Program Manager, Projects

Bruce Power•Kincardine, ON

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Working at Bruce Power offers the benefits of small-town living with outdoor adventures and a rewarding career. As part of a 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. In support of achieving excellence and business results through safe, reliable operations, we are currently hiring for a Program Manager, Projects. These leadership opportunities may be required across multiple divisions including: The Project Management & Construction (PMC) organization and/or; The Major Component Replacement (MCR) organization. This is a permanent, full-time position that offers a competitive benefits, compensation and pension package and is located on site in Tiverton, Ontario and will fill an existing vacancy within our organization.

Requirements

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.
A 4-year university degree in a relevant field such as engineering, or business administration.
A minimum of 8 years of experience as a mid to senior-level Project Manager, with at least 5 years of running complex projects in a safety-critical or regulated environment such as on a nuclear licensed site.
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.

Responsibilities

Coordinates the efforts of Project Managers and/or integrated project team members in the delivery of their assigned missions and holds such accountability for the integration of projects into the wider Bruce Power organization.
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.
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.
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.