Project Management Officer

**WHO IS ECOFISH LOOKING FOR?**

We are looking for a dedicated and hard-working **Project Management Officer** to join our growing team We will provide an opportunity to join a team of experienced and skilled professionals who thrive on innovation, collaboration, and integrity. While working alongside Ecofish experts in your field, we will support your career goals by providing great opportunities for growth and advancement through mentorship, training, and other professional development opportunities.

This role will be based in one of our office locations.

**WHY ECOFISH?**

The environment needs our help, and we are up to the challenge. At Ecofish, we have made the environment our life’s work, as reflected by our mission: Creating and implementing innovative environmental designs and practices to create solutions that assist and support industry and government, deliver green, sustainable developments.

To achieve our mission, our team is the embodiment of our values:

- **Science based**: We characterize, hypothesize, predict and test - to be accurate and assure quality.
- **Ethical**: We consistently meet or surpass environmental laws, regulations, and guidelines to minimize impacts on the environment.
- **Ingenuity**: We develop novel techniques to increase accuracy in assessing environmental impacts and create innovative solutions for our clients.
- **Professional**: We are competent, honest, ethical, reliable, and certified by accredited bodies.

Ecofish incorporates these values in all aspects of our work. Social responsibility is at the core of our mission. Internally and externally, we bring a strong willingness to be cooperative and supportive of our clients, employees, and suppliers.

**WONDERING WHAT YOU'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR?**

Your role will require you to bring a high standard of planning and coordination to your daily work. These responsibilities will be in your domain.
- Review project risk assessments and confirm mitigation plans are adequate.
- Monitor project performance and track risk, provide reports on project billings, held time, overrun, delivery, quality, resourcing risks, procedure adherence (controls, timesheets, etc.), and communication issues
- Conduct overrun investigations, identify opportunities for cost recovery, and prepare summary reports including financial metrics and lessons learned
- Provide operational oversight (review and meeting) of projects or project teams to provide critical review, direction, and mentoring
- Support the Operations Department with development of risk management standards, policies, and procedures as they relate to project management
- Contribute to the continued improvement of project management standards and best practices
- Support and/or lead sensitive issue resolution with clients including changes order management, contractual disputes, and contract negotiations.

**THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS WE ARE LOOKING FOR.**
- Proven work experience as a Project Management Officer or similar role in a project operations department
- Strong leadership skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with dispute resolution
- Strong attention to detail and ability to concisely summarize nuanced project issues
- Excellent organizational and technical abilities
- Strong interpersonal skill and emotional intelligence
- Relevant training and/or certifications in project management or a related discipline
- Understanding of project contract administration (negotiation, risk identification, and dispute resolution)

Applications will be accepted until the role is filled. Only those applicants that are selected for an interview will be contacted.