About Calian
At Calian, we help organizations overcome obstacles, manage risks, and drive progress. Since 1982, we’ve grown from a small consulting firm into a trusted global company across defence, space, health, nuclear energy, public safety, and government.
We create innovative solutions that tackle complex challenges and help organizations and communities stay resilient, informed, and connected.
If you’re driven by purpose and energized by solving real-world challenges, we want you on our team.
Job Type: Full Time
Position Overview
The Project Manager is accountable for independently leading and delivering nuclear and environmental programs from initiation through closeout. This role provides oversight across scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, and communications, while collaborating with project managers, project schedulers and project controls specialists, building client relationships, supporting business growth, and ensuring compliance with applicable nuclear regulatory, quality, and contractual requirements.
Responsibilities
Program & Project Leadership
- Lead and deliver large or strategic programs comprising multiple projects, multi-disciplinary teams, and subcontractors.
- Provide overall accountability for project performance, including scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, change management, and stakeholder engagement.
- Collaborate with Project Managers to ensure consistent application of project management best practices.
Financial & Performance Management
- Review customer progress reports that outline overall project status and progress, risks/issues, financial summaries, cost forecasts, and opportunities for scope expansion.
- Provide oversight of project budgets, forecasts, cost performance, and variance analysis.
- Develop accurate forecasts and recovery plans where required.
- Identify and pursue opportunities for scope growth, value-added services, and follow-on work.
Risk, Issue & Change Management
- Proactively identify project-level risks and implement approved risk response plans.
- Maintain and manage a project risk register, including escalation of significant risks and issues to senior management.
- Clearly articulate risks, issues, and associated recovery plans to customers.
- Lead and oversee change management processes, including review and approval of change requests and scope change logs.
Client, Communication & Stakeholder Management
- Chair internal and external meetings (10+ attendees) with confidence, engaging stakeholders at varying levels of seniority.
- Clearly articulate project status, risks/issues, recovery plans, and opportunities during customer and management meetings.
- Approve and release content for customer meetings, including agendas and presentation materials.
- Approve and release records of discussion to ensure key decisions, actions, and communication items are clearly captured and highlighted.
- Maintain a project action tracker and ensure accountability for action closure.
- Build and maintain positive, trust-based relationships with project teams, customers, suppliers, and internal management.
Quality, Governance & Continuous Improvement
- Implement and enforce appropriate quality controls across projects, ensuring compliance with CNSC regulations, nuclear codes, standards, and internal quality systems.
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and ensure lessons learned are captured and implemented across projects and programs.
- Support proposal development activities, including bid strategy, oversight of proposal development, cost estimates, scheduling input, and coordination of multi-disciplinary proposal teams.
- Oversee supplier and subcontractor performance to ensure contractual, schedule, and cost requirements are met.
- Travel to customer sites as required to support project delivery, client engagement, and business needs.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Applied Science, Business, or equivalent.
- Five (5) or more years of project management experience, including leadership of large or strategic projects.
- Demonstrated experience managing multi-disciplinary teams of 5+ staff and multiple subcontractors.
- Project management experience or oversight of multiple related projects is strongly preferred.
- Experience within the nuclear industry, including working knowledge of CNSC regulations, nuclear codes, and quality standards.
- PMP or equivalent project management certification is preferred.
- Strong expertise in project-level cost management, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
- Proven ability to implement robust project governance, risk management, and quality controls.
- Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including coaching and developing junior project management staff.
- Exceptional written communication skills - clear, concise, directive, and visionary - with the ability to approve and release customer-facing materials and executive-level reports.
- Exceptional verbal communication skills - clear, concise, directive, and visionary - with confidence chairing large meetings and presenting to senior stakeholders.
- Strong relationship-building skills with customers, suppliers, project teams, and management.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve complex technical, commercial, and stakeholder issues.
Additional Requirements
- Must be eligible for Government of Canada security clearances and nuclear site security clearance.
- Must be able to travel to customer sites as required (may include but not limited to Toronto, Tiverton, Durham Region, Regina, or Ottawa).
- This role is open to candidates in the Toronto or Tiverton Ontario areas; employees located within 50km of our offices will be expected to work a hybrid model.
- Bilingualism in French and English, both verbal and written is an asset.
Compensation
$100,000 -$130,000 per annum
Vacancy
We have 1 position available.
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AI Usage Disclosure
At Calian, we do not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to screen or evaluate candidates. AI tools may support backend administrative tasks, but they do not influence hiring decisions. All evaluations and decisions are made by real people on our recruitment team and hiring managers. All applicants are reviewed and only those chosen for an interview will be contacted by our recruiting team.
How we hire
- Our hiring process is designed to help us get to know you and discover if you are the best fit for our team. It's also an opportunity for you to gauge if a role at Calian is the right fit for you.
Throughout the process, we’ll share details of the kind of work you’ll be doing, the projects you’ll be working on, the team you’ll be joining, and what it’s like working at Calian. Our biggest tip throughout the process is to just be your authentic self!
- Our commitment to diverse, yet highly specialized solutions require many different skills and abilities. We look for the best talent that can contribute to Calian’s success as well as enhance our culture. We encourage you to apply to a role or join our talent community and sign up for job alerts that match your area of expertise and what you are looking for in your next opportunity.
During the recruiting process, you’re encouraged to notify us of any accommodations you may require. We’ll be happy to help.
- We give the same time and consideration to everyone who applies. Here are a few things you can do to ensure your application shines:
- Do your research on Calian, the department, and team you are looking to join
- Add a cover letter that explains why you are a good fit for this position
- Share a portfolio, personal websites, or links to your professional social media
- In your CV, highlight your key achievements - this is your time to brag
- Include dates! Share the timeline of your experience
- Stand out by tailoring your resume to each position you apply to
- Only apply to roles you’re genuinely interested in and that align to your experience
- Be prepared! Do your research on Calian, the department, and team you are looking to join
- View the responsibilities for the role and find examples that demonstrate how you’ve completed these in your previous work experience
- Prepare a list of questions to ask us
- Dress business casual for your interview (virtual and in person)
- We assess your skills and fit, you assess our fit for you
- We keep you updated and share expectations as we make progress in the recruiting cycle
- Feel free to reach out to your Talent Acquisition Specialist at any time during the hiring process
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