Project Manager - Electrical Engineering Projects

Project Manager – Electrical Engineering Projects   * Location: Calgary / Edmonton, Alberta or Vancouver, BC * Full-time permanent position – Hybrid in Calgary/Remote in Edmonton/Vancouver * Competitive wages, standard healthcare benefits package, vacation, professional growth   * Opportunity to be part of energy conservation, and sustainability projects throughout Canada   Who are you?   You are an experienced Project Manager, passionate about sustainability and have an entrepreneurial mindset. You demonstrate a strong background in project management of electrical, lighting, electrical vehicle charger installations, energy consulting, building condition assessments. You are a talented, enthusiastic, innovative, and flexible individual, who are looking for a challenging and rewarding career.   Who is the employer?   The Raise (https://ianmartin.com/)  has partnered with our client, a design-build energy efficiency company which focuses on clean energy technology deployment in the built environment. They are a highly engaged and experienced staff to deliver projects to their clients that make a meaningful impact in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, lowering utility costs, and improving the functionality of all facility types. They work with their clientele to help identify clean energy and energy conservation opportunities within their facilities and work closely with them to bring these projects to life through consulting, engineering, and construction. They are a team of talented, passionate multidisciplinary engineers, technologists, tradespeople, software developers, construction managers with a flexible and casual culture. Now they’re looking for you: their new Project Manager to join their successful team.         What you will be doing:   As a result orientated and customer focused Project Manager, you will be reporting to the Operations Manager who is responsible for the execution of client ongoing backlog of projects to ensure that their projects are completed on time, on budget and exceed clients’ expectations.   Practically speaking, you will:   * Attend, and lead and be responsible for internal hand off meetings of awarded projects with estimating and business development. * Attain all required information from estimating and/or business development to take over all project responsibilities for execution. * Create and maintain project progress files, timesheets, and work in progress (WIP) sheets. * Monitor project health continuously using progress files for project completion percentage and work in progress sheets for financial metric’s and forecasting project costs at completion. * Build bill of materials and create purchase orders for all required materials, equipment, and ancillary requirements. * Coordinate all activities on site including deployment of personnel, material deliveries, equipment rentals, transportation of workers, scheduling of work fronts, demobilization, waste disposal and return of any unused products. * Create monthly invoices based on project progress and communicate with accounting division all relevant invoicing instructions. * Maintain and seek out relationships with material vendors to ensure the company has access to competitive material pricing and ensure a diverse network of vendors is available to secure material delivery. * Actively communicate with all new and current clients of ongoing projects to ensure high customer satisfaction. Ensure final walkthrough and sign off when project is completed. * Attend and lead meetings with clients and stakeholders on project deliverables on an ongoing basis. * Mentor site supervision on company policies and procedures and ensure compliance with all project safety requirements. * Perform regular site visits to show our clients a strong management presence on site and to monitor and stay engaged with field personnel. * Resolve conflict between employees should it arise and work to build a positive culture on project sites. * Ensure site supervision has all required project information to be successful on site. Internal project kickoffs with site supervision will be key to project success. * Provide support to in-house estimators and provide feedback on completed projects to help refine estimation. * Perform estimates as required for additional work on current projects or change order requests from the client. * Create change order requests for additional work on site or as directed by our clients. * Regular travel throughout Canada to project sites for progress and client meetings (it will be required regularly).   The Details   * This is a full-time permanent position for 8 hours day shifts Monday to Friday schedule. The ideal candidate will be based in the client Calgary, AB location or working remotely from Edmonton, AB or Vancouver, BC. Relocation will not be required. * The position will have direct reports. * This position offers competitive wages, standard healthcare benefits package, vacation, professional growth. * Traveling will be required up to 25% within a West area of Canada.    What you will bring:    * Master Electrician Certificate in Alberta and Electrical Field Safety Representative (FSR) in British Columbia (or willing to take an exam). * Technical Diploma in Electrical, Mechanical, Construction Engineering Technology or related. * Minimum 5 years’ experience working as a project manager with deep understanding of project lifecycle including all phases of projects from initiation to close out. * Direct experience in project management of electrical, lighting, electrical vehicle charger installations, energy consulting, building condition assessments or other energy conservation projects will be a strong advantage. * Strong ability to effectively communicate both internally with project teams and externally with clients. Daily communication with site supervision, subcontractors, client representatives and internal teams will be expected. * Exceptional attention to detail is a must. * Above average computer skills, specifically with Microsoft Excel. * Strong financial acumen and knowledge of standard project accounting methods. * Ability to learn very quickly and be highly motivated to actively seek out answers to questions. * Possess a planning mindset to avoid having to be reactive but must also understand that change is inevitable and can adapt to different situations that may arise during project execution. * Work well under the pressure of project deadlines, display a calm attitude, and be excited to solve problems and challenges. * Always maintain professionalism as Company’s primary project contact.   How to Apply:   We value diversity and inclusion and encourage all qualified people to apply. 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