Company: GenCore Utilities Ltd.
Location: Markham, ON (In-Office)
Employment Type: Full-Time
About GenCore Utilities Ltd
At GenCore Utilities Ltd., we power communities through innovative, sustainable, and technically advanced solutions across the telecommunications, utility, and energy sectors. Our design and engineering teams are at the forefront of network modernization, delivering projects that connect people and infrastructure efficiently and responsibly.
Position Summary
GenCore Utilities Ltd. is seeking a Project Manager with proven experience delivering utility-scale engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) projects. The successful candidate will manage GenCore’s engineering scope and coordinate its interfaces with procurement, construction and commissioning for substations, transmission and distribution infrastructure, and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.
This role is accountable for the agreed scope, engineering budget, schedule, quality and client communication, from project award through issued-for-construction (IFC) deliverables, site support and closeout.
Key Responsibilities
- Confirm contract requirements, scope boundaries, deliverables, assumptions and responsibilities with clients and EPC partners at project kickoff.
- Build and maintain execution plans, engineering schedules and resource forecasts aligned with procurement dates, construction sequencing and energization milestones.
- Coordinate electrical, civil, structural, protection and control, SCADA and telecommunications teams through design reviews and IFC issuance.
- Track budgets, actual hours, commitments, progress and forecast costs to completion; identify variances and implement recovery actions.
- Manage scope changes, technical queries and commercial notices; prepare change proposals and obtain authorization before proceeding with additional work.
- Coordinate equipment specifications, vendor submittals and technical procurement support with the responsible engineers and the EPC procurement team.
- Maintain risk, action and interface registers, including permits, utility approvals, outages, long-lead equipment and dependencies between disciplines.
- Lead client meetings and issue clear progress reports covering deliverables, schedule, costs, decisions required and outstanding risks.
- Coordinate QA/QC reviews and construction support, including RFIs, non-conformance reports, field changes, commissioning interfaces and as-built deliverables.
- Support proposals, fee estimates, progress invoicing and project closeout while maintaining accurate records of approvals and contractual commitments.
Qualifications
- Degree in electrical, civil or a related engineering discipline, or a relevant technical diploma with equivalent utility project delivery experience.
- Minimum 8 years of relevant utility or energy infrastructure experience, including at least 3 years managing utility-scale EPC projects or major engineering packages within EPC delivery.
- Demonstrated experience with substation, transmission, distribution or utility-scale BESS projects through engineering, procurement interfaces, construction and commissioning.
- Strong command of project controls, contract administration, change management, cost forecasting and multidisciplinary resource planning.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Project or Primavera P6, Excel and project document control systems.
- PMP designation preferred. P.Eng. registration in Ontario, or eligibility for registration, is an asset.
- Clear written and verbal communication, sound commercial judgment, and the ability to resolve issues with clients, engineers, vendors and contractors.
- Valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel to project sites as required.
Salary Range
Annual base salary: CAD $100,000–$140,000, commensurate with utility EPC experience, project complexity and qualifications. Benefits and any bonus are additional.
What We Offer
- Opportunity to work on major utility and infrastructure projects across Canada.
- Exposure to multidisciplinary engineering and utility design projects.
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.
- Professional development and career advancement opportunities.
- Collaborative and innovative engineering environment.
Vacancy status: Existing role
Use of artificial intelligence: GenCore Utilities Ltd. does not use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for this position.
