Project Leader
Winnipeg, MB
Manitoba Hydro is consistently recognized as one of Manitoba's Top Employers! We are a leader among energy companies in
North America, recognized for providing highly reliable service and exceptional customer satisfaction. Join our team of Manitoba's
best as we continue to build a company that champions safety, supports innovation, and delivers on our commitment to customer
service - while actively fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace reflective of the communities we serve.
Great Benefits
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
- Defined-benefit pension plan for long-term financial security.
- Nine-day work cycle, typically resulting in every other Monday off to support a balanced approach to work, family life and
community.
Position Overview:
We are seeking a Project Leader to join our Transmission & Distribution Department. Under the limited direction of the Section Head
or Project Managers, may provide supervision for reporting staff in addition to being responsible for the project management and
administrative activities on assigned key strategic and most complex projects as they apply to the overall design, construction and
commissioning activities. Will provide project management expertise to project participants.
Responsibilities:
- Supervise and mentor project staff including, staff officers, project specialists and Engineers.
- Responsible for the management of capital projects such as distribution, station, transmission, HVDC, and other complex
projects as assigned.
- Lead multi-disciplinary project teams including organizing and chairing Project Management meetings on a regular basis
drawing upon a sound understanding of the principles associated with the design, procurement and construction of
transmission and distribution plant and facilitating discussions between project participants, both internal and external, to
proactively manage project issues and risks and seek out opportunities for efficiencies.
- Responsible for multidisciplinary coordination and ensuring the final product meets technical requirements including assisting
stakeholders with the assessment of complex/unconventional deviations to the technical scopes of work, project estimates
and schedules, safety, and environmental requirements, and make recommendations on how to deal with their impacts.
- Prepare capital project reports as needed for a variety of stakeholders, such as; variance explanations, outlook forecasts,
yearend forecasts, project reports and summaries, memos, and lessons learned including issues arising from environmental,
safety, licensing, design, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.
- Lead, and provide input to, the development of CIJ (Capital Investment Justification) and CIJ Addendums including scope,
schedule, risk and cost estimates.
- Upon project completion, lead a review of performance of the project team with respect to the initial scope and the identified
project deliverables and make recommendations for future improvements.
- Provide project management expertise to support project participants regarding interdisciplinary engineering, financial, and
resource issues.
- Provide leadership, direction and mentorship to project stakeholders in the management of a project's estimate, technical
scope of work, procurement and execution strategies, schedule, human resource requirements, risk assessment, quality
requirements, environmental and safety initiatives.
- Participate on or lead committees that help shape the goals, procedures and practices of the Section, Department and
Division with regards to project management.
Qualifications:
- A four-year degree in a relevant discipline from an institution of recognized standing and a minimum of six years of directly
related experience including three years' experience in project management and administration and two years of supervisory
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