Pre-construction Project Manager
About The Position
VINCI Construction Grands Projets Canada is seeking a Pre-construction Project Manager to lead and coordinate project readiness for the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station refurbishment program. This program involves designing and building a new deep-water intake in Lake Ontario, including a 5 km tunnel, two vertical shafts, and an offshore intake structure. The role requires ensuring strong internal alignment, coordination, and synchronization across all departments, serving as the central point for documentation and formal exchanges with the Client, and contributing to Lean initiatives for process improvement. The project's proximity to an active nuclear site necessitates rigorous standards of safety, planning, and coordination.
Requirements
- Degree in Civil engineering or equivalent
- 5–10 years of experience in large-scale infrastructure projects (civil, marine, tunnelling, or similar)
- 7 years of experience in project control, scheduling, readiness, interface management, project engineering, or coordination roles involving multiple stakeholders and technical disciplines
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills
- Excellent problem-solving abilities and a proactive mindset for identifying and resolving interface issues early
- Strong organizational and reporting skills, including experience maintaining registers and producing KPIs
- Near-native level of English
Nice To Haves
- French is considered an advantage
- Experience working in regulated environments (nuclear is a strong asset)
- Lean experience or interest in continuous improvement is highly valued
Responsibilities
- Lead the overall Readiness Program, ensuring alignment on milestones, prerequisites, and deliverables.
- Develop and maintain retro-planning, readiness dashboards, and KPIs.
- Organize, lead, and document Readiness Meetings with internal teams.
- Maintain the Readiness Register with clear traceability, owners, deadlines, evidence, and closure.
- Identify and drive resolution of interface gaps or misalignments.
- Support departments in structuring inputs/outputs for consistency.
- Maintain traceability of cross-functional exchanges.
- Facilitate clear understanding of responsibilities, boundaries, and shared tasks.
- Act as the focal point for Client interactions related to readiness and interfaces.
- Prepare and coordinate Client documentation such as MOUs, readiness review dossiers, and work packages.
- Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant delivery to the Client.
- Support external stakeholders’ alignment with the project’s readiness roadmap.
- Work closely with Project Controls to align planning, risks, and readiness sequencing.
- Ensure readiness and interface topics are integrated into project governance.
- Identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and recurring coordination issues.
- Lead or contribute to Lean initiatives such as process mapping, waste reduction, standardization, and communication flow improvement.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Comply with VINCI’s Quality Management System and project-specific procedures.
- Promote the 4R concept (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover).
- Support environmental protection measures.
- Ensure interface management integrates safety constraints, regulatory requirements, and nuclear-regulated obligations.
Benefits
- Annual gross compensation ranging from CAD 120 000 - CAD 140 000 depending on experience and profile
- 4 vacation weeks & 3 emergency/sickness days paid
- Annual bonus
- Group Health Insurance (premium participation including virtual health care system)
- Career development opportunities
- A cosmopolite and inclusive work environment
- Attractive and challenging project
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
