Project Leader
Winnipeg, MB
Manitoba Hydro is consistently recognized as one of Manitoba's Top Employers! We are a leader among energy companies in
North America, recognized for providing highly reliable service and exceptional customer satisfaction. Join our team of Manitoba's
best as we continue to build a company that champions safety, supports innovation, and delivers on our commitment to customer
service - while actively fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace reflective of the communities we serve.
Great Benefits
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
- Defined-benefit pension plan for long-term financial security.
- Nine-day work cycle, typically resulting in every other Monday off to support a balanced approach to work, family life and
community.
Position Overview:
We are seeking a Project Leader to join our HVDC Reliability Program Department. Under the limited direction of the Section Head,
is responsible for the project management and administrative activities on assigned key strategic and complex projects, or portions
of large complex projects, as they apply to the overall planning, design, construction and commissioning activities. Will provide
project management expertise to project participants.
Responsibilities:
- Supervise and mentor project staff including, staff officers, project specialists and Engineers.
- Responsible for establishing, monitoring, reporting and progressing all project scheduling and budgeting; including their
impact on resources of the Team.
- Initiate, coordinate and direct the preparation of construction and supply tender documents, evaluations and
recommendations for contract award. Manage, coordinate and review contractor work and performance, and may engage and
direct Engineering Consultants to provide project services.
- Responsible for the management of capital projects such as distribution, station, transmission, HVDC, and other complex
projects as assigned.
- Lead multi-disciplinary project teams including organizing and chairing Project Management meetings on a regular basis
drawing upon a sound understanding of the principles associated with the design, procurement and construction of
transmission and distribution plant and facilitating discussions between project participants, both internal and external, to
proactively manage project issues and risks and seek out opportunities for efficiencies.
- Ensure adequate performance information is provided to monitor, control and communicate critical issues and deadlines and
manage accountability with all Project Participants and stakeholders. Prepare capital project reports as needed for a variety of
stakeholders, such as; variance explanations, outlook forecasts, yearend forecasts, project reports and summaries, memos,
and lessons learned including issues arising from environmental, safety, licensing, design, procurement, construction, and
commissioning activities.
- Responsible for multidisciplinary coordination and ensuring the final product meets technical requirements including assisting
stakeholders with the assessment of complex/unconventional deviations to the technical scopes of work, project estimates
and schedules, safety, and environmental requirements, and make recommendations on how to deal with their impacts.
- Lead, and provide input to, the development of CIJ (Capital Investment Justification) and CIJ Addendums including scope,
schedule, risk and cost estimates.
- Provide project management expertise to support project participants regarding interdisciplinary engineering, financial, and
resource issues, and in consultation with stakeholders, establish project safety and environmental plans.
- Provide leadership, direction and mentorship to project stakeholders in the management of a project's estimate, technical
scope of work, procurement and execution strategies, schedule, human resource requirements, risk assessment, quality
requirements, environmental and safety initiatives.
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