Project Manager 2 - Burnaby, Canada - BC Hydro

BC Hydro

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Burnaby, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Providing clean electricity to 4 million customers takes a diverse workforce and that's where you come
in. We need your talent to help us build major projects to meet growing demand. To help our
customers find clean energy solutions for their homes and businesses and to be ready to respond
during storms and outages to keep our system reliable.

Working for BC Hydro is meaningful. And now, the stakes have been raised as we work towards a
solution to climate change while safely providing clean, affordable electricity to our customers.

We offer a healthy work life balance, training opportunities and career progression. We're proud to be
ranked as one of B.C.'s Top Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers. Join us as we
build an even cleaner B.C.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Duties:

This is a replacement position in the Dam Safety & Programs portfolio of Project Delivery. The

- position requires excellent communication skills to engage with internal and external stakeholders
- and meet demanding schedules. Projects are typically located at generation, transmission and
- public use areas, and may include a diverse range of facility equipment such as substation
- replacements, fire protection system upgrades, communication and controls upgrades, crane
- refurbishment or replacements, public safety enhancements, and facility security enhancements
- throughout the Province.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:
Acting as a senior project manager in Project Delivery for multiple projects with medium to high

risk/impact/complexity and with significant regulatory oversight.- Acting as a Program Manager for projects being delivered by External Service Providers.

Developing project plans, including scope, budget, schedule, and project team responsibilities to

accomplish project objectives.- Developing and presenting business cases, preparing project reports and, at completion,

finalizing all financial transactions and final reporting requirements.- Managing the full life cycle of the project within agreed upon scope, timeline, and budget, using

considerable innovation in the planning, analysis and execution of tasks and judgment in the
- assessment and resolution of unusual problems.

Monitoring project progress to ensure the work is carried out in the most costeffective manner.
Ensuring that internal and external resources with appropriate skill sets are provided,

- establishing commercial arrangements with consultants and contractors as required, assigning
- work and providing instructions, advice and technical leadership and guidance to project staff;
- and, reviewing work in progress and assessing completed work for accuracy, required results and
- quality assurance.

Leading and coaching professional project teams with various experience levels to successfully

track and deliver on assigned projects that draw on internal and external resources which include

Stakeholder Relations, Indigenous Relations, Engineering, Environment, Finance, Regulatory,
Properties, Operations, Legal Counsel, Safety, and others.solutions.
Demonstrating independent judgment outside of identified guidelines for critical project problems.
Supporting BC Hydro Project and Program Management (PPM) compliance across the portfolio

and may act as a Project Independent Reviewer (PIR) to other projects.- Ensuring the quality of project documentation is aligned with the intent of BC Hydro's PPM

Practice and reflective of the complexity and risks of the project

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline such as Engineering, Business, or Environmental

Sciences or equivalent.- Project Management Certification is preferred.

9 to 12 years related experience in fields of expertise within an electric utility or similar

environment, with considerable project management knowledge, skills, and experience, as
- demonstrated by successful project management of projects up to and/or over $100M in value.

Ability to operate in a fastpaced dynamic environment, adjusting strategies in response to site

conditions, supplier or contractor issues, and other challenges.- Demonstrated ability to understand and deliver on the intent of PPM deliverables while

communicating and managing risks and supporting others to manage deliverables to this intent.- Proven leadership ability in managing, motivating, and developing a team.

Preferred field experience engaging with plant operations and construction management

personnel.- Excellent report writing, communication, facilitation, negotiation, presentation, and interpersonal

skills.- Well developed planning, organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills.