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About the role
- Project Director managing hydroelectric project portfolios at ANDRITZ Canada. Leading teams to ensure timely project execution and client satisfaction in a rapidly evolving energy landscape.
Responsibilities
- Manage a team of project managers and systems engineers who coordinate activities of team members from different departments.
- Forecast workload to ensure the project management department is staffed to execute the project portfolio.
- Structure the kick-off of all new projects, define financial objectives and establish operational strategy with the team.
- Ensure project teams develop high-level and detailed planning and coordinate the activities required to meet contractual and financial objectives agreed with all departments.
- Ensure project teams comply with contractual obligations, technical specifications, quality and health & safety standards for engineering, procurement, fabrication, and on-site activities, and execute all project-related activities in a timely manner for projects under their supervision.
- Define claim negotiation strategies with project managers and, when necessary, lead commercial negotiations with the client for larger or more complex claims.
- Escalate critical issues to other department directors and help define and support mitigation or resolution plans.
- Review documentation related to monthly and quarterly project reviews prepared by project managers.
- Report regularly to senior management on the status of projects in their portfolio.
- Perform risk and opportunity assessments and detail potential financial variances relative to established targets.
- Analyze, define and implement, together with project managers, a contingency plan to correct any failure or deficiency that could directly impact project outcomes (costs, schedule, quality).
- Ensure project teams properly close out a project once activities are completed.
- Manage special projects as required.
Requirements
- Degree as a mechanical or civil engineer or as a mechanical technologist, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum ten (10) years of experience in hydropower or in heavy steel structures manufacturing and related manufacturing activities.
- Minimum five (5) years of project management experience.
- Experience managing and supervising direct reports.
- Experience with on-site and construction activities.
- Proven track record of effectively managing projects with inherent complexity and accelerated schedules.
- Excellent negotiation skills for managing project changes and resolving claims.
- Excellent listening and oral/written communication skills, with fluency in French and English.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and to switch between projects or initiatives under tight deadlines.
- Professionalism and tact in representing the company with internal and external clients.
- Strong knowledge of MS Office.
- Availability to travel as required.
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering (an asset).
- PMP certification (an asset).
Benefits
- Life, disability, dental and supplemental health insurance;
- Retirement plan;
- Hybrid work arrangement;
- Performance participation program;
- Employee assistance program;
- Training program and individualized career development path
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