Maderra Personnel is currently seeking qualified individuals for the position of Senior Project Manager in St. John's, NL.

Located in St. John's, NL Maderra provides project management, project services, engineering, technical and personnel services to the Energy, Resource, and Commercial sectors. We are a progressive, people-powered, and energetic company, and our vision is that each member of the Maderra Team is empowered to control the success of the company.

Responsibilities:

• Establish an effective project organization through the identification of required project resources that is able to effectively support the delivery of the department’s initiatives.
• Oversight of the assigned major projects department scope. This consists of overall project execution responsible for the assign multiple scopes, in excess of $ 100 Million in budget.
• Assigned projects could range from medium to high in complexity and could consists of multiple projects bordering on the program level of assignment.
• As a senior resource this position will aid in direction and recommendations to the overall Major Projects leadership team on project management, contractual and governance approaches.
• Mentoring and developing of internal employees in an effort to develop project management knowledge within the company.
• Be available and participate in any required regulatory, reviews, technical sessions or hearings for Major Project applications.
• Proactive support of a safety culture where "Nobody Gets Hurt."
• Overall delivery responsibility and project management of assigned scope as required include the management of other project managements within the team.
• Identify cost and schedule drivers, and implement associated optimization opportunities.
• Work with Project Controls to ensure effective cost and schedule control, including schedule and cost trend reviews. Monitor project deliverables and milestones and ensure compliance with baseline schedules.
• Identify changes and subsequent management of approved changes, in accordance with project protocols.
• Act as a point of contact between the Major Project team and corporate department with respect to technical details and project’s requirements.
• Organize and lead meetings related to delivery of project scope, working to resolve issues that could impact overall delivery.

Requirements:

• Extensive background (+20 years) on large engineering and construction projects with a focus on Electric Utility infrastructure.
• Extensive background on managing and overseeing Major Projects within an owner’s team atmosphere.
• A focus on continual improvement is a priority of the role. The incumbent should have a solid grasp of advanced project management principles, along with having experience in successfully applying and advancing those principles.
• Demonstrated leadership skills in developing and leading diverse work teams.
• Commercially astute individual with a strong background in cost/schedule analysis. Claims management experience is considered an asset.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with large national and international construction Contractors is considered an asset.
• Experience with multiple forms of contracting including EPC and compensation terms including unit rate, lump sum and reimbursable.
• Strong background in the application of Project Management Systems.