Project Manager - St. John's, Canada - Dovre Group

Dovre Group

Verified Company

St. John's, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Introduction:

Dovre Canada Limited is pleased to offer the following opportunity: Project Manager, located in St. John's, NL

Function:

This position is expected to exercise a high level of personal initiative and judgment in the strategic planning, organizing and directing for specific Major Electric Utility Projects.

The incumbent is primarily self-directing in achieving objectives and provides high-level technical instruction and advice to senior management on specific technical issues.

The incumbent provides direction, supervision, business guidance, technical advice, deliverable requirements, mentoring and performance feedback to multiple employees including professional engineers and other technical staff as required.

The incumbent is responsible for the supervision and technical direction of numerous teams from multiple consulting groups as well as consultant staff.

Working with an Owner/ Consultant team the Project Manager is responsible for the overall delivery of assigned projects including scope, cost and schedule management.

Responsibilities may span from detailed engineering phase to completions, including contract or construction management. This role will rely on a large operational and corporate interface management to complete the required scope.

The incumbent will have a level of authority required for day-to-day decision-making.

In fulfilling this mandate, the incumbent is expected to liaise extensively with the department, other project managers, the execution teams and functional hydro managers to ensure their full awareness of the projects requirements.

The duties and job functions of the Project Manager shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

Establish an effective project organization through the identification of required project resources that is able to effectively support the delivery of the department's initiatives
Mentoring and developing of internal employees in an effort to develop project management knowledge within the company
Proactive support of a safety culture where "Nobody Gets Hurt."
Overall delivery responsibility and project management of assigned scope.
Identify cost and schedule drivers, and implement associated optimization opportunities.
Work with Project Controls to ensure effective cost and schedule control for the work, including regular schedule and cost trend reviews. Monitor project deliverables and milestones and ensure compliance with project schedule.
Identify changes and subsequent management of approved changes, in accordance with project protocols.
Act as main contact between the project team and corporate department with respect to technical details and project requirements.
Organize and lead meetings related to delivery of projects, working to resolve issues that could impact overall delivery.
Identify delivery risks and develop/implement associated risk management plans.
Provide input into weekly and monthly reports.
Approve Suppliers and contractor H&S and environmental plans.
Ensuring opportunities for improvement with respect to safety and environment.
Ensure adequate engineering resources are assigned to ensure deliverables are produces in accordance with required schedule.
Oversee Supplier's/Contractor preparation of design documentation; in addition perform review and coordinate comments.
Ensure internal and external interfaces are clearly identified and scheduled with responsibility allocated.
Interface with corporate departments (environment, safety, finance, information management, regulatory compliance, lands, etc) to ensure all requirements are understood and met.
Lead member in contract formation and negotiation. Work with the procurement group to ensure key procurement activities and recommendations are undertake.
Assist in approval of contracting strategies where required, final contract for execution and necessary financial authorization.
Following package award work with the procurement group to ensure obligations of both Company and Contractor are adhered to.
Work with supplier/contractors and engineering to ensure proper quality assurance and control is in place within scope.
Approval of contractor's project execution or construction management plan if required.
Support Site Engineer/Construction Engineers to determine the need for design and construction specialist and inspectors as required.
Ensure engineering query and field query processes are implemented and all queries are addressed in a timely manner.
Provide leadership in the completion of activities related to engineering design, project management and technical support.
Ensure work incorporates the Corporation's Safety and Health Program, Environmental Management Program, and Project Management Systems.
Provides appropriate guidance, mentoring, coaching and performance feedback to a diverse, multidiscipline team with varying degrees of experience to ensure staff performance is