Project Manager

Organization EUI, Water Services, Project Management

JobID 15185

Location Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Closing Date Apr 1, 2025

Position Title Project Manager

Weekly Hours of Work 40

Business Unit Water Services

About us Department Description EPCOR Water Services provides water treatment and delivery and wastewater collection and treatment to Edmonton residents and water service to regional customers. The planning, building, operating and maintenance of the plants, reservoirs, pipes, tunnels, pump stations and stormwater management facilities is facilitated by more than 1300 employees working on all aspects of the water cycle. If you're looking for new opportunities, people who care and work that matters, apply today at epcor.com / careers.

Highlights of the job

EPCOR’s Water Services group has a Permanent full-time opportunity for a Project Manager to join the Project Management Team working out of our Rossdale Water Treatment Plant site in Edmonton, AB.

In the Project Manager role you will be accountable for managing the delivery of multiple small to large sized capital projects and programs of moderate complexity, from inception through execution and handover to Operations, applying sound engineering and project management principles and practices, leadership and interpersonal skills and by acquiring external and internal resources. This includes ensuring accurate and timely delivery of project plans, liaising with impacted stakeholders, managing the quality of works implemented, obtaining accurate cost estimates, adhering to approved budgets, managing safety and environmental aspects, scheduling of all design and construction project activities and achieving the required outcomes with typical time spans ranging from 3 months to 2 years. Additionally, you are also accountable for managing inspector and coordinator staff as well as NAIT Coop students.

What you’d be responsible for

The Project Manager is accountable to the Senior Manager, Linear Projects, and operates within the context and prescribed limits established by the Senior Manager, Projects. The main accountabilities of the Project Manager role will include, but are not limited to :

• Developing the procurement strategy for the delivery of projects that is aligned with the Water Services’ strategic plan.
• Ensuring the delivery strategy considers risk, stakeholders and the broader business and regulatory environment.
• Developing the project management plan including other key management plans (scope, cost, time, risk, human resources, quality, communication, stakeholder, financial, safety, environmental and integration).
• Using best practices in project management and project execution strategies to manage the delivery of capital projects for EPCOR infrastructure.
• Safely delivering projects and programs on time, on scope and on budget with set quality standard.
• Managing a number of Project Managers and Coordinators to deliver capital programs and projects.
• Managing a diverse project team to achieve project objectives. The project team may include external (consultants, construction contractors) and internal (design engineers & technologists, construction managers, surveyors, inspectors and construction supervisors) resources.
• Monitoring and controlling the delivery of capital projects against appropriate performance metrics. Regularly monitoring, measuring and reporting metrics (e.g. safety, cost, schedule, scope and quality performance). Making timely adjustments using sound project management principles to ensure overall targets are achieved or exceeded. Responsible to effectively setup and manage multiple projects from inception to completion.
• Working with SCM stakeholders to implement procurement strategy and performing procurement activities in alignment with EPCORs policies, procedures and values. These include preparing request for proposal / qualification documents, preparing construction tenders / contract documents, evaluating proposals and bids and recommending award.
• Identifying the necessary budget requirements for implementation of projects including engineering design and construction.
• Assisting with the development, implementation and review of project management processes and improvements to ensure compliance to policies, standards and regulatory requirements, mitigation of risks and continuous improvement.
• Executing project activities. These include administering contract for consultant and contractors, providing and coordinating input for design and construction from stakeholders, assessing and processing progress claims, chairing project meetings and completing project close outs. Ensuring safety and environmental aspects are integrated in design and construction. Conducting periodic site visits and performing site safety audits / inspections / observations, resolving issues and developing key decisions by applying technical knowledge, negotiating skills and project management principles; reviewing and accepting project deliverables and ensuring that risks are addressed from an overall corporate perspective.
• Collaborating with PMO for capital portfolio (Estimating, Forecasting, Scheduling, Risk Management, processes and procedures, etc.).
• Evaluating and assessing contractor’s ability to assume Prime Contractor responsibilities for a project and assigning Prime and release Prime if necessary. Ensuring all Prime Contractor responsibilities are met if EPCOR is to retain Prime.
• Ensuring EPCOR contractor management and HSE policies and procedures are communicated, monitored, executed and supported through the planning and execution of work.
• Managing and ensuring the mitigation of Project Management risks by ensuring the development, implementation and review of appropriate control mechanisms.
• Adhering to Integrated Management Systems (IMS) where applicable and assisting with necessary audits and other improvements as required.

What’s required to be successful

Qualifications, experience and behaviours you possess are :

Financial and / or management related education is an asset.

10+ years demonstrating a progressively responsible path in engineering design and construction project management as a P.Eng.

Engineering design and construction of water and wastewater treatment, distribution, transmission and collection systems.

Analyze complex technical information and make timely, well-rationalized decisions.

In this role to be fully successful a number of behavioural skills are necessary to effectively interact with a variety of people (stakeholders, technical staff, union and non-union employees and external contractors / consultants) for whom you do may not have direct authority over. Although you may not always have direct authority, you need to have the ability to form successful teams and an environment where the team willingly works towards the project goals. You enjoy seeking opportunities to enhance personal effectiveness in both the technical and project management functions and operational understanding. You are one who keeps up with the progress in the industry and related technology all combined with excellent planning and organizing skills – knowing status of work and making adjustments regularly, addressing issues promptly.

Other important facts about this job

This is a professional level position and that typically works Monday to Friday (40 hours per week).

This position may be eligible for a $1,500 Employee Referral Reward - please ensure that you indicate the name (first and last) of the current EPCOR Employee who has referred you to this opportunity. (Either in the referral section of the application or in your cover letter)

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