Search conducted by Placemaking 4G at p4g.ca on behalf of The Smart Energy Company.
Statement of Intention
The Smart Energy Company knows that building strong teams requires intentionality, openness, and an appreciation for all different perspectives and experiences. We are committed to creating a workplace where people feel respected, supported, and able to contribute meaningfully to the work we do together.
We encourage applications from individuals who have historically been underrepresented in renewable energy, construction, operations, and technical industries, including Indigenous Peoples, Black communities, racialized individuals, people with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and people from diverse educational and professional backgrounds.
If you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process, we encourage you to let us know.
To ensure a thoughtful and inclusive process, we’ve partnered with the P4G search team, who are committed to fostering a safe and supportive environment. They’re here to listen and help accommodate your needs, ensuring your experience throughout this process is intentional, inclusive, and respectful.
About The Smart Energy Company
The Smart Energy Company (TSEC) is focused on helping farmers and agricultural operations build long-term energy independence through practical, scalable renewable energy solutions. TSEC designs, constructs, owns, operates, and maintains renewable energy assets that support sustainability, operational resilience, and long-term value for farming communities.
TSEC is a growing and evolving organization operating at the intersection of renewable energy, agriculture, operations, and innovation. The work is collaborative, fast-moving, and deeply practical.
Employees describe the work environment as:
- “We’re a team. Everyone helps each other and lifts each other up.”
- “It’s a very supportive environment.”
- “The company feels human.”
- “It’s not overly corporate.”
- “Leadership trusts us to do our jobs.”
- “No two days are the same.”
- “It’s exciting to be part of something growing.”
As the organization continues to grow, TSEC intentionally focuses on strengthening systems, coordination, and operational clarity while maintaining the collaborative, flexible, and close-knit culture people value here today.
Principles
The Smart Energy Company’s principles guide the behaviour and support every decision made.
- Leadership: we recognize, build, invest in and reward remarkable people who love what they do while taking care of the people around them.
- Curiosity: Our intense curiosity leads us to constant learning and growth.
- Gratitude: We are consistently grateful for our families, our people, our customers, our communities, our shareholders and our planet.
- Innovation: We thrive on developing new methods to accelerate the adoption of sustainable energy and take appropriate risks without fear of failure, while being prudent with the use of resources.
- Transparency: We embrace clear, open communication rooted in good intentions and trust, offered authentically with both conviction and humility.
- Urgency: We accelerate our growth, knowing that a good decision today is better than a perfect one tomorrow. We use the tools of good analytical process while rejecting restrictive processes that slow us down, accepting that we may disagree but rally behind the decision anyway.
- Integrity: We do what is right, ethical and honest while treating all people with respect, even when no one is watching.
- Accountability: We act with a clear sense of personal ownership and accountability, even for things we may not be directly responsible for, but own, nevertheless.
This Moment, This Position
Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Technical Project Manager plays a key role in coordinating renewable energy projects from development through commissioning and operational handoff.
This role works across multiple active projects simultaneously and acts as a central coordination point between internal teams, utilities, subcontractors, consultants, vendors, customers, and external interest holders.
The role combines technical project coordination, utility and permitting oversight, operational planning, interest holder communication, commissioning coordination, and project delivery support within a fast-paced and evolving renewable energy environment.
People at The Smart Energy Company are encouraged to:
- Take ownership and follow through
- Communicate openly and proactively
- Contribute ideas and solutions
- Collaborate across teams
- Continue learning and improving
- Support operational excellence and customer success
This role may be well-suited for someone who enjoys creating clarity, building momentum, improving systems, and helping complex projects move forward effectively.
How You Will Contribute
Project coordination & Delivery
- Coordinating renewable energy projects across multiple stages of development and implementation
- Supporting commissioning and operational handoff activities
- Supporting project schedules, timelines, deliverables, and operational visibility
Regulatory, Utility & Technical Coordination
- Coordinating permitting, project approvals, and technical documentation
- Supporting utility coordination and interconnection activities
Cross-Functional & External Collaboration
- Collaborating with engineering, operations, logistics, construction, procurement, customer service, and leadership teams
- Coordinating with utilities, subcontractors, consultants, vendors, and project partners
Risk Management & Operational Improvement
- Identifying and helping resolve project risks, delays, bottlenecks, and coordination challenges
- Supporting continuous improvement across project delivery and operational systems
Depending on experience, background, and project needs, the role may also include:
- Supporting project feasibility assessments and early-stage development activities
- Contributing to system optimization and operational problem-solving
- Identifying opportunities to strengthen project delivery processes and operational efficiency
- Supporting strategic initiatives tied to emerging renewable energy opportunities
What You’ll Bring
We know strong candidates may not meet every qualification listed below. If this role feels aligned with your experience and interests, we encourage you to apply.
Required Experience & Skills
- Experience in project management, technical project coordination, renewable energy, utilities, infrastructure, engineering support, construction administration, or related environments
- Experience managing multiple projects, timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder relationships simultaneously
- Ability to understand and coordinate technical, operational, and project-related information across teams
- Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities in fast-paced and evolving environments
- Proficiency with project management and digital collaboration tools
Nice To Have
- Educational background in engineering, renewable energy, construction management, operations, or related technical fields
- Experience with utility coordination, interconnection processes, permitting, commissioning, or renewable energy project development
- Familiarity with commercial or utility-scale solar projects
- Experience coordinating subcontractors, consultants, vendors, and external technical stakeholders
- PMP certification or equivalent project management training
The Package
Location: 25 Hayward Rd, Upper Golden Grove, NB E2S 1C4
Salary: $70,000 - $90,000
Schedule: Some flexibility in hours may occasionally be required to support operational needs and project timelines
Travel: Occasional travel throughout Atlantic Canada will be required.
Benefits: Profit Sharing, 4 weeks vacation + holiday shutdown, and Group Benefits
What To Expect
Hiring processes often reflect systems that don’t work for everyone. At Placemaking 4G, we believe recruitment should be relational and affirming. We’re working with the organization to ensure candidates are respected, informed, and supported throughout.
We closely review all applications and read each cover letter (we promise).
If you are selected as a top candidate, expect an invitation to chat with a Lead Placemaker from P4G. This is someone who treats the recruitment process non-traditionally. We want to get to know what inspires you.
Selected candidates will proceed to a virtual interview with the Lead P4G Placemaker and 2-3 organizational representatives.
Finalists may participate in a second-round interview or skills activity (virtual or in-person).
P4G will check employment references and assist in presenting an offer to the successful candidate.
Application Details
Applications will be accepted until we have found our successful candidate.
Please include a cover letter that speaks to your experience and offers a glimpse of your personality.
Don't be generic. Be yourself.
Have questions about the role?
Reach out to the Lead Placemaker at P4G to learn more.
Amr Elkhashab at [email protected]
Pay: $70,000.00-$90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
- Work from home
Work Location: In person
