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Senior Project Manager

Administration

Date Posted: September 17, 2024

Job Location: Edmonton

Job Number: 2024-72

Job Type: Full Time

Start: Immediately

Company: Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc.

Website: alpac.ca

Address: 132120 St. Albert Trail, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5L 4W1

Job Description

Role Responsibilities

Manage Capital Projects:

-Manage strategic and highly technical and/or complex projects for the organization.
-Follow the Project Delivery Model (PDM) framework and governance for the delivery of projects highly technical in nature.
-Lead the technical design discussions regarding complex equipment configuration in the plant.
-Act as a technical resource when explaining project details to the review board.
-Develop, track, and report project budget/forecast/actuals/schedules.
-Assist in the coordination of cross discipline input in to engineering deliverables.
-Build, develop, and coordinate a project team to ensure project deliverables of scope, schedule, and budget are executed effectively.
-Lead all project related meetings with external and internal stakeholders.
-Maintain accurate and up-to-date project documentation.
-Track, reconcile and identify any project budget deviations or problems related to assigned projects.
-Conduct post-mortem benefits analysis upon project completion to verify targets have been met.
-Provide leadership and expertise on project management principles and practices.
-Lead and coordinate the work of other groups, as required, to create estimates (planning and design execution), create AFE’s and project justifications.

Continuous Improvement:

-Review the PDM framework and suggest additions and improvements to the process to increase efficiency and accuracy of the deliverables.
-Record and disseminated lessons learned from projects with the Project Management team.
-Work with Finance to develop and refine SAP reporting to streamline cost tracking and reporting.
-Work with IT to develop SAP as an enterprise project management tool.
-Responsible for the control system security and operational safety, including control of system user access.

Liaison with all Stakeholder:

-Manage the tracking of change requests to be used for variance explanation at project close.
-Provide general and project-specific advice and recommendations to PMO/CSC (i.e., resource constraints, milestones met and/or missed, successes, and lessons learned).
-Coordinate between engineering and procurement on scope of supply, technical documents and bid clarifications.
-Coordinate between engineering and the estimating team for material take-offs, inclusions and exclusions, and other technical aspects.
-Communicating and escalating project risks and issues appropriately.

Other:

-Provide guidance and coaching to stakeholders responsible for various stages of the project management process.
-Assist the Corporate Development team, where necessary, in fleshing out potential strategic projects.
-Promoting project management within the Company.

Role Requirements

-A Post Secondary Engineering Degree preferably in Chemical, Electrical, or Mechanical.
-Registration as a P. Eng. with APEGA.
-5+ years progressively related work experience in managing projects.
-Considered an asset:
-Formal project management training (PRINCE 2, PMP).
-Experience in developing tracking solutions and leveraging software platforms for maximum deliverability.
-SAP knowledge.
-Previous experience in operations and/or manufacturing.
-Strong attention to deadlines and budget.
-Ability to manage and adjust deadlines as issues arise.
-Financial acumen to understand budgets and manage costs
-Ability to manage several tasks simultaneously with agility to jump from project to project throughout the day.
-Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
-Ability to convey important project information to a diverse audience.
-Ability to work under pressure and work within tight schedules and constrained budget expectations.

Job Conditions

  • Minimum experience: 5 to 10 years
  • Minimum educational level: Bachelor Degree
  • Language: English

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