Bruce Site Portfolio Manager

General Accountabilities

• Work closely with the Section Manager, Director, Client Lead, Project Controls, Bid Managers, Project Managers and departmental leadership to ensure technical work programs, internal or client initiatives get the appropriate level of support, guidance, and oversight.
• Take the lead on internal reporting needs for the portfolio, including preparation and presentation at executive meetings.
• Regularly report to management and the client on status of bids, project deliverables and portfolio spending.
• Provide mentoring and direction to junior staff.
• Develop and maintain strong client and internal stakeholder relationships.
• Interact with a full range of skilled staff.
• Provide direction and support for implementation of PM governance and Project Controls with multiple departments.
• Provide oversight on projects in the portfolio and ensure that project management methodology is applied to every project and that they are being managed effectively (e.

g. managing scope, time, cost, performance, communication, people resources, contracts, materials, risks, and quality).

• Proactively identify and escalate project risks as a direct outcome of the oversight responsibility and help support mitigation.
• Monitor all department projects for financial health and overall schedule performance.
• Ensure project data is tracked and to provide rolled-up forecasting and overall performance measurement for the Section Manager and Director.
• Contribute to the preparation, reviewing and submission of proposals including issuing / tracking timely issuance of TOQs / proposals.
• Provide oversight to ensure governance is applied consistently and that best practices are utilized.
• Consolidate feedback and lessons learned from clients and ensuring the feedback is disseminated across the department and lessons learned are shared.
• Provide support and timely responses to billing department during month-end invoicing and ensure the accuracy of the issued invoices.
• Ensure a culture of timely and effective escalation.
• Ensure all portfolio reports to clients are reviewed for highest quality / accuracy and submitted on time.
• Establish sustainable quality submissions to the client with respect to portfolio reporting.
• Create roll-up reports and dashboards for PMO; check the quality of the data and develop new reports if there is an identified need that is not addressed via PMO or other support functions.

What You Need to Succeed

• Completion of a 4-year university degree in business, science, engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum of 8 years of related project management experience demonstrating a clear understanding of project methodologies.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communications skills, with experience directly interfacing with clients.
• Experience with Bruce Power design engineering processes / teams is an asset.
• High sense of personal accountability.
• Ability to understand technical and business processes quickly and take initiative for continuous improvement.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Demonstrates strengths in conflict resolution, problem-solving, and change management.
• Experience managing projects using SAP. Toolbox knowledge and experience an asset.
• Project management certification such as Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Project Management Professional (PMP) will be considered an asset.
• Experience in nuclear industry an asset.

Kinectrics welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.