Clean Energy Project Manager

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world. 

Wood is recruiting for an Owner’s Engineering Project Manager in our Clean Energy team. This opportunity is Hybrid in Canada. 

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The Role

This person will join our diverse team of professionals and be tasked with leading Owner’s Engineering opportunities in Canada. We are looking for someone to join our team and build on the success we have already had in this service sector. Ideally, the role will be remotely located in the Eastern Canada with regular visits to Client’s offices in Nova Scotia, but we will consider qualified applicants from any Canadian city where Wood has a local office.
 
The Owner’s Engineering Project Manager in our Clean Energy will  bring several years of experience on the engineering and construction of renewable energy projects, specifically onshore Wind projects. She/he will have responsibility for growing Wood’s existing team of project engineers and provide project management and oversite of multi-disciplinary renewable energy projects, typically solar PV, storage and hybrid and onshore wind, through FEED, EPC and package negotiations, design review, and construction phases. She/he will work with our engineering team leads to develop systems for the safe, efficient, and successful execution of these scopes through active client and internal team management.  

 Our Clients and Projects 

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood’s consulting business is comprised of 4,000 of the world’s foremost deep domain and technical experts, engineering specialists and industrial scientists, focused on advising and implementing solutions that drive real value for our clients at any stage of the asset life cycle.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across Clean Energy sector
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs. This opportunity is Hybrid in Canda
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market.
• Flexible benefits package that can be adapted to suit your lifestyle 
• Commitment to continued professional development through development plans tailored to individual needs and interests
• Global connections with leading industry experts around the world who are shaping the standards of our profession

In our recruitment and hiring process at Wood Canada Ltd., we want to emphasize that we do not employ artificial intelligence or automated systems to screen or select candidates.  We are committed to ensuring fairness and inclusivity by relying on the expertise from a team of professional recruiters for the application reviews, interviews, and qualification assessments.

Typical responsibilities

• Manages and mentors a team of multi-disciplined specialists to delivering independent and owner’s engineering services including but not limited to development support, design reviews, value engineering, contractor selection and negotiations, field inspections, progress monitoring, construction and management and quality oversight. 
• Manages a team of multi-disciplined specialists on the delivery of conceptual through to IFC design packages. 
• Supports Wood’s Clean Energy business by managing scopes of work that include early-stage feasibility, conceptual design, and FEED for our onshore renewables, decarbonization, green hydrogen and power to x offering. The role would involve the management of multi-discipline engineers and specialists to deliver feasibility, design and owner’s engineering scopes of work on time and within budget whilst also delivering best in class value engineering for our clients. 
• Manages overall project performance (quality, scope, schedule, cost, communication, resources, risks and customer satisfaction). 
• Serves as primary point-of-contact by establishing, maintaining, and managing customer's expectations. 
• Prepare proposals, assist in presentations, and participate in contract negotiations. Additionally prepare work orders and change orders as scope changes occur. 
• Reports project status and performance data as required to management, project sponsors and other stakeholders. Regularly and accurately reporting the status of key projects to senior management. 
• Plans, monitors, and controls the project throughout its life-cycle (bid, contract award, project development/owner’s engineering, construction support, close out). 
• Work closely with the project team to confirm deliverables and services are being provided to the client’s satisfaction. Work with the project team to cross sell additional services. 
• Ensuring health, safety and environmental considerations are integral to the delivery of projects and project tasks. 
• Add value, avoid/resolve issues, mitigate risks and manage project’s finances, project contractors and contracts by applying robust project management practices and experience from previous projects. 
• Participation at site visits and meetings in the USA and abroad. 
• Disseminate knowledge and experiences to other team members and supporting the development of the team and team members. 

What makes you remarkable? 

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges. 

Expected: 

• We are looking for a driven personality that can operate in a team environment. Someone that wants to get up and drive our business forward each day. There is an opportunity here for someone to put their stamp on a growing service line in the Wood Clean Energy business.
• Bachelor's or Masters Degree in Engineering (Civil or Electrical preferred) 
• Minimum 8 years’ experience of leading owner’s engineering services on renewable energy projects through to construction phase 
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in delivery of multiple multi-disciplinary renewable energy projects simultaneously 
• Experience of onshore Wind, procurement, contracts and construction delivery will be a differentiator.
• Experience of high value contract management and management of contractors 
• Ability to prepare high quality, concise documents to convey project progress, status and financial information to internal and external project stakeholders 
• Ability to lead and control site, progress and contractor meetings, as well as manage and mentor a team of Project Engineers 
• Excellent communication (written and spoken) in English, with the abilty to engage and interface with stakeholders
• Excellent time management and organizational skills 
• Familiarity with CRM and other client management systems.
• Valid driving licence for use within Canada 
• Willingness for occasional domestic travel (up to 20%) 
• Must be a Canadian Citizen or authorized to work lawfully in the Canada, without sponsorship from Wood 

Desirable:

• PE license in power; Project Management certification 
• Bilingualism (or a proficiency in Spanish)