T&d Work Program Manager - Burnaby, Canada - BC Hydro

BC Hydro

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Burnaby, Canada

6 days 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:

Work Program Managers in the Distribution Lines team lead multidisciplinary teams to plan, track

- and execute programs from initial concept testing through to construction. Work assignments may
- include any programs in the Grid Modernization portfolio, including End-of

Life replacements,
Distribution Automation and System Improvement. The Work Program manager is responsible for

- the successful delivery (Safety, Quality, Budget, Schedule) of medium to high risk and highly
- complex infrastructure or other construction projects.
Duties- Plan, direct, and report on infrastructure and other construction project activities by consistently

monitoring project benefits, resources and status and creating documents such as project plans,
- action logs, communication plans, status reports and post implementation reviews so that the
- project is implemented as planned.

Develop project plans and risk management plans for medium to high risk and highly complex

infrastructure or other construction projects with a capital cost that is generally up to $50 million for
- effective management throughout the project lifecycle.

Manage multiple activities effectively such as quality assurance, engineering, First Nations and

stakeholder engagement, communication, regulatory approvals, procurement, planning and
- controls, construction management, pre-commissioning, employee relations, and safety by using
- project management principles in monitoring progress and establishing standards for
- implementation to keep the project within allotted time and budget.

Complete project management activities including scoping, planning, managing, monitoring, and

reporting on project tasks by using advanced skills in Microsoft Office as well as project
- management programs to fulfill BC Hydro's business needs.

Maintain meaningful relationships with stakeholders including customers, engineers and field

crews through regular communication using excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills
enabling timely progression of projects.

Establish standards for implementation and monitoring using excellent analytical skills and a

comprehensive knowledge of project management practices and procedures to optimize project
resources.

Qualifications:

***- 4-7 years of experience in program or project management. Be able to demonstrate that the

caliber of programs or projects delivered in the past is of high complexity and/or high value/budget
- (preferably in a utility, engineering, or construction environment)

Intermediate technical knowledge in a specific field (ex. Engineering, Technical, Trade, Business

or Sciences) with some general knowledge of other fields- An Engineering degree or equivalent is considered an asset. A combination of education and

relevant experience will be considered- Strong grasp of project and program management principles, various delivery models and

contracting strategies- Project Management Institute (PMI) certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) or

equivalent is considered an asset- Excellent interpersonal, organizational and management skills and the ability to work in an

unstructured environment- Strong analytical capabilities to work with data to forecast trends and report on progress using

software such as Excel and Tableau- Must be able to effectively manage multi-discipline program teams and oversee external

contractors- Exceptional written and oral communication skills with an ability to present key program

information to both technical and
- non-technical audiences

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This FTR position is headquartered at Edmonds reporting to the Program Manager for Distribution
End-of-Life Overhead Assets. Alternative headquarters within the Lower Mainland may be
considered with the required approvals. Minimal travel < 10% may be required.

We're always looking for exceptional people to bring new ideas, fresh thinking and the motivation
to help shape the electricity system in B.C. It's an exciting time to be a part of our team as we
invest in our system and prepare to meet the challenges of tomorrow.

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