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CANUSA EPC
Canada | Full-Time | In-Office with Project Site Travel
Salary: CAD $150,000–$180,000 per year

Lead Complex Projects From Engineering Through Execution

CANUSA EPC is seeking an accomplished Senior Project Manager – Power Generation & EPC to lead the execution of large-scale power generation, electrical infrastructure, and industrial EPC projects.

This is a senior, client-facing leadership position responsible for driving complex projects from engineering and procurement through construction, commissioning, startup, and turnover.

We're looking for an experienced project leader who understands what it takes to successfully execute large, multidisciplinary EPC projects—not simply manage schedules and reports.

The ideal candidate brings significant experience with gas turbine, steam turbine, combined-cycle, cogeneration, electrical infrastructure, or large industrial facilities and is comfortable taking ownership of project performance, client relationships, multidisciplinary teams, commercial considerations, schedule, cost, and risk.

What You'll Do

Project & Client Leadership

• Serve as a primary liaison with clients, ensuring project objectives, deliverables, schedules, budgets, and performance expectations are achieved
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams throughout engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and turnover
• Establish project execution strategies, priorities, milestones, and team expectations
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, forecasts, burn rates, KPIs, and overall financial performance
• Identify project risks, constraints, and potential impacts and drive appropriate mitigation strategies
• Lead client, project, technical, vendor, and executive-level coordination meetings
• Manage project changes and associated commercial, schedule, and contractual impacts
• Coordinate directly with client engineering, operations, construction, commissioning, and maintenance teams
• Maintain strong client relationships throughout project execution
• Support proposals, estimating, client presentations, and strategic business development opportunities

Engineering & Technical Oversight

• Review and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering deliverables across Process, Mechanical, Piping, Civil, Structural, Electrical, Instrumentation, Controls, and Power Generation disciplines
• Review Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), Plot Plans, Equipment Layouts, Electrical Single Line Diagrams, Protection and Control Schematics, and engineering design packages
• Provide technical oversight for gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, transformers, switchgear, substations, power distribution systems, rotating equipment, instrumentation, controls, and packaged equipment
• Coordinate engineering disciplines throughout detailed design and ensure alignment with project scope, schedule, constructability, and client requirements
• Review engineering calculations, equipment sizing, power system studies, specifications, and technical documentation
• Lead constructability reviews and field walkdowns
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, designers, discipline leads, and project personnel

Procurement, Vendors & OEM Coordination

• Support major equipment procurement and technical bid evaluations
• Participate in OEM and vendor evaluation and selection
• Review vendor drawings, equipment submittals, specifications, and technical documentation
• Monitor vendor engineering progress, cost, schedule, and compliance with project requirements
• Coordinate directly with turbine OEMs, equipment manufacturers, utility providers, vendors, and subcontractors
• Identify vendor-related risks and drive resolution of technical, commercial, and schedule issues
• Support procurement and supply chain planning for major equipment and long-lead items

Construction, Commissioning & Startup

• Support construction planning, constructability, logistics, and field execution
• Coordinate engineering support during construction and facilitate resolution of field-related technical issues
• Support commissioning, startup, performance testing, and turnover of turbine, electrical, and balance-of-plant systems
• Coordinate with construction, commissioning, operations, OEM, and client teams during project completion
• Ensure engineering and vendor documentation supports successful turnover and long-term facility operation

What We're Looking For

This position requires someone who has successfully led complex projects through real-world execution.

You should understand how engineering decisions impact procurement, construction, commissioning, schedule, cost, commercial performance, and ultimately what happens in the field.

Experience Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive experience executing power generation, electrical infrastructure, energy, industrial manufacturing, or heavy industrial EPC projects
• Demonstrated experience managing large, complex multidisciplinary projects through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup
• Experience supporting major capital projects with TIC values of approximately $300MM–$700MM+
• Demonstrated project experience involving one or more of the following:
  • Gas turbine facilities
  • Steam turbine facilities
  • Combined-cycle power generation
  • Cogeneration facilities
  • Utility-scale electrical infrastructure
  • Large industrial or energy facilities
• Experience with EPC/EPCM firms, utilities, independent power producers, industrial owners, or energy developers
• Demonstrated responsibility for project budgets, schedules, forecasts, procurement, subcontractors, contracts, change management, and financial performance
• Experience leading large multidisciplinary engineering and project teams
• Experience coordinating engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning, regulatory, and startup activities
• Previous leadership experience in Project Management, Engineering Management, Construction Management, or Operations
• Experience working directly with major turbine OEMs such as Siemens Energy, GE Vernova, Mitsubishi Power, Solar Turbines, or comparable manufacturers preferred
• Proposal development and business development experience considered an asset

Technical & Project Competencies

Successful candidates should bring a strong working understanding of:

• EPC/EPCM project execution and contract administration
• PMI-based project management principles
• Project controls, including scheduling, forecasting, budgeting, cost management, KPIs, and earned value
• Power generation and industrial electrical infrastructure
• Utility-scale and industrial electrical systems
• Substations, transformers, switchgear, MCCs, and power distribution systems
• Gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, compressors, pumps, and rotating equipment
• Instrumentation, DCS, PLC, controls, and plant automation
• Electrical Single Line Diagrams and Protection & Control Schematics
• P&IDs, PFDs, equipment layouts, and multidisciplinary engineering packages
• Construction planning, constructability, logistics, commissioning, and startup
• Procurement, supply chain management, vendor management, and OEM coordination
• Greenfield and brownfield facility development
• Applicable Canadian and international industry codes and standards, including CSA, ASME, API, CEC, NFPA, IEEE, and applicable provincial and federal regulatory requirements

Software

Working knowledge of:

• Microsoft Project
• Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Bluebeam
• Navisworks
• AutoCAD

Leadership Profile

We're looking for a leader who can:

• Lead large multidisciplinary teams while maintaining accountability for project outcomes
• Communicate confidently with clients, executives, engineers, field personnel, vendors, and OEMs
• Make sound decisions in complex and fast-moving project environments
• Anticipate project risks and take action before they become larger project issues
• Balance technical, commercial, schedule, and client priorities
• Negotiate effectively with vendors, subcontractors, and project stakeholders
• Manage multiple priorities while maintaining focus on critical project objectives
• Mentor and develop engineers and project personnel
• Build trusted client relationships and contribute to future project opportunities

Education & Professional Credentials

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering – Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Civil, or related discipline
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or eligibility for registration with the applicable Canadian provincial engineering regulator preferred within 6 months of hire
• Significant power generation, electrical infrastructure, or industrial facilities experience required
• Valid driver's licence
• Valid passport and ability to travel throughout Canada and the United States

Compensation

Salary Range: CAD $150,000–$180,000 per year

Actual compensation will be determined based on the successful candidate's experience, technical background, project history, leadership capabilities, and overall qualifications.

CANUSA EPC offers a competitive benefits package in addition to base salary.

Why CANUSA EPC?

At CANUSA EPC, our Senior Project Managers do more than maintain schedules and run meetings. They're trusted to lead teams, make decisions, build client relationships, solve complex problems, and take ownership of project outcomes.

You'll have the opportunity to lead major multidisciplinary projects, work directly with clients and OEMs, influence how projects are executed, mentor developing talent, and see projects progress from early engineering through construction, commissioning, and startup.

We're looking for experienced leaders who want to take ownership, build strong teams, and deliver projects they're proud to put their name on.

Job Type: Full-time
Compensation: CAD $150,000–$180,000 per year
Travel: Project and client site travel required