Senior Project Manager

Who We Are  

Rising Edge Group is an electrical contracting company founded in 2002, specialization in high-voltage electrical solutions that power critical infrastructure across North America. With operations in both Canada and the United States, we partner with clients across the electrical utilities, renewable energy, and industrial sectors to design, build, and maintain the critical infrastructure systems communities and industries rely on.   

Driven by a clear vision to strengthen the stability, reliability, and advancement of energy infrastructure, we take pride in delivering work that matters. Guided by our STRIDE values - Safety, Teamwork, Responsibility, Integrity, Deliver, and Excellence - we foster a people focused culture of growth, mentorship and collaboration where safety always come first.  

What You'll Do  

Reporting to the Regional Director, the Senior Project Manager is responsible for the overall management, coordination and delivery of assigned projects as well as the Management of all Project Managers within their assigned team. The Senior Project Manager ensures that the project is delivered safely on time, within budget and meeting the required scope and quality specifications. This role is responsible to continuously communicate with and manage expectations of clients and other project stakeholders. As a project leader during the entire lifecycle of a project, the Senior Project Manager is accountable to provide routine project progress and ad hoc reports to senior management. In addition, the Senior Project Manager is responsible to monitor and provide mentorship to Project Managers to ensure the success of their project deliverables and development as effective Project Managers.

Key Responsibilities

The responsibilities include, but may not be limited to:  

• Initiate project set up once award and estimate handoff is complete. Ensure project team, budget, documentation, etc. is in place to allow for effective project kick-off.
• Develop and maintain a project execution plan, critical risk path and milestones schedule for each assigned project. Manage and allocate resources to ensure timely completion of each milestone
• Manage project changes via established change management procedures and ensure all changes are properly communicated to the Client and project team
• Maintain all project documentation including project execution plan, risk register, schedule, health and safety plan, quality plan and any RET mandatory project documentation
• Manage project expenditures and ensure adherence to the approved budget. Align man-hour projections on assigned projects
• Manage and co-ordinate project material/equipment/subcontracts activities to ensure successful and timely delivery of project requirements
• Ensure timely processing of accounts receivable and payable invoices to maintain cashflow
• Maintain project reporting both to Client and internal stakeholders. Ensure effective communication between the Client, project team and project stakeholders. Lead project meetings including kick-offs, updates, change orders, recovery plans and lessons learned
• Maintain awareness, at all times, of safety and environmental requirements of each assigned project
• Maintain awareness, at all times, of quality and acceptance requirements of each assigned project
• Identify project staffing requirements, including specialty consultants and subcontractors. Set clear expectations of project team members to ensure successful project delivery
• Coordinate project close out and conduct project post mortems in order to identify areas for improvements; make recommendations based on findings.
• Manager and mentor a team of Project Managers.

Additional Information    

As a condition of employment, candidates will be required to complete pre-employment screening including professional reference checks and a criminal record check.