Project Manager, Iona WWTP

at  Metro Vancouver

Department: Project Delivery
Employee Group: Exempt
Location: 4515 Central Boulevard, Burnaby
Salary Range/ Wage Rate: Professional / Technical, Level P5B ($161,794.85 - $190,355.78 annually)

This role:

• Works closely with the IIWWTP Leadership team to address and resolve major issues, lead and manage the Iona team and provides overall direction.
• Leads and manages a multi-disciplinary team consisting of engineering and technical staff, external consulting engineers and project management specialists and communications staff, oversees and approves consultation and engagement strategies.
• Hires, directs and motivates staff. Monitors performance towards division, department and corporate objectives and ensures staff adhere to corporate and board policies. Leads, coaches and develops staff recognizing the importance of leadership, supervisory and technical training. Develops and sustains a flexible workforce encouraging staff to pursue opportunities that complement their skills and experience.
• Prepares project and program budgets, prepares reports, allocates resources, monitors and controls spending, ensures effective and efficient expenditure of funds, leads risk management for capital projects, and works with legal staff to develop solutions for resolving contractual and environmental issues.
• Ensures the project’s activities are consistent with the organization’s values and goals. Addresses critical and complex project emergencies; facilitates information sharing among staff to transfer knowledge and experience; and provides progress reports to senior managers, political committees and the Board as required.
• Determines relevant processes and standards for procurement; project definition; conceptual, preliminary and detailed design; contract development; tendering; construction; and commissioning. Performs quality audits to ensure technical standards, corporate policies and procedures are adhered to. Ensures permits and authorizations have been obtained and ensures stakeholders have been adequately consulted.
• Works as technical specialist/expert and provides management services for the delivery of multi-billion dollar programs within the Project Delivery Department. The Project Manager position, reporting to the Director, Major Projects, is responsible for leading the delivery of a wastewater treatment plant program including, treatment facilities, transmission mains, new influent pumps, district energy, within Major Projects.
• Prepares and reviews Requests for Statement of Qualifications and Requests for Proposals. Evaluates submissions and prepares recommendations for the award of engineering services, materials and construction contracts.
• Administers contracts, makes recommendations to senior management on contract awards and amendments, and prepares reports and makes presentations to senior management, stakeholders, political committees and the public, as well as managing projects through all phases of project definition, conceptual design, preliminary and detailed design, construction and commissioning.
• Makes decisions to resolve complex technical, financial, contractual, social, environmental and legal challenges encountered throughout the project. Works closely with the project team to address challenges.
• Makes significant decisions and recommendations regarding consulting and/or construction contract claims for change-orders and extra work. Evaluates the validity of claims by investigating the claimed impacts and exploring alternative methods. May present recommendations for review and approval to the Director, General Manager or CAO depending on scope.
• Responsible for developing and implementing strategic initiatives, guides staff on cost control and is responsible for the project’s schedule.
• Provides advice and guidance to other MV groups on large, complex projects, liaises with other divisions, departments, external agencies, regulators, municipalities and the public on various issues affecting the project’s work. Partners with consultants and technical associations to further objectives ensuring adequate engagement and communication in all project stages. Works diligently to incorporate relevant operating and maintenance considerations and to garner support, input and resources necessary to effectively complete work.
• Provides advice and guidance on approach and problem situations to others within Metro Vancouver and on behalf of the organization to contacts external to the organization; represents the organization to the media, elected officials, and the public as required.
• Liaises with other divisions, departments, external agencies, regulators, municipalities and the public on various issues affecting the project’s work. Partners with consultants and technical associations to further objectives ensuring adequate engagement and communication in all project stages. Works diligently to incorporate relevant operating and maintenance considerations and to garner support, input and resources necessary to effectively complete work.
• Performs other related duties as required