Location:
Calgary, AB
Objectives:
Our client, a professional engineering firm, has an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager, who will support engineering for upstream oil and gas facilities and pipelines, across diverse projects, each ranging from $20 million to $200 million total capital cost. The successful candidate will take responsibility for project coordination and execution, including developing plans and schedules, managing budgets and resources, and collaborating with clients, vendors, and project personnel.
Qualifications:
At a minimum, we require:
- Post-secondary diploma, certificate or degree.
- 10 years of experience managing projects, focused on the construction and development of oil and gas facilities and pipelines.
Ideally, you possess:
- Project Management certification (e.g., PMP).
- Accredited Engineering diploma or degree (Petroleum, Chemical, Process, Industrial, Mechanical or related).
- Experience working with small to medium-sized (<250 employees) oil and gas engineering services (EPC) firms.
Job Type:
Compensation:
- Competitive Salary.
- Discretionary Bonus, based on individual and company performance.
- Comprehensive Benefits.
Responsibilities:
Project Planning
- Assess needs and priorities by communicating directly with clients, including defining project objectives, timelines, and deliverables.
- Develop Project Execution Plans (PEP) and Design Basis Memorandum (DBM) that outline objectives, timelines, and deliverables; and describe equipment, funding, and staffing requirements.
- Perform risk assessments to anticipate issues and develop response strategies.
- Create and administer Requests for Quotations (RFQ), Requests for Proposals (RFP) and Purchase Orders (PO).
Project Execution
- Monitor and track project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
- Initiate, review, and approve modifications to project plans.
- Submit project status reports to clients and other stakeholders, ensuring alignment with goals, expectations, and quality standards.
- Facilitate regular communication, project meetings and updates as required between staff, clients, and other stakeholders.
Leadership and Supervision
- Monitor the performance of project team members, providing and documenting feedback.
- Direct and coordinate activities of project personnel.
- Assign duties, responsibilities, and spans of authority to project personnel.
- Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
Work Environment:
- Employees have more stable careers with the organization, than is typical in the industry. There have been no layoffs or pay cuts at the firm.
- Team members and senior leaders are caring and compassionate. As reflected in employee engagement surveys, people are treated well, and their work success and satisfaction is of utmost importance.
- Employees work closely together, with a focus on teamwork and camaraderie. This is a lean company with a flat organizational structure.
- There is an informal, but hardworking and professional culture in the firm.
- Employees have the ability to work on a range of interesting problems with a wide variety of clients.
- Employees are encouraged to take ownership of projects, from beginning to end. They’re empowered to take responsibility and make decisions.
- The firm values philanthropy, cares about the community, and contributes to charities and other humanitarian causes.
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