Manager Projects

Status: Regular Full Time   
Working Conditions: On-Site     
Education Level: University degree or equivalent experience in engineering, construction or manufacturing, or a related field.
Base Location: Oshawa, ON 
Temporary Work Location: Pickering, ON  
Number of Position(s): 1
Travel: Yes- 10%
Deadline to Apply: October 29, 2024
Salary Range: $109,000.00 - $163,000.00 Per Year

Electrify your career and help build a brighter tomorrow.

Every generation has a challenge that defines them. At OPG, we are calling on all innovators, disruptors, thought leaders and change-makers. Join us to electrify life in one generation and build a sustainable future powered by our electricity, our ideas, and our people. Join OPG and make history.

Whether you work in the skilled trades or are a business professional, a career at OPG is an opportunity to electrify your life on -- and off -- the job.

ACCOMMODATIONS

OPG is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and supported. If you require accommodation during the application or interview process, please advise us as soon as possible so appropriate arrangements can be made.

If you require information in a format that is accessible to you, please contact AODA@opg.com

This position is moving to OPG Corporate Headquarters: In Summer 2025, OPG will officially welcome employees to our new Corporate Headquarters located at 1908 Colonel Sam Drive, Oshawa, Ontario. This new space will enable teamwork, collaboration and innovation that will help us to achieve our mission to electrify life in one generation. This position will be temporarily based in Pickering, ON until the move to Headquarters in the Summer of 2025. 

JOB OVERVIEW

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is looking for a dynamic, strategic and results-driven professional to join our team in the role of Manager, Projects based in Pickering, ON.

Reporting to the Senior Manager Projects, the Manager, Projects is responsible for supervising professional, technical, and project management staff engaged in delivering project supporting OPG’s Nuclear Sustainability Services (NSS) Division and infrastructure. This role will provide leadership in project management including design, cost schedule, quality, material control, and contract work. The Manager, Projects is responsible for optimization of project implementation. This individual will participate in strategic planning, budgeting, and training programs. 

This is an exciting opportunity to work in an environment where you will contribute to OPG’s public outreach, engagement and education efforts as part of the company’s commitment to growing its social license. 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES 
 

• Supervise project management staff as assigned. Assign tasks and provide instructions as required. Check work of assigned staff to ensure good quality, accuracy, and productivity. 
• Develop work methods. Make effective recommendations to the  Senior Manager regarding staff issues in specified areas such as training, transfer, promotion, selection, and discipline.
• Conduct performance appraisal interviews and submit written appraisals to  Senior Manager for review/ approval, as required
• Define project objectives, scope, estimates, schedules, work plans and all resource requirements, (including equipment and staffing). 
• Coordinate and implement project technical work/solutions, and initiate the acquisition of appropriate approvals, as required in support of the operation and maintenance of the facilities:
• Prepare documentation of the proposal, such as equipment specifications, engineering calculations, installation, testing, operating and maintenance procedures, and the like. Submit necessary documentation covering complete proposal for forwarding to responsible bodies for requirements of OPG, regulatory bodies, codes and standards, are implemented. 
• Instruct staff through lectures, field training, operating procedures and the like, with regards to installation/implementation. In conjunction with other departments/divisions and organizations, arrange for/execute tests and provide appropriate documentation, as required. potential incorporation in terms of Department equipment or operation.
• Maintain and/or update operating, and other specified Department procedures. 
• Prepare or assist in the preparation of specifications, for purchasing requisitions for material, services, and equipment. As assigned, it is required to approve designated specifications. Follow-up with procurement contact and provide necessary project technical services during field installation. Prepare recommendations for spare parts requirements for existing and new equipment.
• Recommend research and development programs required to improve equipment, system(s), or unit reliability or performance, chemical control, material performance, rates and the like. 
• Participate in training programs to further own development and the development of staff (including junior) and others in terms of systems and equipment knowledge, including Department procedures related to same. Attend lectures, perform assignments, and write examinations. Prepare training material and provide lectures on specific topics, set, mark examinations and the like.
• Contribute to the preparation of the Department's annual budget. Be required to provide cost estimates for new products and update costs of existing projects for input into Departmental budgets. Monitor actual project costs and investigate and explain variances. 

EDUCATION

• University degree or equivalent experience in engineering, construction or manufacturing, or a related field.
• 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®) considered an asset

 
QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous experience in a Nuclear environment is an asset.
• Project Management experience within a Nuclear, Hydroelectric or Thermal generating facility within a project management support capacity.
• The ability to collaborate and communicate well, both verbally and written, is essential.
• Ability to communicate verbally to effectively direct and motivate team and others, maintaining a persuasive and credible presentation style at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to present information clearly and effectively.
• Experience delivering Construction Management services for major capital construction program/projects within the expected scope, quality, schedule, and budget is required
• Ability to demonstrate and apply sound analytical and decision making skills in dealing with various contracts.
• Excellent leadership, organization, planning, time management skills.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines with grace under pressure.
• Excellent level of written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate to senior management and external stakeholders

The successful candidate will exhibit uncompromising integrity and commitment to upholding corporate values, and the OPG Code of Business Conduct.

What Makes a Career at OPG Different?

As Ontario’s largest clean energy generator, we’re building, expanding, and innovating the equipment and technology that keeps Ontario powered with clean, reliable energy.  At OPG, our values are our strengths.  They are fundamental truths about our organization that don’t change:  

Safety – it’s our business
Integrity – always lead with integrity
Excellence – never satisfied with good enough 
Inclusion – working together for powerful outcomes
Innovation - creativity accelerates possibility

Here's why OPG might just be the ideal workplace for you:

• Exceptional range of opportunities province-wide
• Long-term career growth and development opportunities
• Electricity is vital to the province and OPG’s clean electricity is helping decarbonize other sectors.

Our promise to you:

• We care about the safety and the well-being of our employees. It is our utmost priority.
• A supportive work environment where you can be your best every day.
• Opportunities to stretch and develop.
• Offer different ways for you to give back to communities where we operate.
• Partner with Indigenous communities and support local businesses.
• We support employment equity, diversity and inclusion.

Are you ready to start a career that has the power to electrify life on and off the job? Apply now.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Please submit your application online at https://jobs.opg.com/ by 11:59 PM E.S.T., October 29, 2024. OPG thanks all those who apply; however, only candidates considered for an interview will be contacted.

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The base salary range considers many factors including, but not limited to experience, education, and training, including any collective agreement requirements for union represented positions. It is not typical for the salary to be offered near the top of the range, and salary is dependent on numerous factors. For management roles, the base salary range does not represent the total compensation package. The total compensation package for regular full-time management roles includes pay-for-performance programs for annual and medium time periods. Maintaining a high-performance culture and excellence is a core expectation of every member of our leadership team and is rewarded through the established compensation framework.

OPG is committed to employment equity. As such, we encourage applicants from equity-seeking communities (Indigenous Peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and women). We strongly believe that alleviating the under-representation of equity-seeking individuals will create a stronger OPG team and allow us to better serve the needs of our diverse communities.

In order to fulfill the above-mentioned purpose, priority in hiring may be given to qualified persons who self-identify as a member of equity-seeking groups as identified in the application process. This initiative constitutes a special program under the Human Rights Code/Canadian Human Rights Act.