Project Manager - Surrey - Powertech Labs Inc.

Description

Role Overview

The Project Manager is responsible for overseeing Powertech's portfolio of high-impact, strategic capital projects, typically ranging from $1M to $15M per project. This role holds end-to-end accountability for successful project delivery, ensuring alignment with Powertech's strategic goals, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder expectations. Success in this role is measured by on-time, cost-efficient project delivery, portfolio completion rate, stakeholder satisfaction, and risk management effectiveness. Reporting to the Senior Business Strategy Advisor in the CEO's office and working closely with the Senior Director of Technical Services, this role is critical to advancing the company's strategic investments and long-term growth objectives.

Responsibilities

• Project Management: Actively manage 3–5 concurrent capital projects across multiple business units, advancing initiatives such as infrastructure modernization, facility expansion, and laboratory enhancement on Powertech's main campus. Drive project planning and governance, ensure disciplined documentation and execution, monitor performance against strategic objectives, and proactively implement corrective actions to maintain alignment with organizational priorities.
• Leadership: Collaborate with technical departments and functional teams to establish and lead cross‑functional project teams that include internal staff, external consultants, contractors, and suppliers. Oversee the execution of all project activities, ensuring compliance with organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and relevant industry standards.
• Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders—including senior leadership, technical teams, procurement, facilities, finance, legal, compliance, vendors, contractors, regulatory agencies, and BC Hydro. Ensure alignment, provide timely updates, manage expectations, and resolve issues collaboratively and transparently.
• Change & Risk Management: Lead project change control processes, managing scope creep and guiding change requests through approval. Assess and mitigate the impact of approved changes on project objectives, resources, and overall risk profile. Proactively manage risks by identifying, evaluating, and implementing mitigation strategies, while ensuring timely communication to stakeholders.
• Supply Chain & Commercial Management: Partner with procurement and legal teams to develop effective supply chain strategies and establish commercial agreements with suppliers and contractors as required.
• Regulatory & Compliance: Enforce organizational and regulatory safety standards across all project activities. Secure required permits, drive inspections, and maintain all compliance documentation. Validate that projects meet all applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, management or a closely related technical field.
• A minimum of six years of progressively responsible project or program management experience, ideally within an electric utility or similar industrial environment.
• Extensive PM knowledge and experience demonstrated by managing $10M+ capital project budgets.
• Project Management Institute (PMI) certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent is preferred.
• P. Eng designation is considered an asset.
• Demonstrated understanding of project and program management principles, including various delivery models, and contracting strategies.
• Familiarity with project-related standards, policies, practices, and procedures, with the ability to contribute to developing and modeling project standards.
• Demonstrated management skills to lead cross-functional project teams and drive program success.
• Demonstrate financial and analytical acumen and an understanding of Powertech's business and the interdependencies of the various Business units.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint), Microsoft Project, and document management systems. AutoCAD/drawing review capability considered an asset.
• Hold an understanding of electrical and mechanical systems to guide project management decisions and support delivery of projects.
• Hold an understanding of applicable codes, standards, and regulations (e.g., WorkSafeBC, building codes, electrical/mechanical codes, ISO 17025 requirements).

Job Grade: P3
Salary range: $107, ,330
Job location: Surrey (On-site); work is performed in the office, laboratories and construction site
Schedule flexibility: Standard business hours with occasional evening/weekend work to accommodate project milestones or site activities

As part of the selection process, applicants may be required to complete a written test/assessment and/or a presentation as part of the interview process.

Please be advised that this role has been assessed as safety sensitive and pre‑qualification alcohol and drug testing will be required as a pre‑condition to employment.