Senior Project Manager

Associated Engineering; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible/hybrid work

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Paid time off

Professional development

Mentoring program

Job summary

Associated Engineering, a proudly Canadian, Employee-owned firm, invites a Senior Project Manager to join our Vancouver office. You will lead multidisciplinary projects, liaise with clients and sub-consultants, and ensure project plans, scope and budgets are effectively managed.

The ideal candidate holds a Civil Engineering degree, is a licensed Professional Engineer with EGBC, and has 15+ years in design, construction and management, including 8+ years in consulting.

Qualifications

• Civil Engineering degree and EGBC registration.
• 15+ years of experience in design, construction and management.
• 8+ years working in consulting.
• Strong stakeholder communication and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Travel within Canada as needed.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with clients on multidisciplinary projects.
• Ensure agreements are executed with clients and sub-consultants.
• Prepare and present the Project Management Plan (PMP).
• Monitor and control project scope and changes with clients.
• Control costs to stay within budgets and review cost/revenue records.
• Ensure timely and correct invoicing.
• Create and review Quality Management Plans and QA/QC reviews.
• Assess, monitor and report project risks.
• Coordinate communications among stakeholders.
• Mentor project coordinators and junior project managers.

Skills

Stakeholder comms

Leadership

Project management

Mentoring

Organizational skills

Travel on Canada

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Professional Engineer (EGBC)

Job description

The Opportunity

Associated Engineering, a proudly Canadian, Employee-owned Company is seeking an experienced and dedicated Senior Project Manager to join our team in our Vancouver office.

What We Offer

• Flexible/hybrid working arrangements, depending on position
• Market competitive salaries, with annual reviews
  • Salary range of: $130,000.00 - $190,000.00
  • Matching company pension program, increasing over time
• Comprehensive benefits including:
  • Health/dental/vision coverage
  • Fitness allowance
  • Employee and family assistance programs
  • Mental health supports
• Paid time off so that you can recharge including:
  • Generous paid vacation
  • Paid office closure over December holiday break
  • Industry leading paid sick time
  • Parental leave top up program
• Ongoing support for your professional development and growth
  • Active Young Professional group
  • Formal mentoring programs
  • Paid professional development hours
  • Capacity building seminars
  • Engineer In Training programs
• Opportunities to participate in social club activities and events
  • Company-wide social events
  • Regular lunch-and-learns
  • Community volunteer opportunities

What You’ll Do

• Liasing with clients on multidisciplinary projects.
• Ensuring agreements are executed with clients and sub-consultants.
• Ensuring Project Management Plan (PMP) is prepared, detailing the management processes and objectives for each project, and that the PMP is presented, updated and distributed.
• Monitoring and controlling the scope of work and obtaining approval of scope changes from the client before proceeding with work.
• Controlling costs in accordance with established procedures to ensure that project costs are within approved budgets.
• Regularly reviewing cost/revenue records for compliance with targeted costs and budgets.
• Ensuring that invoices are issued promptly and correctly.
• Ensuring that a Quality Management Plan is created and quality assurance reviews are conducted at appropriate intervals in the early, mid, and latter stages of a project, and that quality control reviews are conducted.
• Assessing, monitoring, reporting and reacting appropriately to risks to the project.
• Monitoring communications, as appropriate, among all project stakeholders, including the client, the project team, and regulatory bodies.
• Liaising with sub-consultants to ensure they are aware of their scope, schedule, and cost responsibilities, and obtains regular reporting on the status of their work.
• Monitoring the status of all projects and reports to the Manager and/or others as required by senior management.
• Attending project meetings as required.
• Preparing correspondences, reports, presentation materials and other documents as required.
• Mentoring project coordinators and junior and intermediate project managers.

Does this sound like you?

• Civil Engineering Degree from an accredited post-secondary institution.
• Registered, or eligible for registration, as a Professional Engineer with EGBC.
• 15+ years of experience in design, construction, and management.
• 8+ years working in the consulting.
• Strong stakeholder communication and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Strong, leadership, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated experience in:
• Managing municipal infrastructure and multi-discipline projects.
• Business Development in both private and public sectors.
• Project management and controls with a proven track record of client delivery and satisfaction, and financial success.
• Experience with project management software and progress reporting.
• Leading, coaching and mentoring staff.
• Liaising with clients, contractors, and other consultants.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multicultural, and changing environment.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to travel within Canada as needed.

About Us

At Associated Engineering, were passionate about not only the work we do but the communities we live and work in. Which is why sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. As a carbon neutral company since 2009, we help shape resilient and sustainable communities across Canada. As a Platinum Member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies since 2008, we take pride in nurturing a workplace where people thrive. We are an employer of choice providing our people with a supportive, collaborative, engaging and dynamic place to build a career, while bringing inspiration and innovation to our work.

Our Company Culture Is Shaped By

• Growth and development of our employees – chart your career course, whatever stage you are at!
• A broad variety of meaningful work that supports local communities – we are a medium-sized company working on significant projects, helping to shape communities!
• We care, we commit, we create – our promise to both clients and each other!

Want more information?

• Check out what a day at Associated Engineering looks like via LinkedIn
• Our Environmental, Social and Governance Report

AE is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community to apply. For applicants with disabilities, accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. We are also committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information and as such, it will be used for recruitment and employment purposes only.