Senior Project Manager

John Wood Group

  • Saskatoon, SK
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Job Description:Wood is currently recruiting for a Senior Project Manager to join our Mining and Minerals office Saskatoon, SK. This role has overall responsibility for overseeing the development of budgets, schedules and reports as well as for the management and coordination of project staff and sub-contractors to ensure safe, cost effective, efficient and timely completion of projects in order to meet and/or exceed client expectations.In our recruitment and hiring process at Wood Canada Ltd., we want to emphasize that we do not employ artificial intelligence or automated systems to screen or select candidates. We are committed to ensuring fairness and inclusivity by relying on the expertise from a team of professional recruiters for the application reviews, interviews, and qualification assessments.Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement the project execution strategy
  • Ensure overall project scope of services and scope of work is performed in a safe, cost effective and timely manner that meets and/or exceeds client expectations
  • Provide leadership to the project team on HSSE matters and ensure that all employees and contractors carry out their duties and responsibilities as defined in the project HSSE execution plan
  • Monitor and review all project delivery components including administration, document control, project control, staff planning, engineering, supply chain management, construction, and pre-commissioning
  • Oversee the development of all project budgets, schedules and progress reports
  • Develop and manage project-specific change and risk management systems
  • Ensure project requirements for permits, licenses and regulatory agency approvals are met and up to date
  • Organize and lead planning sessions, team building workshops and project coordination meetings
  • Ensure an appropriate review process is implemented for the project including internal and client project reviews, risk reviews, constructability and independent peer reviews
Qualifications:
  • Undergraduate or Graduate Degree in Engineering from a recognized university
  • With between 15 - 20 years' experience in an EPC / EPCM environment, with construction / project execution, supporting the mining industry.
  • Must have at least 10 years increasing responsibility as a project manager
  • Experience in managing greenfield, or large brownfield projects is required ($100Mn-$1 Bn)
  • Mining project experience is essential; will consider candidates with a combination of mining project experience along with heavy civil, petro-chemical or O&G project experience (a minimum of 5 years mining and minerals project experience is required)
  • Completion of a diploma or degree in a certified project management program is considered an asset
  • Ability to develop new, proprietary and innovative solutions to current processes is an asset
  • Authorization to lawfully work in Canada without sponsorship from Wood is required
About Us:Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.Diversity StatementWe are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

John Wood Group