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Overview: Our Transportation group provides comprehensive planning, design, and engineering services for all phases of airports and aviation, bridge, rail, roadway, and transit projects. This is the place where great ideas and rewarding careers can really take off. With a unique multidisciplinary team approach, we’re equipped with state-of-the-art survey tools, simulation models, specialized design software, and computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) facilities. The ongoing success of our team allows you to set the pace of your career. An intermediate level Project Manager is required to support various projects within the Transportation Group in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Project Manager will collaborate with the Engineering Functional Manager assigned to each project and will report to the Practice Area Managing Lead. Project scope will range from large scale multi-disciplinary bridge and roadway development to multi-year condition assessments and reports.
Responsibilities: - Obtains information from management and discipline leads to support the development and formalization of integrated baseline project management plans, project charters, work and organizational breakdown structures, quality planning, change management process and project closure to ensure controls are in place throughout project life cycle.
- Supports the development of project plans in accordance with accepted project management principles based on Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and consistent with Stantec Project Management Frameworks.
- Participates in defining scope with the project team applying appropriate standards, guidelines, regulations and procedures to ensure all of the work and only the work required to complete the project is included in the baseline.
- Facilitates risk assessment by applying standard project risk techniques. Develops risk register and response plan.
- Assists in consolidation of independently generated project data and interfaces with functional specialist on cross-functional teams to ensure stakeholder understanding of trade-offs amongst cost, schedule, quality and risk.
- Collects data from various resources using interview techniques to assist in the identification of requirements necessary to meet project needs.
- Supports the identification and formalization required for communication flows to project stakeholders including team members, management, program and functional organizations.
- Establishes baseline critical path schedule to integrate elements of the work breakdown structure and resources.
- Manages day-to-day operational aspects of project and scope.
- Monitors milestones and task activities to ensure timely completion of project.
- Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
- Supports formalized project change control board and processes to ensure deviations from the baseline plan are properly documented and submitted for approval or rejection. Incorporates approved changes into work statements, cost and schedule baselines.
- Assists in the proposal efforts including completing project scoping and LOE assessments.
- Tracks and reports team hours and expenses on a weekly basis.
- Assists in the development of timely and accurate invoicing, and monitoring of receivables for project.
- Supports the development of a programming plan and fiscal schedule for backlogged projects.
Qualifications: Qualifications: - Project Management training (PMP certification) or equivalent experience.
- Technical knowledge of construction methods, building systems and terminology.
- Ability to read and understand construction drawings, blue prints and specifications.
- Knowledge of laws governing construction contracts and contracting.
- Excellent management, interpersonal, problem-solving, verbal and written communication skills.
- Self-motivated, proactive and ability to multi-task.
- Must be proficient in MS Office based applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
- Proficiency in MS Project is an asset.
- Must have a full working knowledge of Project Management theory, concepts and principles (e.g., integrated planning and schedule process, work breakdown structure, and baseline management).
- Must have complete ability to create comprehensive project schedules which identify time frames for key project milestones, collaborate with others on more complex projects assigned, and assist others in complex large scale projects.
- Should have well-developed facilitative, communication, problem-solving, organizational and team-building skills.
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