Job Description:

WHO WE ARE…

The Pacific National Exhibition is an iconic institution in BC, famous for bringing generations of people together to celebrate and build memories. This 115-year-old, non-profit organization has an annual operating budget of over $70 million dollars and generates revenue through four activity streams: the 15-day annual summer Fair which averages more than 700,000 people annually, Playland amusement park which welcomes 400,000 guests annually including Fright Nights, and a busy year-round portfolio of events including concerts, trade shows and film, cultural and community events. In total we bring over 2 million people through the site each year. The fourth activity stream is park care and facility maintenance. The PNE is proud of the work it does at Hastings Park and has a vibrant team that is passionate about events, guest experience and delivering memorable experiences.
At the PNE, we strive to create an environment that reflects our organization’s core values: Enthusiasm, Excellence and Evolution. With a focus on these core values, we are committed to achieving our mission which is to “Deliver Memorable Experiences” for all who interact with the PNE whether it is our guests, our employees or the community.
We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Senior Project Manager, Project Management Office that has a passion for project management and the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). The Senior Project Manager, Project Management Office, will work under the direction of the Vice President, Facilities, Maintenance & Master Planning as a senior leader in the PNE’s Project Management Office.

In your role as a Senior Project Manager, your primary accountabilities will be to:

• Conduct independent project management duties for large, complex and multi-disciplinary projects.
• Lead the development and management of the PNE multi-year capital plan and annual capital program.
• Lead all aspects of a project, from project initiation, planning, execution, control, monitoring to closing.
• Create and prepare templates using MS Projects, suites of MS Office, Teams, SharePoint and online PM tools.
• Participate in confidential planning that have operational and financial implications to the PNE.
• Track critical project milestones and follow-up with accountable stakeholders to ensure outcomes are delivered.
• Highlight potential risks and issues and make recommendations to the Project Sponsor and/or executive stakeholders.
• Create and present project-related content to project stakeholders and senior executives.
• Develop and monitor project budgets and schedules.
• Organize and lead meetings with project team, stakeholders and vendors and manage actions arising from them.
• Lead in the coordination of various meetings including preparing agendas and confidential meeting minutes.
• Lead in developing RFPs and contract management activities.
• Develop reports and presentations to executive-level stakeholder groups including the PNE Executive Team, PNE Board, Vancouver City Council and the Vancouver Parks Board
• Archive projects with closing and lesson sharing
• Lead project activities and deliverables as planned and assigned
• Supervise and engage contractors, vendors and other external stakeholders in all stages of project life cycle
• Lead PNE Masterplan projects in alignment of PNE’s corporate priorities, capital plan and long-term vision
• Supervise junior project management staff as assigned