Senior Project Manager, Engineering
- Montreal, QC, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- Minimum of 10 years of project management experience in industrial, energy, or related sectors.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Position Overview
The Senior Project Manager, Engineering supports the Project Director in the delivery of large-scale capital projects, typically ranging in value from $100M to $1B. The incumbent contributes to project planning, execution, and control, ensuring rigor in the management of project scope, costs, schedules, and risks. This role is key in structuring projects, coordinating stakeholders, and ensuring the quality of deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.
The Senior Project Manager works closely with project managers, engineers, procurement teams, construction managers, and external partners, including engineering firms and contractors.
Responsibilities
The Senior Project Manager, Engineering supports the Project Director in the delivery of large-scale capital projects, typically ranging in value from $100M to $1B. The incumbent contributes to project planning, execution, and control, ensuring rigor in the management of project scope, costs, schedules, and risks. This role is key in structuring projects, coordinating stakeholders, and ensuring the quality of deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.
The Senior Project Manager works closely with project managers, engineers, procurement teams, construction managers, and external partners, including engineering firms and contractors.
Responsibilities
- Project Development (Studies)
- Support front-end planning by ensuring the quality and structure of deliverables.
- Contribute to the development of project scope, cost estimates, and schedules.
- Participate in the preparation of required documentation, including technical and financial analyses.
- Support risk assessment and the definition of mitigation strategies.
- Coordinate the information required for the preparation of Requests for Appropriations (RAs).
- General / Governance
- Ensure the implementation and ongoing application of the Project Execution Plan, including roles and responsibilities, as well as activities related to contract management, engineering, construction, procurement, document control, cost, schedule, risk tracking, quality assurance and control, and HSE.
- Ensure the preparation and consolidation of progress reports (weekly and monthly).
- Monitor performance variances and recommend corrective actions.
- Ensure adherence to corporate governance processes, procedures, and standards.
- Project Execution
- Support the overall coordination of project execution by ensuring alignment across engineering, procurement, and construction teams.
- Monitor the performance of suppliers, engineering firms, and contractors, and contribute to the enforcement of contractual obligations.
- Participate in the management of operational risks and in the implementation of mitigation measures.
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental requirements and support the coordination of HSE plans.
- Participate in monitoring site activities and resolving technical and operational issues.
- Contribute to the planning and monitoring of commissioning, transition to operations, and project close-out.
- Contribute to the preparation of progress reports and financial forecasts.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering and membership in the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec or equivalent certification (asset).
- Minimum of 10 years of project management experience in industrial, energy, or related sectors.
- Relevant experience in capital project execution within complex environments.
- Strong organizational skills and a high level of rigor in managing project scope, schedules, and budgets.
- Structured, methodical, and process-driven approach.
- Ability to analyze project data and ensure effective tracking of performance indicators.
- Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and interact with suppliers and contractors.
- Ability to work in industrial and construction environments.
- Strong communication skills across various organizational levels.
- Sound judgment and ability to quickly identify variances and recommend corrective actions.
- Availability to travel to project sites.
- Ability to work autonomously while supporting the Project Director in achieving objectives.
- Bilingual (French and English), both spoken and written.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Support the Project Director in planning, coordinating, and controlling large-scale capital projects, including scope, costs, schedules, risks, governance, and reporting. Coordinate engineering, procurement, construction, suppliers, and contractors while supporting HSE compliance, commissioning, transition to operations, and project close-out.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and at least 10 years of project management experience in industrial, energy, or related sectors, including capital project execution in complex environments. Candidates should have strong organizational, analytical, communication, and coordination skills, be able to work in industrial and construction settings, travel to project sites, and be bilingual in French and English.
Skills
- Project Management
- Capital Project Execution
- Project Planning
- Scope Management
- Cost Management
- Schedule Management
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Mitigation
- Project Governance
- Contract Management
- Supplier and Contractor Coordination
- Performance Monitoring
- Progress Reporting
- Forecasting
- Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE)
- Commissioning and Project Close-Out
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Categories
- Management & Leadership
- Engineering
- Construction
- Energy
- Manufacturing
Keywords
- Capital Projects
- Project Execution Plan
- Project Scope
- Cost Estimates
- Project Schedules
- Risk Assessment
- Mitigation Strategies
- Requests for Appropriations
- Contract Management
- Engineering
- Procurement
- Construction
- Document Control
- Cost Control
- Schedule Tracking
- Quality Assurance
- Quality Control
- Health, Safety, and Environment
- Progress Reports
- Financial Forecasts
- Performance Indicators
- Supplier Management
- Contractor Management
- Commissioning
- Transition to Operations
- Project Close-Out
- Industrial Projects
- Energy
- Paper and Forest Products