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Project Manager - Creative Energy - 18521
Job Description
Company Description:
CREATIVE ENERGY DESIGNS, BUILDS, OWNS, OPERATES, AND MAINTAINS ENERGY SYSTEMS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. WE TURN IDEAS INTO REALITY BY DELIVERING LOW-CARBON DISTRICT ENERGY SYSTEMS THAT CREATE TANGIBLE VALUE FOR PARTNERS, CUSTOMERS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
Through collaboration and partnerships, Creative Energy designs, builds, owns, operates, finances and maintains sustainable energy systems in Canada and the US. Serving Canadian energy needs for over 50 years, Creative Energy’ s value proposition is based on a foundation of service reliability, exceptional customer service and continued growth. They know what it takes to build and operate the next generation of infrastructure that will help our cities meet their energy, climate and resiliency objectives. Aiming to bring low-carbon energy to cities across North America, Creative Energy is currently developing 15 new district energy projects with a range of innovative technologies including ocean-exchange, geo-exchange, heat recovery, air source heat pumps, electric boilers and thermal storage.
Creative Energy (http://creative.energy/) owns and operates one of the largest district energy systems in North America. Since 1968, they’ve been delivering outstanding customer service with a 99.99% reliability record; today, their original plant in downtown Vancouver now serves over 215 customers across more than 45 million square feet of connected real estate.
Position Overview:
The Project Manager is responsible for the design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout of district energy projects. You will be managing multiple stakeholders and accountable for delivery of multi-faceted projects in a fast-paced environment. You will have successfully delivered two or more multi-year projects and will be expected to have an excellent understanding of the project delivery process including risk management practices. You will take responsibility for decisions and project outcomes, set high?standards, communicate exceptionally well and be a creative thinker that looks for fit-for-purpose solutions.
The ideal candidate for this position will be someone with humility and an entrepreneurial spirit, who is ready to roll up their sleeves on a wide range of tasks. The ideal individual will appreciate the opportunity to make a difference in the world by developing world-class renewable energy systems.
Key responsibilities of the Project Manager include:
- Project risk management.
- High performing communicator, able to effectively communicate project risks and issues at multiple levels.
- Understanding and effective management of complex stakeholder relationships.Â
- Negotiate competing priorities among multiple stakeholders.Â
- Understand and effectively manage the design process and consultants.
- Understand and negotiate equipment supply, construction, and consultant contracts.Â
- Management of residential and industrial construction and commissioning.Â
- Provide input to regulatory processes for projects.
- Degree in an appropriate Engineering discipline
- Professional Engineer or equivalent alternative designationÂ
- 8+ years’ experience delivering infrastructure or large commercial / institutional building projects in excess of $20MM
- Strong team-spirit and willingness to go the extra mile
- Expertise with project stakeholders and complex relationships
- Exceptional collaborative and interpersonal skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Solid time management, organizational and planning skills
- Certification in project management methodologies such as PMP an asset
- Experience with public sector projects and utility experience an asset
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
- Opportunity to work on high-profile, large-scale development projects with autonomy in an entrepreneurial organization
Meet Your Recruiter
Dave Banns
MBA, Principal
Recruiting Specialty: Engineering & Operations
As Principal, Dave builds and maintains relationships with our partners. Drawing on over a decade of global recruitment and business development experience, his market knowledge is an invaluable resource to organizations of all sizes. Dave has ambitious goals to work collaboratively with current and new clients to develop cutting-edge, proactive workforce solutions. He has a proven record of exceeding clients’ expectations and cultivating sustainable and mutually-beneficial partnerships.
Dave is also a specialized and consultative recruiter with a focus in Engineering, Manufacturing, Construction and Operations positions. He has a reputation among his clients for implementing unique search strategies to attract top talent and build cohesive teams. Dave has a realistic understanding of how his clients’ businesses function in today’s world and what they will need to thrive in the future. Moreover, he has a deep network, refined ability to spot technical talent and match it with the most suitable company culture.
A former teacher, Dave knows how best to coach and guide individuals he works with. He takes the time to fully understand their goals, encouraging them to develop and follow a career path that is unique to their skills, talents and aspirations. Working with them as their consultant, he opens doors, acting as a conduit between great candidates and high-calibre career opportunities.
Dave holds an MBA in Global Management and a BBA in Marketing. He is an enthusiastic supporter of Big Brothers of Canada and the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and is a Board member for The Vancouver Society of Children’s Centres, where he sits on the HR & Governance, Finance and Nominations Committees. He is an avid traveler and sports enthusiast, coaches his son’s tee-ball and soccer teams, and enjoys hockey, golf, cycling, baseball, basketball, tennis and skiing.
