Project Manager, Distribution

Position Description

The Distribution Project Manager is accountable for managing and successfully completing a portfolio of annual projects and programs within Distribution to meet growth demands, fulfill requirements under EDTI’s Franchise and TELUS agreements, service new customers, and enhance system reliability and safety. This includes ensuring project budgets are accurate and complete, obtaining required approvals from internal and external stakeholders and governing bodies. The Distribution Project Manager assigns scopes of work to internal and external resources based on current priorities and deadlines; monitors, controls and reports on project progress and costs on an ongoing basis in accordance with corporate and EDTI requirements, and interacts with crews, sponsors and engineering to proactively identify and resolve issues and obstacles to ensure projects are executed in a safe, disciplined and efficient manner.

Detailed Description

Reporting to the Manager, Distribution Project Management, the Project Scheduling and Control Specialist is accountable for:

- Develop comprehensive project charters for each assigned capital project or program ensuring budget and resource estimates are accurate given available data; assumptions, and constraints are documented, and the scope and estimate methodology are clearly outlined to create a baseline for project reporting and variance analysis. Report to project sponsors and key stakeholders on project performance (budget, schedule, and scope) through duration of project or program.
- Ensure the delivery of complete, accurate on-time and constructible work order packages by setting appropriate IFC target dates, arranging design walk-throughs on large-scale or complex projects to ensure constructability, leading design and construction meetings, and completing thorough reviews of packages prior to issuing them for construction.
- Ensure optimal use of resources by working collaboratively with other Project Managers, Foreman, and Schedulers to compare required project completion dates against resource availability and assign appropriate scopes of work to internal crews and external contractors aligning the scope of work with both resource skill sets and availability.
- Communicate assigned schedules and scopes of work clearly to internal field and contractor resource groups, ensure appropriate coordination between groups where required and conduct regular performance reviews while construction is in progress identifying, documenting, and partition recommendations with all stakeholders.
- Evaluate and appoint external contractors and consultants to support project execution in compliance with EDTI procurement, regulatory, HSE, and legal requirements. Ensure adequate qualifications, cost minimization, and proper contractor management practices are exercised.
- Lead project kick-off meetings for all large-scale, high-profile, environmentally sensitive or complex projects or those that require coordination with external parties. Ensure project requirements, schedules, performance and any site specific safety and environmental requirements or restrictions are proactively managed and clearly communicated to all parties.
- Monitor projects throughout execution by maintaining open communication channels with field crews, inspectors, contractors, engineering to soliciting progress updates. Conduct site visits to document progress, pro-actively identify and manage risks and issues to ensure compliance with the approved project scope, schedule, and budget.
- Support the execution of work in achieving project compliance and meeting performance metrics by:

- Facilitating project planning meetings to evaluate work progress and address planning issues
- Providing guidance on project priority
- Creating and maintaining an executable distribution portfolio plan
- Creating and maintaining monthly project metrics reports
- Other duties may be assigned consistent with the job description.

Standard Skill Set
- Professional Engineering Degree in Civil or Electrical Engineering. A Professional Licensee (PL) in Civil or Electrical Engineering, or Bachelor’s of Science degree will also be considered with extensive experience in trades, construction or project management.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) designation is required.
- More than 5 years of progressively responsible experience in project management of utility construction projects with increasing responsibility required
- Experience in electrical distribution systems required, including direct design or construction experience in Aerial and Underground Distribution systems is preferred
- Experience in planning and executing new initiatives required.
- Demonstrated strong business accumen
- Demonstrated ability to understand and manage complex budgets and schedules relative to this area of responsibility required.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a larger management team within a dynamic e