Associate project manager Jobs in Burnaby, BC

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Norda Stelo means Star of the North, where the possibilities are endless in terms of innovation, development and commitment.

Our vision is collective and our DNA is truly human!

Together, let’s shape a greener, more sustainable future and act with our clients to help them face climate issues.

Norda Stelo means North Star, where the possibilities are infinite in innovation, development and engagement. Our vision is collective and our DNA is seriously human!

Join Norda Stelo and make a difference.

If you are passionate about protecting the environment, the search for solutions to climate change, sustainability of infrastructures and large-scale engineering projects, Norda Stelo offers you a unique opportunity to be part of a team determined to create a positive impact on our communities.

The team behind the engineering

Norda Stelo’s Environment, Climate Change and Community (E3C) Centre of Excellence is engaged in the promotion of a favourable environment for all and thus supports the clients in the development of their projects while seeing to their effective integration into their settings.

Norda Stelo’s multidisciplinary environmental experts are pioneers benefiting from several decades of expertise in solving complex environmental challenges. The issues related to environmental protection have always been a major concern of Norda Stelo and this commitment to a sustainable environment is reflected in the diversity of its specialized services. Norda Stelo undertakes to offer innovative and sustainable solutions to its clients in the grips of complex and interdependent environmental issues, to address the challenges posed by climate issues, thus contributing to create a greener and more secure future for the community.

Our expertise is diversifying, how about you?

Welcome to the Norda Stelo universe

By joining Norda Stelo, you will be part of a company that values innovation, professional development and the sustainability of assets, whether grey or green. We offer a stimulating work environment, professional growth possibilities and competitive advantages. You will have the opportunity to contribute to large-scale projects in varied fields around the world.

Your mandate

Join Norda Stelo’s dynamic team as a Project Manager and plunge into the heart of a highly stimulating professional adventure. As a leader in the field, Norda Stelo offers you an exceptional opportunity to direct large-scale environmental projects, contributing your expertise as part of the passionate multidisciplinary team.

As Environmental Project Manager, you will be the orchestra conductor of environmental initiatives in varied sectors, such as transportation (road, rail), mines and metals, port facilities and energy. Your missions will be diverse and stimulating, ranging from the strategic platform to coordination of leading teams. You will have the opportunity to conduct impact assessments as well as projects for implementation of eco-responsible solutions, such as construction of roads and civil engineering structures, climate change, renewable energy, restoration of mine sites, and much more.

Your challenges

• Strategic planning: Develop innovative strategies for the development of large-scale environmental projects;
• Team coordination: direct and inspire multidisciplinary teams, favouring collaboration and innovation;
• Resource management: Optimize the use of available resources to ensure the projects’ success;
• Project management: Guarantee the fluid progress of initiatives, by maintaining a balance between quality and deadlines;
• Coaching and development of professionals: Contribute your expertise to the team’s young professionals, foster their professional development and encourage their growth within the company;
• Environmental project management: Design, coordinate and supervise the performance of environmental projects in transportation and in the mining and energy fields, evaluate the performance of mitigation measures and propose recommendations;
• Environmental sustainability: Promote sustainable practices and environmentally respectful solutions to minimize negative impact and favour positive results;
• Regulatory compliance: Plan and supervise the preparation of environmental authorization applications;
• Environmental risk management: Identify, assess and mitigate the potential environmental risks/issues at different steps of the projects;
• Client relationship proposal and management: Contribute to the development of proposals by involving various aspects, such as strategy and operational planning, and ensure the relationship with the client for project budget and deadline management;
• Communication and reports: Prepare detailed report, impact assessments and recommendations for internal and external stakeholders.

Your profile

• Bachelor’s degree in biology, geography, engineering or any other relevant discipline in environment and project management;
• Master’s degree in environmental science, biology, engineering of any other relevant education or experience (an advantage);
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience, including 5 years’ experience as an environmental project manager;
• Marine environment and mining experience will be considered an advantage;
• Excellent knowledge of environmental laws and regulations;
• Excellent communication, teamwork and multidisciplinary project management skills;
• Excellent leadership skills;
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment and take on complex challenges;
• Excellent aptitudes for writing and analysis and ability to synthesize;
• Be structured in management of time and priorities;
• Proficiency in oral and written English. French will be considered as an asset.

We offer:

1. Culture of Climate Innovation: We believe in the power of innovation to solve environmental challenges. Working at Norda Stelo, you will be surrounded by a passionate, dynamic and collaborative team that encourages creativity. You will have the opportunity to push the limits of environmental engineering, by developing innovative solutions that meet our world’s changing needs. By integrating into a team notably composed of climate change experts, you will be part of a mobilizing initiative with the aim of developing avant-garde solutions to fight the current environmental challenges. In the context of various projects, your role as Project Manager will allow you to contribute actively to implementing concrete measures that have a positive impact on fighting and adapting to climate change, biodiversity loss, water and energy resource issues, etc.

2. Environmental Impact At Norda Stelo, we aren’t simply a company; we are passionate defenders of the environment. As Environmental Project Manager, you will have the opportunity to contribute directly to the creation of sustainable solutions that positively shape our planet. Each project we undertake has a real impact, and you will be part of this significant mission.

3. Stimulating and Significant Projects: At Norda Stelo, each project is designed to make a tangible difference. As Environmental Project Manager, you will direct initiatives that influence infrastructures’ sustainability, resilience and adaptation to climate change. Working with Norda Stelo means being at the heart of stimulating projects that push the limits of environmental engineering.

4. Commitment to Sustainable Development: Norda Stelo is deeply committed to sustainable development. Joining our team means adhering to a common vision of building a future that respects the environment. As Environmental Project Manager, you will be a key player in concretizing this vision, by contributing actively to the achievement of ambitious objectives related to environmental protection.

5. Culture of Continuous Learning/Professional and Personal Development: At Norda Stelo, we invest in the development of our talent. As Environmental Project Manager, you will benefit from resources, continuing education, mentoring and stimulating professional growth to perfect your skills, broaden your knowledge and evolve in your career. We believe your success makes our success, and we are determined to help you achieve your full potential.

6. Interdisciplinary Collaborations: Norda Stelo offers an environment where interdisciplinary collaboration is more than encouraged. By working on diversified environmental projects, you will work beside biologists, geographers, hydrogeomorphologists, geologists, engineers, urban planners, draftspersons, technology specialists, lifecycle analysis experts, and many other talented professionals from different disciplines, which will certainly enrich your professional experience. At Norda Stelo, we train one big team where all the centres of excellence work in collaboration to carry out our common projects.

7. Collaborative and Dynamic Work Ambiance: Norda Stelo advocates a culture of collaborative work where innovative ideas are encouraged. You will have a chance to work in an environment where your expertise is valued, and where collaboration is the key to creative problem-solving. We believe that a positive and stimulating work environment is essential to foster innovation and success. At Norda Stelo, you will be part of a dynamic team where you will have the possibility of evolving in a rewarding professional framework.

8. A Seriously Human Corporate Culture! : The welfare of our employees is at the heart of all our actions and decisions. To this effect we endeavour to offer an attractive quality of life at work, balance between professional and personal life for all our employees (telework 4 days a week at home, Friday afternoons off, annual telework premium, flexible group insurance plan from the first day, varied career outlooks, organized social activities year round, etc.). We are proud of our corporate culture based on respect, excellence, equity, diversity and integrity. At Norda Stelo, you will be surrounded by a passionate team, working in a stimulating environment where personal initiative is encouraged. Imagine working for one of the best managed companies in Canada, a Certified B Corporation.

If you are ready to take on new challenges and contribute to the protection of our planet as part of a passionate and dynamic team, we are impatient to discover how your expertise can enrich our team.

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Norda Stelo is fully committed to the principle of equal access to the workplace and strongly urges women, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people with disabilities, people from LGBTQIA2+ communities, aboriginal people and/or people from traditionally marginalized groups to apply..

We can accommodate your needs. For more information about our accessible workplace and inclusive culture, please contact us at Talents@norda.com