09 Oct
ERM
Vancouver
Program and Project Manager, Capital Project Delivery
This is an outstanding opportunity for a Senior-level Project Manager looking to advance their career with a global environmental leader, and to make a significant impact in successfully implementing ERM's global strategy.
- Play a key role in growing our business in the Power, Renewable, and Diversified Energy sectors in Canada.
- Provide program and project management and senior technical expertise on major, multimillion-dollar projects.
- Lead a rapidly growing team of technical specialists delivering impact assessment, advisory and management consulting for power, renewable, and diversified energy clients within Canada and across North America.
- Work out of our dynamic and vibrant downtown Calgary office with the flexibility of working remotely/from home.
We want to do great things; we need your help
As a Senior Project Manager with experience leading power advisory, transmission, distribution, renewable and thermal generation interconnection, and diversified energy integration, regulatory, and permitting projects, you will be equipped to lead a multidisciplinary team to deliver proposals, EAs/EISs, permit applications, strategic recommendations, client advising and associated management plans. This is an opportunity to utilize your established relationships with companies, along with your strong program and project management skills to successfully lead environmental assessments and permitting for advising engagements for large-scale capital energy projects. You will serve as a representative of our company and play a key role building our business and winning new projects. Your big picture understanding of our business,
and ability to build strong client relationships based on trust and mutual benefit will be critical.
Your responsibilities:
- Reporting directly to the “Partner, Capital Project Delivery, North America”, lead, work on, and support multiple projects and serve as program and/or project manager to ensure deliverables achieve client expectations for scope, budget, schedule, and quality.
- Responsible for overall execution of assigned Power, Renewable, and Diversified Energy projects.
- Support and contribute to the execution of the strategic direction of the leadership team with refined focus on power and diversified energy opportunities across North America.
- Drive preparation primarily of EAs/EISs, permit applications and associated management plans,
lead environmental and technical constraints analysis, and develop plans to support construction implementation for power, renewable, and diversified energy capital projects.
- Contribute to business development of ERM’s global impact assessment and planning service area. Identify and develop new opportunities, prepare effective proposals, including development of scopes and cost estimates, and take an active leadership role in developing new business with new and existing clients.
- Lead, manage performance, hire, and retain, inspire, and mentor personnel for overall success of the growing Capital Project Delivery, Power, Renewable, and Diversified Energy project management team.
- Actively contribute to ERM’s project management technical community and collaborate with other ERM global practitioners to execute projects.
Who you are:
- BSc or MSc in Sciences, Environmental Engineering, or related field, with a Master’s in Business Administration preferred.
- Minimum 10 years of power, renewable, and/or energy industry experience with 5 years direct consulting experience in power, renewable, and/or energy.
- Well-developed team building and influencing skills; unquestionable integrity; and the experience, confidence, and stature to effectively address client and business needs and challenges.
- Demonstrated experience working with the provincial and federal regulatory agencies, stakeholders, and the public. Understanding of key drivers within the sector across multiple jurisdictions.
Experience as a project manager for regulatory, power, renewable, and energy projects across Canada and North America is also an asset.
- High degree of project management competence and broad knowledge of impact assessment best practices, PMP designation preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to develop/maintain long-term relationships with clients.
- Excellent communication, time management and organizational skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project management approaches/tools.
- Ability to rise to the challenge in high pressure environments, managing diverse internal and external stakeholders, and becoming energized by a vibrant team of colleagues based across the country and the globe.
- Leadership skills with the ability to coach and mentor collaborative teams, demonstrate ERM values and become a safety ambassador.
This is a full-time position. During peak activity, there will be some overtime required, and meetings with clients may not strictly happen between 9-5 as we work with clients in a variety of time zones.
As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.
At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career.
We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.
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