Program Director
- Montréal, QC, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- 10+ years of experience in utilities Industry, including smart grid, and IoT solutions.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Overview:
Drive governance, planning, and execution oversight for large technology programs. Ensure projects align with strategic objectives, meet regulatory requirements, and deliver on time and within budget.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee deployments and integration of technology infrastructures, data collection systems, and analytics platforms to support accuracy, reliability, and scalability of smart grid systems.
- Develop and manage project budgets and resource plans to deliver Technology solutions on time and within scope.
- Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning for critical infrastructures to ensure resilience.
- Integration of IoT data structures with enterprise platforms for unified operational reporting.
- Lead and mentor a cross-functional team of project managers, engineers, and technology professionals to ensure successful delivery.
- Supervise design and enforcement of data security and compliance policies to protect infrastructure data and customer information.
- Drive digital transformation initiatives in IoT, including smart meters, connectivity, as well as data intelligence.
- Manage relationships with technology vendors, utility partners, and regulatory bodies.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor ’ s degree in engineering, Information Technology, or related field; Master ’ s preferred.
- 15 years plus in large scales program management with matrixed global environment
- 10+ years of experience in utilities Industry, including smart grid, and IoT solutions.
- Strong knowledge of IoT technologies, data management, cybersecurity, Smart metering is a plus.
- Proven ability to lead large-scale metering deployments in a matrixed, global environment.
- Experience with integration ERP and billing platforms.
- Strategic thinking combined with hands-on execution for complex technical projects.
- Familiarity with digital transformation in utilities, including automation and advanced analytics.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Project oversight and stakeholder engagement.
- AMI (Advanced Metering Technology) would be a plus
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Program Director at Querentia will oversee technology deployments, budgets, and resource plans, and lead a cross-functional team. They will also manage data security, disaster recovery, vendor and regulator relationships, and IoT digital transformation.
Requirements
Candidates need a bachelor's degree in engineering or IT (master's preferred), 15+ years of large-scale program management, and 10+ years in utilities including smart grid and IoT. Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and knowledge of IoT, data management, and cybersecurity are needed.
Skills
- Program management
- Smart grid
- Smart metering
- AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure)
- IoT technologies
- Data management
- Cybersecurity
- ERP integration
- Billing platform integration
- Advanced analytics
- Disaster recovery planning
- Business continuity planning
- Budget management
- Resource planning
- Vendor management
- Stakeholder management
- Team leadership
- Mentoring
- Regulatory compliance
- Digital transformation
- Data security policy
- Connectivity
- Operational reporting
- Strategic planning
- Large-scale deployment
Categories
- Management & Leadership
- Energy
- Technology
- Consulting
Keywords
- program director
- program management
- smart grid
- smart metering
- AMI
- advanced metering infrastructure
- IoT
- utilities
- digital transformation
- cybersecurity
- data management
- ERP
- billing systems
- analytics
- disaster recovery
- business continuity
- stakeholder management
- project management
- vendor management
- matrixed global environment
Seniority
Senior
Tools
- ERP systems
- Billing platforms
- Smart meters
- Analytics platforms
Fields of study
- Engineering
- Information Technology