Project Manager

Why Join Us?!

100% employer funded health, dental, and vision coverage

RRSP matching program

Competitive wages and flexible vacation

Retention bonus

Family-operated business

Ketek Group Inc:

From its 10 locations in Western and Northern Canada, Ketek is able to provide services and rental equipment to clients throughout the region’s oil and gas, mining, construction, and municipal sectors

Position Background:

The Project Manager is the primary liaison for all things in relation to their assigned project(s). This role must ensure project completion in a safe manner while staying within budget, on schedule, and in conformance with the appropriate standards, specifications, and applicable regulatory requirements. It is expected that the Project Manager provides technical expertise to other divisions as well.

CORE DUTIES:

Prepare project quotations or assist the quoting department by reviewing client specifications and developing cost estimates for equipment, manpower, logistics, and supporting resources required to deliver the scope of work.

Pre-Job Kickoff

- Conduct pre-job kickoff meeting to discuss project deliverables with stakeholders

- Require and verify the completion of Pre-Job Safety Instructions/Job Safety and Hazard Assessments for all projects

- Collaborate with support services

- Organize manpower for project execution

- Organize equipment and trucks for project execution

Daily Project Management

- Promote and establish excellent client-based relationships

- Organize, instruct, and ensure projects are completed in a safe manner, on time, and on budget

- Be reachable by the Client and the Site Supervisors at all times

- Coordinate with clients, trades and Engineers (where applicable)

- Closely monitor job schedules and budgets

- Communicate with project stakeholders with regards to time constraints or project scope changes

- Observe all safety procedures and use of proper Personal Protective Equipment

- Prepare information for invoice creation and check for accuracy prior to release

Post-Project Assessment

- Meet with field supervision, Client Manager, General Manager and VP of the business type to discuss lessons learned from the project

- Review budget alliance with quote and provide rationale for discrepancies

Other Duties

- Assist other Project Managers on their projects, in relation to your subject matter expertise, by making time to answer their questions and guide them on their project requirements as needed

- Demonstrate environmental sustainability and fiscal accountability in all projects

- Coordination with Training Department on updated client requirements, or to have staff booked for training

- Provide feedback to estimators who are gathering information on projects for quoting

Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications and Skills:

Required

- Mechanical/Chemical Engineering Degree or strong background in chemical process design, treatment systems or related fields

- Minimum 5 years of project management experience, preferably in a related industry

- Class 5 Driver’s Licence and clean driver’s abstract

- Fluent in the English language (reading, written, spoken)

- Able to deal with the public in a positive, courteous, and respectful manner

- Able to handle multiple tasks and frequent demanding deadlines

- Strong work ethic and organizational planning skills with attention to details

- Able to work independently or as part of a team

- Moderate MS office skills (Excel, Word)

Preferred

- Non-specific post-secondary/trades/technical education

- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

- Experience with RMI

Working Conditions:

Physical Demands

- Regularly required to stand/sit, talk/hear, use hands/fingers to operate a computer and telephone, stoop, and kneel

- Prolonged exposure to computer screens

Work Environment

- Office environment (90%), field environment (10%)

- May be required to work weekends and outside of regular office hours

- On call 24/7

- Pre-Access drug and alcohol testing may be required for Client site visits