeline, transmission, etc.) Environmental Assessments would be considered an asset.
• Proven track record of managing multi-disciplinary teams and high‑risk/complex projects using a variety of project management tools.
• Familiarity with financial management systems (ERP) and project performance dashboards.
• Experience challenging existing project delivery processes to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Compensation

$115,000 - $150,000

Dillon is including the salary range that we in good faith believe may be offered for this position. It will be dependent on the successful applicant’s education, experience, and skills, in addition to internal equity and geographic region. Dillon reserves the right to pay outside of the posted range, contingent on factors unrelated to an applicant’s gender or other status protected by provincial and/or federal law.

Why Choose Dillon

• Achievement: do the work to hit the target.
• Continuous Development: always learning; always adapting; always growing.
• Creativity: discover new possibilities.
• Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard.
• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences.
• Reliability: words result in actions that build trust.

In addition, we offer a 100% employee‑owned share purchase plan, competitive health benefits, a generous retirement savings plan, and a focus on wellness through subsidies and fitness memberships.

Health & Safety at Dillon:

Prospective employees are expected to fully align with Dillon's core commitment to Health & Safety. This includes active engagement with our H&S processes and the identification and reporting of hazards.

Employment Equity, Diversity & Inclusion:

Dillon is committed to an inclusive, diverse workplace. If you require accommodation during the interview process, please let us know.

Technology & AI:

Dillon utilizes AI-assisted tools to support parts of our recruitment process to increase efficiency and fairness. All hiring decisions are made by our human recruiting team. By applying, you acknowledge and consent to this use.