Senior Conveyance Project Manager

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Your impact

As a Senior Conveyance Project Manager based out of Burnaby, British Columbia, you’ll be charged with leading a team of highly qualified and motivated engineers through the design process, interacting directly with clients to deliver projects and programs, develop and deliver technical conveyance solutions, and mentoring ambitious mid-level engineers. We’ll ask you to grow your career by acting as a highly competent seller-doer who will be empowered to develop and manage projects in a trusting and supported environment.

You’ll join a team of experts in conveyance, including new linear infrastructure, rehabilitation, pumping and PRV stations, fish screen intakes, water, and wastewater treatment technologies. You’ll have the opportunity to grow professionally through participation on project teams delivering, large, challenging projects while serving and developing clients.

We’ll rely on you to lead business development activities with key clients, including proposals preparation and management, resulting in the acquisition of new projects, as well as perform the role of Project Manager supporting various projects and programs within a defined client portfolio. You’ll effectively lead and manage project teams throughout all phases of project planning, execution, and closeout, consistent with established project delivery processes to meet the scope, schedule, budget, and other specified requirements stated in each contract.

You will participate in or lead the development of engineering studies, reports, drawings, specifications, contract documents, proposals, and cost estimates with minimal direction; serve as the Engineer of Record for area of expertise deliverables and, provide construction administration services and field engineering services during construction as needed.

Using your conveyance technical expertise, you’ll play an integral role in leading and mentoring staff, forming long-term relationships with clients, and pursuing new work, including strategy development, positioning, proposal development, and contract negotiation.

This is a permanent, full-time position based in Burnaby, British Columbia.

Here's what you'll need

• A Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
• 15+ years of demonstrated experience delivering multiple water or wastewater conveyance projects
• Proven ability to manage and motivate a multidisciplinary team
• Professional Engineer designation in British Columbia
• Strong aptitude for technical design, writing and verbal communication related to municipal water and wastewater infrastructure (watermains, sewers, condition assessment and rehabilitation, pump stations, valve chambers, pressure reducing stations etc.)
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule based out of Burnaby, British Columbia
  
  
  

Ideally, Here’s What You’ll Also Have

• Design and project management experience of large infrastructure
• Design experience and serving as the Engineer of Record for large water and wastewater infrastructure including pipelines (rural and urban), pump stations, PRV Stations, and Valve Chamber
• Experience managing and coordinating multiple disciplines on small to large projects, including the ability to successfully manage scope, schedule, and budget
• Experience in condition assessment, rehabilitation would be beneficial.
• Experience in report writing.
• Experience proposal preparation and lead
• Experience with Metro Vancouver projects and relationship would be beneficial.
• Experience serving clients across a variety of areas, including conveyance pipeline design, project management, and water or wastewater pump station design
• A desire for both personal and team growth
• Ability to serve as the technical liaison and leader between the project owner and the design team
• Business development, interpersonal, and networking skills that can be combined with the significant resources available across Jacobs to gain market share
• Experience supporting business development activities with local municipalities and regional authorities
• Comfortable working both collaboratively and independently
  
  
  

Posted Salary Range Minimum

150,000.00

Posted Salary Range Upper

200,000.00

The base salary range for this position is $150,000.00 to $200,000.00. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across British Columbia, Canada locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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