22178 - Program / Project Manager

Work options: Hybrid

Our client, a Canadian multinational energy transportation company with a focus on the transportation, distribution, and generation of energy, has an immediate need for a Program,/Project Manager. This is a contract position for one (1) year located in Edmonton, Alberta.

Description

Reporting to the Manager-Core Programs, the Program,/Project Manager will be accountable to safely lead the feasibility, planning, development, execution and close out phases for assigned projects. This includes accountability for developing and managing all project plans, assembling the project team, defining all project roles and responsibilities, developing and managing budgets and schedules,.

The Program,/Project Manager will be leading a multidisciplinary team of internal and external resources to successfully deliver projects, achieving predictable results while meeting operational, schedule and financial expectations.

Role Accountabilities

Safety

• Establishing a safe, healthy work environment for employees and contractors by driving accountability for safety performance and by regularly reviewing and communicating policies, practices, expectations and positive reporting.

Environment

• Minimizing the environmental impact of project activities by driving accountability for environmental compliance and practices as well as role modelling personal environmental responsibility.

Project Development

• Actively participating in development of the scope of work, schedule, costs and risks of ssigned projects to ensure the project plan can be successfully executed, prior to transition to execution.

Project Execution

• Understanding and effectively using the project management systems and strong, disciplined project management practices to achieve positive scope, schedule, quality and cost results and manage and mitigate risks on each project.

Project Monitoring and Control

• Implement and manage changes when necessary to meet project objectives.
• Monitor and report on project progress.
• Regularly reporting the project status to stakeholders and management, proactively escalating issues as needed.
• Actively monitoring the performance of each project, using key performance indicators, and taking the necessary actions to correct adverse situations or trends.

People

• Staffing Project - Leading project teams by ensuring they are staffed and capable to meet the challenges and objectives of each project and removing barriers to success.
• Performance Monitoring - Ensuring performance of project team members is regularly shared and communicated with functional leaders.

Quality

• Lead quality assurance - Ensuring projects comply with Company standards, specifications, practices and procedures and to government regulations and codes by maintaining high standards of performance.
• Continuous Improvement - Identify process improvement opportunities and support change initiatives.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Building relationships and collaborating with project stakeholders by understanding their needs, through early engagement in decisions and plans that affect them while addressing and resolving issues.

Scope

• Complexity/Problem Solving/Independence - Demonstrates broad business and technical knowledge in resolving problems, project management, identifying opportunities and has a keen awareness of interrelationships with other stakeholders.
• Communication - Ability to clearly, concisely and effectively communicate. Proactively inform People Leader if progress on tasks or assignments is better or worse than expected (no surprises).
• Project Teams - Lead diverse project teams of professionals and support staff, in a strong matrix structure, who may be located in multiple locations.
• Project Dimensions - 1 to 10 Core Level 1, or Level 2 projects ranging from $200,000 to $30,000,000 and cumulative budget of $10,000,000 to $100,000,000.

Financial

• Unbudgeted Capital: Provide recommendations to Manager on decisions up to $200,000
• Approved Operational and Capital Expenditures: Decision-making authority up to $1,000,000 and provide recommendations to Manager on decisions up to $5,000,000
• Unbudgeted Operating: Decision-making authority up to $250,000 and provide recommendations to Manager for up to $1,000,000
• Operating Budget: $1,000,000 - $25,000,000

People

• Demonstrate influential leadership to project team.
• Ensuring project team has the capability and capacity to successfully perform their tasks.
• Interface with project sponsors, internal stakeholders, vendors, consultants, contractors and operations staff
• Work closely with Project Controls Advisor, Scheduler, Project Engineer and Construction Coordinator to achieve project goals and milestones
• Identifying the roles and securing the resources needed for each project. Establish project team with input from functional groups.
• Teambuilding, support development of team members, recognizing and rewarding of individuals and the project team for exceeding expectations.

Qualifications

• University degree, Technical Diploma or related engineering, construction, operational or project management training or combination of education & experience
• Experience leading meetings and set expectations for project team and stakeholders.
• Experience taking immediate and independent action to resolve issues or problems when they arise.
• Strong working knowledge of project management methods and techniques, PMP certification or equivalent is a plus.
• Experience predicting and finding issues and potential risks before they arise and implement plans to manage.
• Expereince successfully negotiate win-win solutions.
• Conveying a strong sense of urgency and driving issues to closure.
• 7 years, or more, of progressively responsible related working experience in the pipeline industry, with 5 or more years related to project management.
• Strong leadership and management, including organizational and planning skills.

Preferred

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification in considered an asset.
• Professional Engineer or Technical Certification considered an asset.

Additional Information

• Office environment with frequent travel to field locations (potentially during extreme weather conditions), regulatory agencies, customer offices and other Company offices.
• Time commitments often extend beyond normal working hours.

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We value diversity and inclusion and encourage all qualified people to apply. If we can make this easier through accommodation in the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected]

We encourage all qualified candidates to apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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