Senior Project Manager

at  KS Potash Canada

K+S Potash Canada (KSPC) is part of the K+S Group, with headquarters in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; a solution potash mine and production facility located near Moose Jaw and Regina, Saskatchewan; and a potash handling and storage facility operated in partnership with Pacific Coast Terminals in Port Moody, British Columbia. We acknowledge that our Saskatchewan offices and facilities are located on Treaty 4 and Treaty 6 land. These are the territories of the Cree, Salteaux and Sioux, and the homeland of the Métis people. Our Port Moody operation is located on the land of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Kwikwetlam, Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish and Musqueam First Nations. Our organization is committed to having long lasting and deeply rooted relationships with Indigenous people and communities, and is proud to provide job and business opportunities for local people and businesses.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Program Delivery, the Senior Project Manager is accountable for the delivery of projects within the agreed timelines, scope, cost, and quality criteria. Provides project management advice and support to projects. Provides mentorship for intermediate and junior project managers reporting to them. The time commitment of this role is split between active project management and small team leadership and mentorship. KSPC operates in a Project / Process Hybrid model where the Project Manager has direct accountability for project delivery.
The Senior Project Manager is capable of managing complex brownfield projects requiring alignment with the Operations group for tie in and outage coordination.
The Senior Project Manager will have relevant experience identifying best project execution models, understanding the project organizational structure required to support this model from an Owners perspective, and be able to build and lead this team accordingly.
The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for projects that play a role in expanding the capacity of the Bethune Mine Site, playing a critical role in the organization’s future growth. Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Project Integration & Stakeholder Management - 20%:

• Lead the integration of activities and inputs from project stakeholders (incl. all support functions drawn upon to execute projects, e.g., Procurement, Supply Chain and Warehousing Mgmt.) to safely develop and deliver a project’s scope of work in accordance with an approved statement of requirements
• Lead multi-discipline project(s) in alignment with KSPC stage gate process, scaled according to complexity, cost and risk
• Complete project planning requirements with involvement from all relevant stakeholders
• Develop pre-commissioning, commissioning and handover plans in conjunction with relevant stakeholders
• Deliver project execution activities successfully, on schedule, on budget and to high quality
• Ensure change management and project activities are carried out as required by KSPC standards, policies and directives including HSSEQ requirements
• Consolidate the project or study plan, schedule and cost control reporting, extract insights and make relevant adjustments to the project
• Identify key project execution strategies that will enable delivery success

Project Risk Coordination - 15%:

• Organize and participate in project Risk Assessments
• Prepare, monitor and report on project risks, mitigation and closeout actions (risk treatment plan); follow up with risk owners and maintain risk register
• Work with the Cost Control function and estimating to align the project contingency budget with the risks that are identified.
• Liaise with contractors/consultants to incorporate risks in project planning and project closeout
• Similarly to the above, identification of opportunities for the project should be managed accordingly.

Vendor and Contractor Management - 15%:

• Oversee and coordinate work with engineering & execution consultants, design partners and other contractors, in collaboration with the relevant internal to KSPC functional areas responsible for these activities
• Oversee the administration of technical correspondence within the organization and with external parties (e.g. engineering firms)
• Oversee the enforcement of all mobilization and reporting requirements for vendors and contractors with regard to HSSEQ

Change Order & Claims Management / Management of Change (MOC) - 15%:

• Enact MOC procedures
• Facilitate requests for information (RFI)

Project Closeout - 10%:

• Conduct project closeout activities in line with scope and operational requirements
• Participate in relevant project effectiveness reviews, post project completion.

Project Team Leadership - 25%:

• Lead the project team responsible for multi-discipline project(s)
• Develop and retain people with the right skills and capabilities to effectively execute projects
• Provide mentorship for a group of intermediate / junior project managers reporting to this role.
• Work with direct reports to adopt and implement processes and procedures as they are developed by the Project Management Office (PMO).
• Participate in leading behavioral sprints with direct reports
• Provide inputs of continuous improvement to the PMO
• Ensure effective allocation of resources applied to project execution team