Program Manager, Projects

Posting Start Date: April 12, 2024

Posting End Date: June 30 2024

*Please note that we previously posted this opportunity Februrary/March and if you previously applied, you are not required to submit a duplicate application. We will be in touch shortly with regards to your application.

Are you looking for a meaningful career that makes a difference in your community and beyond? Are you an outdoors person who enjoys the benefits of small town living? At Bruce Power, we offer exciting careers that provide you the opportunity to have the small-town lifestyle. As part of our team, you will work in a Safety First environment supporting challenging and impactful nuclear projects like the Life Extension program. Ongoing training and development are part of every job, ensuring constant growth and skill-building potential.

Working at Bruce Power, you can enjoy the benefits of small-town living with outdoor adventures and a rewarding career. As part of our progressive, diverse, and inclusive workplace, you will work in a Safety-First environment, supporting challenging and impactful nuclear projects like our Life Extension Program and medical isotope production. Ongoing training and development are part of every job, offering constant growth and skill-building potential.
 

To help achieve our business plans, Bruce Power currently has an opportunity for a Program Manager, Projects within our Major Component Replacement

(MCR) division.

This is a permanent, full-time position which offers competitive compensation, a world class benefits program and pension package. The position is located on site in Tiverton, Ontario along the sunny shores of Lake Huron.

Specific Accountabilities:

Program/Project Planning, Monitoring and Reporting

Directs the efforts of Project Managers and/or integrated project team members in the delivery of their assigned missions and holds such accountability for the entire program

Maintains compliance with four pillars of nuclear safety (Reactor, Industrial, Radiological, and Environmental) and upholds Bruce Power’s Safety First - Our Number One Value

Ensures scope, design basis and project/program objectives are defined, best practices/lessons learned reviewed and incorporated into schedules, budgets, specific project procedures and plans are established

Accountable to inform senior management of issues, risks, threats, and opportunities to the performance of the program/project. They are also accountable to provide analysis of options, recommendations and recovery plans

Evaluates project/program status against established milestones and objectives by analyzing information presented. Measures performance, and takes the necessary corrective actions to maintain commitments

Supports the Project Managers and their teams in resolving challenges affecting the successful execution of work. Listens and responds appropriately to concerns, developing solutions that become process improvements

Reviews project/program deliverables, validates adherence, and recommends their passage to the next phase of the program lifecycle using established processes for making major decisions for projects/programs

Interfaces regularly with the customer and stakeholders throughout the project/program lifecycle in order to ensure execution is in line with commitments and expectations

Participates in Project Delivery Organizations or Company decisions affecting long- and short-range courses of action for assigned programs

Integration and Alignment with other Departments and Bruce Power Divisions

Works with other senior managers to set overall strategy and objectives for the programs/projects

Reviews and ensures quality of the project and program Risk Registers and Mitigation/Avoidance Plans

Supports the development of and adherence to the Program Management Plan to manage and execute projects. Utilizes the tools provided to manage the program through key metrics such as Earned Value Management

Anticipates problems and proactively consults with other managers in identifying issues that may hinder the success of a program/project. Develops strategies and presents solutions to affected groups for concurrence

Builds strong cross-functional work relationships with other Bruce Power departments to continuously improve performance and to remove emergent challenges that may prevent the achievement of a key project milestone

Represents the company in matters of program and project delivery as required at meetings, briefings, conferences, with external authorities as requested

Develops and delivers written reports and formal presentations to the customer, stakeholders and regulators, on relevant matters specific to the program/projects and offers thoughtful responses to questions and concerns

Planning & Staff Leadership

Evaluates workload projections and staffing requirements specific to program/project needs

Effectively manages resources to meet the program requirements and sets priorities if required

Ensures consistency across their program of projects, reflective of acceptable, but ever-improving quality

Guides and coaches staff on how to proceed when problems are encountered to ensure that they are resolved promptly and that decisions and initiatives are in line with divisional goals and strategies

Attracts, develops, mentors, manages and retains qualified high-performance persons

Ensures project staff receives regular performance and developmental feedback, and that their functional manager is notified. Executes individual performance management and improvement plans as necessary

Knowledge and Skills

Experience delivering EPC projects

Knowledge of CSA N286-05 - Canadian Standard Association’s Management Systems Requirements for Nuclear Power Plants

Highly developed skills in the following: Project management and controls; leadership; staff development; stakeholder management; communication both written and oral; construction methods; analytical and problem solving; decision making; interpersonal; organizational and negotiation skills

Ability to manage key stakeholder interests while managing priorities and business interests

A team player, who can interrelate and operate effectively with peers and other associates within a collegial, yet demanding and complex work environment

Solid knowledge in various functional areas across different disciplines in order to effectively manage, influence and control multi-disciplined teams in the successful delivery of the programs

Education and Experience

A 4-year university degree in a relevant field

Demonstrated ability to successfully manage and build multi-functional project teams to execute multi-million EPC projects in accordance with the established Bruce Power Project Management guidelines or similar based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)

Demonstrable record of project management and leadership skills on a high value capital construction programs/projects within the expected scope, quality, schedule, and budget. Experience (may be from more than one project) must span the entire program or project lifecycle from initiation to closeout

Certification by the Project Management Institute (PMI) as a Project or Program Management Professional (PMP, PgMP) and/or demonstrated familiarity with the PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)

Experience in Construction and Project Management in major utility/infrastructure projects is considered an asset