The Opportunity: Project Manager
20 Month term, full-time and based in Whitehorse, Yukon.
If you’re excited by the opportunity to lead a major infrastructure project, navigate complex technical and commercial challenges, and see a project from design to completion, this could be the role for you. Join Yukon Energy and take a leading role in delivering the Wareham Dam Spillway Replacement Project.
What will you do: As the Project Manager, you will:
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Lead the Wareham Dam Spillway Replacement Project through design, construction, commissioning, and closeout, along with other assigned capital projects.
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Lead overall project delivery and performance, including scope, budget, schedule, risk, quality, safety, procurement, forecasting, and reporting.
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Bring teams together to deliver, providing leadership to Project Coordinators and coordinating Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Finance, consultants, contractors, technical advisors, and Owner’s Engineers.
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Navigate complex project, commercial, and construction challenges, including contracts, changes, contractor performance, constructability, operational readiness, and emerging project risks.
What you need to succeed:
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A four-year university degree in Engineering (Civil Engineering is considered an asset). Other professional qualifications may be considered in combination with relevant experience.
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Project Management Professional (PMP) designation and/or Professional Engineering (P.Eng) designation is an asset
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5+ years of progressive project management experience delivering complex capital projects, with demonstrated experience managing major heavy civil or utility construction projects.
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Strong knowledge of heavy civil construction and project delivery, including construction sequencing, constructability, cost, schedule, risk, quality, change management, forecasting, and reporting.
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Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary project teams, including engineering consultants, contractors, suppliers, Owner’s Engineers, and other project partners.
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Strong commercial, procurement, and contract management experience, including competitive procurement, contract negotiations, change orders, claims, and contractor performance.
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Strong communication, stakeholder management, and HSE knowledge, with the ability to communicate complex project matters, performance, risks, forecasts, and recommendations to senior management and support Board-level reporting. Knowledge of utility and Crown corporation operations is an asset.
What is in it for you:
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Competitive Pay with annual cost of living increase
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Northern Allowance: $7,000 + 5% Base Pay added to Base Salary
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Comprehensive Benefit Package that begins the first day of employment
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160 hours of vacation leave, 160 hours of sick leave, 40 hours of special leave
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Travel Allowances for employee and their spouse and dependent(s)
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Annual Wellness Subsidy
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Cell Phone Subsidy
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Training and Development opportunities
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The opportunity to deliver critical infrastructure and contribute to Yukon's energy future
Who we are: Yukon Energy is the primary generator and transmitter of electrical energy in the Yukon territory, operating within the Traditional Territories of Yukon First Nations. We take pride in our commitment to sustainability and collaboration with Indigenous communities across all our operations.
Yukon Energy values diversity in the workplace. We strive to achieve a skilled workforce that is representative of the population we serve, and we are committed to the employment and professional development of Yukon First Nations citizens. First Nations candidates are encouraged to self-declare.
To apply, please go to Recruitment (adp.com).
If you have any questions, please feel free email People & Culture via email at [email protected]. The posting will remain open until the position is filled.
For more information on Yukon Energy, please go to: http://www.yukonenergy.ca.
Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada for any employer without employer sponsorship.
Date Posted: August 26, 2026
