BWXT Canada Ltd. (BWXT Canada) has over 60 years of expertise and experience in the design, manufacturing, commissioning and service of nuclear power generation equipment. This includes steam generators, nuclear fuel and fuel components, critical plant components, parts and related plant services. BWXT Canada’s subsidiary, BWXT Medical Ltd. (BWXT Medical) provides its customers, who conduct life-saving medical procedures for patients around the world, the benefit of decades of experience in the development, manufacturing, packaging and delivery of medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals. Headquartered in Cambridge, Ontario, BWXT in Canada has approximately 1,800 employees at locations in Peterborough, Toronto, Arnprior, Brampton, Port Elgin, Owen Sound, Kanata and Oakville, Ontario and Vancouver, British Columbia. BWXT Canada is a subsidiary of BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT). Follow us on Twitter @BWXT and learn more atwww.bwxt.com.
We are currently recruiting for a Senior Project Manager for our facility in Cambridge, Ontario.
The Senior Project Manager has accountability for their assigned projects (budget, schedule, and overall customer satisfaction); and to ensure the Company’s resources are properly directed for satisfactory contract execution. The Senior Project Manager will lead projects with influence, and execute control over budgets, schedules, and non-technical communication. As a Senior Project Manager, these core responsibilities are expected to be employed with significantly more independence, and more leadership focused on mentorship and coaching of the relatively less experienced Project Managers.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Lead diverse, sometimes large (>15 members) teams, toward the successful execution of assigned contracts.
- Provides effective leadership through communicating expectations and instilling accountability.
- Directs the overall technical cost and schedule requirements on assigned contracts, including engineering and field services.
- Interfaces with customer to ensure that contract requirements are met including cost/schedule reporting, multi-phase design reviews and other engineering deliverables.
- Develops growth opportunities in the Nuclear Equipment business line.
- Takes corrective action as necessary to ensure compliance with technical specifications and schedule commitments.
- Develops proposals for component supply projects and lead technical and commercial negotiations.
- Coordinates subcontracting efforts to ensure that any outsourced work scopes meet all technical requirements.
- Leads negotiation of complex contract changes or claims and resolves any technical and/or commercial issues with customers and subcontractors.
- Analyzes the requirements with the customer, determines the strategy for the proposal and develops the execution plan for the project.
- Contributes to and reviews the project proposal or execution plan to determine timeframe, cost, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements and allotment of available resources to various phases of the project.
- Defines/designs activities (starting from existing solutions). Defines authority, roles and responsibilities for team members for unique requirements of the project.
- Manages change through defined change control process for the assigned process.
- Contributes to improving/developing systems, and with setting project evaluation parameters to improve profitability.
- Interprets contractual requirements and negotiates minor changes to project scope or specification with the project client/customer.
- Regularly reports project progress to senior management and/or the customer.
- Complex change management including claim management, bonus/penalty clauses (with significant risk).
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Desired Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or other suitable field from an accredited university;
• 15 years of related experience;
• Proven mastery of project management fundamentals like, scheduling, earned-value management, budget controls, and change management;
• Demonstratable understanding of complex contract management;
• Proven mastery in organizing, analyzing, and presenting large and diverse data sets;
• Demonstratable understanding, comfort and experience regarding complex and difficult client management and commitment to client relationships and mutual success;
• Professional mastery of English, in written and verbal forms.
Desired Characteristics:
• 20 years of related industry experience;
• 10 years of project management experience in a project based organization;
• Experience in the nuclear energy production industry;
• High level of competency with Oracle Primavera P6;
• High level of competency with Microsoft Excel;
• Project Management Professional certification.
The base salary range for this position in [[Ontario]] at the start of employment is expected to be between $[[107,000]] and $[[156,000]] per year. However, the base salary offered is based on local job market factors and may vary further depending on factors specific to the selected job candidate, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to these considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, such as an annual cash incentive in addition to a full range of medical, retirement, and/or other benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided at such time the selected job candidate receives an offer of employment.
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BWXT Canada Ltd. embraces diversity of thought, values individuality, encourages new perspectives and provides equal opportunity in employment for all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability, or any other category protected by provincial law. BWXT Canada is committed to fostering an accessible, fair, and inclusive environment where all employees are able to access goods while being respected and supported. If you require accommodations during the application or interview process, please advise us as soon as possible so appropriate arrangements can be made. If you require information in a format that is accessible to you, please contact Human Resources.
