Junior Project Manager

**Company Overview**

Think you have what it takes to be a key contributor to building out Canada’s power infrastructure? The FMI Group is an electrical contracting company that specializes in construction of large-scale energy generation, including projects such as the John Hart Dam Replacement, the Site C Substation, and various transmission and distribution projects. We are proud to consider ourselves to be a leading industrial utility service provider within Western Canada, executing projects in British Columbia, Yukon Territory, Alberta, and Manitoba. Based in Nanaimo, the Company has been family-owned and operated for over 30 years and offers a caring and collaborative work culture. A sense of adventure, pride and fulfillment is built into every career at the FMI Group.

**The Opportunity - Junior Project Manager**

We are looking for highly motivated individuals who are interested in being supportive team members and who will bring an innovative mindset to a quickly-growing Company. This position is part of the Company’s Project Management Team and is considered strategic within the organization. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines, enjoy collaborating and communicating with your teammates, are goal oriented and professional, this rewarding opportunity may be for you.

**Position Summary**

The Junior Project Manager is based in Nanaimo BC and will lead and motivate a team of managers and workers in the day-to-day management of projects. The Project Manager oversees overall projects from project award to successful completion, with a special emphasis on safety performance. Critical job elements include safety, quality, schedule, cost control, contracts, risk management, subcontractors, suppliers, proposals, estimates, documentation turnover, client relations / management, field staff supervision and other duties required to execute projects. This position could include both long and short-term remote field assignments, as determined by specified projects and the location of those projects.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**
- Act as a Company representative and provide professional leadership by cultivating and promoting positive working relationships and communications with corporate management, site supervisors, client team members, subcontractors, and other contractors on site.
- Manage contract administration, including submittals, change management, contract closeout, and claims mitigation. Must have the ability to interpret and manage general conditions, special conditions, and specifications of a contract.
- Develop and implement a detailed project execution plans, including environmental controls, quality assurance, health and safety, procurement, and other project specific plans as required.
- Manage each project on a proactive basis by looking ahead, minimizing late order purchases, ensuring materials are on site and subcontractors are coordinated well in advance of the work, and obtaining competitive subcontractor and material pricing in conjunction with the Project Management Team.
- Develop target metrics with the project team to track ongoing performance of the projects to the set baseline
- Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate change management techniques.
- Ensure project deliverables are aligned with project plan and specifications.
- Work with the project team to confirm deliverables and services are being provided to client’s satisfaction. Manage and control all documents (such as Request for Information, Submittals, Field Advice Memos, and Site Instructions) so they are submitted and responded to per contractual requirements.
- Prepare Monthly Progress billing on time and with accurate progress percentages, monitor and report to management on the progress of all project activity - cost and schedule metrics, significant milestones, procurement issues, safety or environmental concerns, design questions, potential impacts and any issues requiring home office support.
- Partner with the Site Supervisor to ensure understanding of the duties of each subcontractor prior to mobilizing to site, and create subcontractor accountability for cost, schedule, and safety.
- Review of early payment rebates from all suppliers and subcontractors in order to enhance FMI profitability and subcontractor reliability and relationships for current and future projects.
- Work with the Director of Project Management to assist in selecting subcontractors that are reliable, cost-effective and professional; in conjunction with reviewing early payment discounts that can be applied to the subcontract.
- Monitor and maintain project baseline schedule and weekly updates, as well as project Quality Control requirements and documents.
- Complete all project reporting as required.
- Establish weekly meetings to review project status, discuss relevant issues and formulate action items.
- Manage project budget with monthly p