Assistant Project Director Jobs in Whitby, ON (NOW HIRING)

Essential Responsibilities

As the Project Management Specialist, responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Be responsible for on-time project delivery, profit & loss accountability, and customer satisfaction through management of project related activities and resources

• Assist Project Director in organizing project cost structure in Oracle ERP

• Participate in customer, internal, and/or supplier project kickoff meetings and support the Project Director with preparation & coordination of customer, internal, and/or supplier kickoff meetings

• Develop and maintain a project roster including assigning and monitoring timely completion of project related training activities

• Support the development & issuance of the Project Management Plan & related project plans and project procedures; promotes the implementation of project plans and project procedures across the larger project team

• Support the development and deployment of project infrastructure and project tools

• Ensure compliance with U. S. government requirements as applicable

• Support coordination of project activities; monitor and control progress on project deliverables

• Ensure the conformance of project deliverables with contract and project requirements

• Organize and archive project correspondence and records consistent with Project Configuration Management Plan

• Lead, draft, and issue project management meeting notes, action item lists, and project progress reports

• Other relevant duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university/college -OR- a high school diploma/GED with at least 6 years of experience working in project management

• Minimum of 1 year of experience using the Microsoft Office suite of products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, etc.)

• Must be able to work on-site at the Oshawa OPG -HQ

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or other STEM discipline

• Fundamental-level financial or accounting knowledge

• Demonstrated organizational skills, particularly when related to project execution

• Experience or familiarity with Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) or Sodium Fast Reactor (SFR) designs

• Knowledge of the power industry, customer, and competitive environment

• Demonstrated ability supporting project budget, schedule, and quality objectives

• Financial control knowledge and understanding

• Demonstrated professional interpersonal and leadership skills, including high level of motivation, integrity, and self-confidence

• Ability to take initiative and to work independently

• Ability to influence others

• Extreme attention to detail, follow up, highly organized

• Demonstrated ability to balance workload under short deadlines and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems

• Strong process orientation in approach to work

• Exceptional proficiency in Microsoft Office suite

For candidates applying to a Canadian-based position, the pay range for this position is between $75,700 and $125,999 CAD. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education and skill set.

Bonus Eligibility: 5% discretionary annual bonus

This posting is for an existing vacancy

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Canada for this opening.

This position requires access to and/or use of information subject to U.S. Export Control Laws, which mandate all citizenships (including dual citizenships) be from the U.S. Department of Energy’s List of Generally Authorized Countries (10 CFR Part 810 Appendix A, which includes Canada and can be found here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/chapter-III/part-810/appendix-Appendix%20A%20to%20Part%20810) unless a specific authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy is obtained or unless you are a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or protected individual under the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)). More information can be found here: https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/10-cfr-part-810.

You must have legal authorization to work in Canada and any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation. The drug screen requirement in the background check process is not required if the role is based in Canada.