Utility Manager
7 months ago
**Utility Project Manager**
Location: Kitchener Ontario. Office & In Field
Salary Range: $80,000.00 to 100,000.00 based on experience.
Full Time Position/Schedule: Mon to Fri 7:00 to 4:30 plus on call when required
How we value our employees
- Competitive benefit package
- Pension plan
- Annual performance bonuses.
**Who We are as a company?**
- G&B Cable Contracting Inc. has been operating for over 37 years as an established cable contractor in the Southwestern Ontario region and surrounding areas. We are a reliable and dependable choice in the underground utility contracting industry. G&B is a member of the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association, the Better Business Bureau, and the Ontario Regional Common Ground Alliance. We have also received a Bronze Award in Commitment Level from the IHSA.
**What does a Utility Project Manager do?**
The Utility Project Manager will lead and oversee various projects relating to Cable TV, Bell and Hydro primarily along with other projects as required. Works with internal and external departments to develop a plan, a project time frame, distribution of resources, and ensures timely completion. Their duties include coaching, planning, hiring, terminating, along with coordinating and supervising employees. Keeping Health & Safety Requirements and policies in the forefront of all activities.
This role will collaborate with Engineers, contractors and Supervisors in planning, budgeting, allocating resources, and providing liable completion of the project. They also ensure that the project is completed within the set budget and is within the scope. Additionally, they ensure the project delivers the expected results and benefits.
**Duties and responsibilities**
In this role you will be responsible for understanding the project deliverables and creating timelines for different individuals and groups involved in the project to make sure the project remains on track. They must be familiar with the goals of the project and the responsibilities of all involved parties. Duties and responsibilities include:
- Planning the work to be done, getting the necessary personnel, and assigning the right duties to the right people.
- Hiring the right people and putting them on the right sites, as well as reprimanding and terminating workers when needed
- Coordinating tasks by different people on different sites to ensure uniformity upon project completion.
- Ensuring timely completion of the project to build client trust while avoiding unnecessary penalties.
- Working within the budget by adequately estimating the costs and cutting unnecessary expenses
- Procuring and allocating resources to ensure there is no shortage while avoiding any unnecessary delays caused by management decisions.
- Managing both internal and external risks within the project’s lifetime, such as poor planning designs, and government policies& permits, which directly or indirectly affect the project.
**Skills and qualifications**
Given that a Utility Project Manager is tasked with overseeing the project from beginning to end, they must have solid analytical skills to estimate cost-effectiveness while resolving issues arising during the project’s lifetime. A successful Utility Project Manager will have various prerequisite skills and qualifications, including:
- Ability to lead a team by being a good and effective communicator.
- Excellence in building rapport and creating a team environment where all those with project responsibilities work well together.
- Ability to maintain a high level of organization by ensuring daily job allocation.
- Excellence in planning how each process should be done, how resources are to be acquired, and when the project should be completed.
- Ability to determine potential risks while devising proactive ways to solve them.
- Excellence in the budgeting of financial resources
- Ability to welcome feedback and use it to improve the quality of production.
- Excellence in verbal and oral communication skills
**Qualifications**
- Minimum 5 years of experience working in a construction / utility industry.
- 5 years of project management experience
- Nice to have:
- experience in computer software packages, such as Microsoft Office, and are familiar with contract and subcontract terms.
- may hold a bachelor’s degree in construction project management or a construction-related field such as civil engineering or architecture.
- certification in Project Management or construction certifications
We are a diverse team that speak many languages with various backgrounds. Our employees are committed to a superior customer experience.
**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent
**Salary**: $80,000.00-$100,000.00 per year
**Benefits**:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
Flexible Language Requirement:
- French not required
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
Supplemental pay types:
- Overtime pa
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