senior financial analyst

regulatory affairs specialist

quality control manager

procurement manager

manœuvre

NORTHLAND POWER

•	Ensure the activities on site are conducted in accordance with Company Policies and Procedures as applicable;
•	Oversee all the Commissioning activities to achieve the Project milestones.
•	Coordinate with HONI, IESO and ESA for inspections, approval and connection authorizations.
•	Engaging operations team for final walk downs and taking over project from construction to operations after the substantial completion.
•	Assist in ensuring that the project is constructed and material and equipment are furnished in conformance with the plans, specifications, applicable codes and regulatory agency requirements;
•	Ensure implementation of constructor’s Quality Assurance and Quality Control program;
•	Ensure public concerns and local governmental requirements are addressed by project management and/or constructor;
•	Manage site communications as applicable among all parties, ensuring regular reports are maintained and all issues are properly and promptly communicated to project management and all members of the team;
•	Coordinate, as applicable, technical, permitting and logistics issues 
•	Assist project management in managing utility connection program;
•	Perform inspections and observations;
•	Maintain project documentation in accordance with project and company requirement
•	Assist project management in the resolution of potential changes, claims, and related contact issues, provide observations and recommendations as applicable;
•	Review or facilitate the review of contractor project close-out documentation;
•	Oversee development, maintenance, and close-out of Project Punch List;
•	Assist as required in coordinating commissioning activities among all parties;
•	Prepare weekly progress reports and monthly project status report for submission to project management.
•	Review and validate contractors’ application for payments and submit recommendations to project management.
•	Manage project activities through daily interaction with Owner, EPC Contractor and other stakeholders as they related to safety, the environment, quality, scheduling and cost.
•	Ensure the health and safety of all Owner employees, contractors, and visitors in compliance with OHSA regulations and the EPC contractor's safety program.
•	Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
•	Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
•	Identify and manage Owner project deliverable and critical path activities.
•	Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
•	Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
•	Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise other project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
•	Ensure proper quality surveillance of Contractor activities by inspection, record review, monitoring, and testing for compliance with contractual specifications and procedures as well as applicable codes and standards.
•	Conduct and facilitate site meetings.
•	Maintain effective communication with management and the project team to ensure timely, concise reporting of safety, schedule, environmental, critical issues, quality control and cost.
•	Work with EPC contractor to develop commissioning and start-up test procedures, and quality assurance checks following new equipment installation to ensure the equipment and systems are properly functioning when placed in service.
•	Develop, implement and maintain proper document control procedures to ensure complete documentation of project activities;

Northland Power is a decent company to work for in the power space. They have a good long-term vision and strategic outlook. They have financially performed well in the past 10 years and will likely continue to do so.

While in certain departments career advancement is fantastic in others it is not. You can have a great career in Business Development and advance quickly. For other areas such as Accounting/Finance you often get pigeon holed and your career advancement can be next to one once you hit a certain level. I find the senior management is really great or really bad depending on the business function. Some leaders at the Director and VP level should not be holding those positions as they have no idea how to properly manage their respective departments (absolute incompetence). Others are extremely competent and a pleasure to work with. I would put most in this latter category however those few bad apples are enough to make work much harder than it should be, leading to missing deadlines, higher stress levels and longer unnecessary hours (as well as increased turnover). 

Overall I do recommend the company but be careful in what department you are going into. My compensation was fantastic for the role I was in however that can very between people by a large amount even if doing similar work.  

What is the best part of working at the company?
Good people, decent work/life balance.  If you work in Europe, a sense of team and belonging

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Horrible "leadership" team.  Inconsistent policies and rules (they do not apply to everyone), clique mentality at head office.  Terrible decisions made by the executives but zero repercussions about these decisions.  Ineffective CEO, CFO, CHRO.  Empire building.  As a result of the above, massive brain drain recently.  Many at the management level and above leaving the company.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Europe - fantastic
Head Office - toxic

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
keep your head down, try not to offend anyone and do your work.

Northland has been on a growth trajectory for the past few years and has immensely expanded overseas. With such rapid growth, you also experience a few challenges. At times, it feels like there is a lack of processes, but Senior Management is working to implement a more robust structure. It is certainly a place where innovative ideas are welcomed and people are encouraged to have open discussions with their managers.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Terrible culture, felt like stepping into the 80’s. Lack of collaboration, very adversarial cross-functionally and even within teams.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Toxic culture - felt like I was interviewed for my role every day.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Competitive, adversarial, toxic. The organization is growing rapidly and lack of leadership at the top doesn’t help, as people are continuously behaving poorly.

Operating facilities were staffed to the lean side of the model and employees could be expected to be able to take on many different functions depending on the requirements of the day.  Major efforts were made to ensure that home life had little impact from running a lean operation, however should the operation be down that personnel would assist to get in back up and running in a timely manner.

I worked there as an engineer after I was headhunted from my previous job. From the beginning there was clear conflict between mangers and there was a lack of clarity of what is expected of me. My boss was a huge micro-manager and lacked leadership skills. The pay was good to be fair, but not a pleasant work experience over all. 

Company morale is at all time low with constant executive changes and 4+ day work week being implemented. Despite senior management emphasize the need to improve culture, no tangible actions have been taken. High staff turnover and the positions do not get backfilled and absorbed by remaining staff. 

Was a job away from home a lot of travelling not much opportunity for input.

The environment is great and fun, and friendly.

I learned new skills and learned how to use new tools.

The challenges were tough but we're also a joy to tackle and great learning experience.

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