Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager – Capital Projects

Reports to: Associate Director of PMO

Location: Lindsay, Ontario

Salary: $60,000 - $65,000

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Who We Are

Join an organization that's making an impact in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities

Ampere (formerly the Pinnguaq Association) isn't just another non-profit. We're an award-winning catalyst for change, activating opportunities for people of all ages in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities to unlock their potential through STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math). Through our partnerships with communities, businesses, and technology creators, we co-design and deliver culturally responsive tools, resources, curriculums, and world-class programming across the country. We believe the best education doesn't feel like work, it feels like discovery.

From our roots in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, we've grown to operate Makerspace and Skills Hubs in Iqaluit (Nunavut), Bathurst (New Brunswick), and the Kawartha Lakes (Ontario), while collaborating with partners nationwide. Our Lifecycle approach ensures that we're with learners at every age and every stage of life, and our mission-driven model ensures that 100% of social enterprise proceeds sustain programs that benefit communities we serve. Your work here directly changes lives. If you're passionate about making a tangible difference, this is where you belong.

Why Join us?

• Mission-driven impact – Contribute to meaningful work that supports communities and promotes digital inclusion across Canada.
• Enjoy the flexibility to maintain a healthy work-life balance with schedules that fit your lifestyle.
• Comprehensive benefits – Access a robust benefits package designed to support your health and wellness.
• Pension Plan – Plan for your future with a competitive pension plan.
• Wellness Perks – Take advantage of wellness initiatives that promote your physical and mental well-being.

Job Overview:

We are seeking a highly organized, resourceful, and entrepreneurial Project Manager to oversee our capital projects. In this role, you will not be managing active construction sites directly; instead, you will be the critical link project-managing various initiatives funded by grants that result in trades, construction, or renovation outcomes. You will act as the central hub, working with different departments and managing relationships with internal teams, designers, architects, contractors, and suppliers. The ideal candidate possesses a strong blend of administrative precision and a confident, hands-on understanding of trades and manufacturing spaces. You must be comfortable picking up the phone, negotiating, and driving projects forward in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Stakeholder & Trade Relations: Sourced, quote, and secure suppliers, tradespeople, designers, and architectural firms. Maintain and nurture these relationships while confidently negotiating and weighing pricing options to find the best value.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the linchpin between different internal departments and external professionals, facilitating both in-person and online meetings.
• Project Administration: Maintain efficient organization by taking detailed meeting notes/minutes, providing recaps, and drafting high-level briefs or recommendations for the C-suite based on professional assessments as needed.
• Reporting & Accountability: Conduct weekly check-ins with the Lead of Capital once a week, and providing comprehensive project/budget updates once a week or as needed.
• Financial & Contractual Management: Build and manage project budgets using Google Sheets/spreadsheets and comfortably read and interpret vendor and trade contracts, create Expense reports for billing, track and organize budgets.
• Space & Workshop Planning: Assist in planning and quoting layouts of manufacturing hubs and workshop spaces and renovations, utilizing an understanding of tools, shop layouts, ventilation, code requirements, and permit processes. Source the tools, software, or specialists needed to map out and plan these designs and budgets.
• Agile Problem Solving: Pivot seamlessly between multiple distinct projects in a day. Manage your own schedule independently while balancing routine check-ins with unexpected project adjustments.

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Proven Real-World Experience: Solid background in trades, real estate, manufacturing, or entrepreneurship. Practical, hands-on life and job experience in these fields is highly valued over a degree alone.
• Communication Excellence: