Projects Collaboration Director

Overview

We are seeking a Projects Collaboration Director (PCD) within the Project Delivery team. Reporting to the Vice President, Project Delivery, the PCD will serve as a key leadership resource responsible for facilitating collaboration initiatives across Candu’s projects and portfolios. This role is designed to enable and support project teams, particularly through assigned project representatives, who will lead and capitalize on project-specific opportunities. The PCD will work closely with project, business, and subcontractor stakeholders to identify scope synergies, support the packaging of work, and ensure assignments are structured for efficient execution by internal teams or external partners.

Your role

• Project Planning & Scope Definition:
  • Support development of project plans including timelines, budgets, resource allocation, and execution strategies.
  • Assist in defining scope and deliverables aligned with contract documents and client expectations.
  • Facilitate work breakdown structures (WBS), execution plans, and performance benchmarks to support packaging of work for internal and external execution.
• Team Leadership & Coordination:
  • Collaborate with Project Managers to build and guide multidisciplinary teams across engineering, architecture, construction, and support functions.
  • Promote cross-functional collaboration and clear communication to ensure project cohesion and success.
• People Management:
  • Provide direct leadership to junior and intermediate Project Managers, supporting performance reviews, site engagement, and career development.
  • Maintain supervisory structure that fosters growth, accountability, and alignment with strategic delivery goals.
  • Partner with functional managers to recruit, train, and develop project personnel.
• Contract & Risk Management:
  • Support contract administration including scope control, change management, and subcontractor/vendor coordination.
  • Contribute to risk analysis using industry best practices such as Monte Carlo simulations and contingency draw-down curves.
  • Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and governance standards.
• Safety & Quality Assurance:
  • Champion adherence to safety protocols and quality standards across all project activities.
  • Assist in development and implementation of safety programs, training initiatives, and corrective action plans.
  • Uphold nuclear and industrial safety compliance.
• Performance Monitoring & Reporting:
  • Guide Project Managers in applying KPIs to assess project health and progress.
  • Support robust reporting protocols to meet contract, corporate, and stakeholder oversight requirements.
• Procurement & Supply Chain Management:
  • Collaborate on procurement strategies, contract scope, change control, and flow-down requirements.
  • Ensure governance and compliance throughout the supply chain, especially in packaging and delegation of work to global partners.
• Stakeholder Communication:
  • Act as a key liaison between Project Managers and internal/external stakeholders.
  • Strengthen relationships with clients, partners, suppliers, and regulatory bodies to ensure alignment and transparency.
• Ethical & Regulatory Compliance:
  • Ensure all project activities comply with corporate ethics, cybersecurity standards, import-export regulations, IP protections, and security clearance protocols.

About you

• Degree in Engineering or Business Management
• Proven experience in project delivery leadership, preferably in engineering, construction, or nuclear sectors.
• Experience working in matrixed organizations and managing global partnerships.
• Familiarity with project planning tools, risk analysis methodologies, and performance management frameworks.
• Strong people management skills with a track record of developing high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Reward & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.

Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.

Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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