Project Manager

Your role within the Team:

• Responsible for various aspects of the project including leadership to team members who are performing duties to ensure that the work progresses with safety, quality, schedule, cost, and contractual requirements.
• Responsible for leading client engagement meetings, taking, and resolving actions, and producing minutes of meetings.
• Responsible for managing the project scope and deliverables in compliance with the governing contract documents, quality requirements for the project and any additional customer requirements.
• Responsible for supporting contract management including scope & change control, requirements management, subcontractor and supplier management and governance for any flow-down requirements from the parent contract to subs and vendors.
• Responsible for aspects of nuclear and industrial safety including adherence with corporate and customer safety programs, development and enforcement of necessary training and requirements, adherence to corrective action programs and enforcement of performance standards for all the above.
• Apply appropriate key performance indicators to monitor project health and performance and establish rigorous reporting protocols that meet all requirements of the contract, corporate standards and project-specific oversight as established by senior management or customer.
• Ensure that all project activities are performed in accordance with corporate standards of ethical compliance, cyber-security, import-export regulations, intellectual property protections and security clearance protocols.
• Ensure that project procurement and subcontract management including subcontractor and supplier oversight, invoicing, accruals, and supply chain strategies are aligned with risk management, quality requirements, schedule and budget considerations and overall performance standards commensurate with the project and customer requirements.
• Responsible for project controls methodology with respect to planning and scheduling, baseline management, cost control, budgeting, cash flow, invoicing, cost and revenue forecasting and resource management.
• Develop and implement detailed project execution plans and monitoring their execution through comprehensive reporting to clients and senior management.
• Responsible for supporting rigorous risk analysis in accordance with corporate standards and application of industry best practice including Montecarlo methodology and contingency draw-down curves.
• Form and maintain relationships with clients, partners, suppliers, and project stakeholders.
• Ensure that all formal approvals for project bids, changes and settlements are prepared and approved in accordance with corporate Level of Authority (Loa) procedures.
• Approval of hours of work (e.g., timesheet approvals, overtime approvals, vacation authorization) for assigned scope/project in accordance with company policies, project policies and any applicable collective agreements.
• Approval of Purchase Orders and Project Change Orders within the company or project tiered limits of authority – frequently one of several required approvals.
• Authorized to represent Company to client or suppliers with respect to project work and has signing authority for project correspondence, invoices, work orders etc., subject to company limits of authority.
• Preparing and managing budgets and accountability for assigned scope/project performance.
• Responsible for regular formal reporting to sr. internal and client mgmt. stakeholders.
• Provides feedback and effective recommendations into functional performance review processes.
• Makes effective decision/recommendation (or responsible for) with respect to resourcing requirements on the project (i.e., hiring and firing within the project).
• Make effective decision/recommendations on (or responsible for) human resource issues and effectively manage and resolve work performance problems as they relate to the project.
• Provide day-to-day interpretation and application of the negotiated agreements with bargaining agents as they affect the rights, obligations, and working conditions of employees.
• Responsible for supporting the proposal process for similar new work incl. helping drive proposal deadlines, championing the proposal with the client and through internal review processes.
• Provide clear expectations and performance measures, meaningful feedback, and recognize and reward achievements.
• Responsible for performance management of assigned project staff, including contribution to mid-year and annual performance reviews.
• Responsible for supporting the proposal process incl. helping drive proposal deadlines, championing proposals with the client and through internal review processes.

This role will be based in Mississauga, ON. with frequent travel based on project needs, local and international.

Why choose AtkinsRéalis as an employer?

Because we offer:

• The opportunity to work on various major projects for internal and external clients.
• An exciting environment where work-life balance is important.
• A wide array of learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive pay, flexible benefits, an employee share plan, and a defined contribution pension plan.
• A work environment focused on health and safety.

Your role within the Team:

• 5+ years’ experience supporting various type of projects including construction, manufacturing, or engineering services projects.
• 5-10 years’ experience leading individuals and teams is an asset.
• Strong consideration will be given to qualified Mandarin-speaking candidates
• Experience of working with Chinese State-Owned Enterprise is an asset
• Able to build a team and can inspire them to perform and work together towards a common goal.
• Lead by example and set high standards for Health & Safety and Nuclear Safety Culture.
• An appreciation of the importance of Quality Assurance Programs and their significance to the nuclear industry.
• Excellent organizational, communication and customer relationship skills.
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to read and understand construction drawings, blueprints, and specifications.
• Understanding of project delivery methodology including earned value, critical path scheduling, prime contract and subcontract management, procurement and supply chain methodology and inspection and test plans.
• Working knowledge of industrial safety and nuclear safety culture.
• Experience working in a nuclear environment.
• Strong working knowledge of the customers work planning organization and practices, as related to overall schedule reporting and with daily work initiation and closeout.
• Experience of working with other parts of AtkinsRealis group, including UK and Global Technology Centre is an asset.