Project Manager, Marine Job Details | Aecon

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What is the Opportunity?

As part of an alliance agreement Aecon Nuclear has been awarded a contract with Ontario Power Generation to support the Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP). Beginning in 2023 Aecon will support the validation phase design, procurement, early site preparation and site mobilization scope for the Construction of the Unit 1 Small Modular Reactor at the Darlington site.

Reporting to the Project/Construction Director, the Marine Works Lead will have the overall responsibility for the successful execution of the Marine Works within the DNNP Balance of Plant and its interface with the Tunnel alignment. Their responsibilities include achieving our operational goals for Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of Safety, Quality, Schedule, Cost. They will also lead: schedule development and maintenance, scope/change management, budget management, organizational management (establish adequate resources to perform the work) and overall coordination of work groups (construction, safety, engineering, training, procurement, tooling, contracts management, project controls and key client stakeholders.

What You'll Do Here:

• Responsible for overall coordination of project work in close cooperation with the Alliance Partner under the Project Integrated Contract to ensure collective focus on execution goals, and tracking/completion of all actions and deliverables across all work groups. More specifically, the Marine Works Lead coordinates/ensures:
• Get involved into design and constructability review prior to execution of the works
• Leads technical discussions with Engineering and Subcontractors to develop final design and specifications
• Design to construction overall sequence is developed, consistently maintained/updated, and regularly reviewed for accuracy from design release package to construction
• Develops Method Statements and construction packages
• Creation and implementation of Action/Recovery Plans to address any schedule performance issues
• Validation and monitoring of project metrics (Safety, Quality, Cost, Schedule) for assigned work segments
• Proactively manage risk and mitigation across the board of Partner
• Any resource constraints impacting planned work are identified and reported
• Any potential changes to Work are identified and mitigation are co-developed between the partner per the project change management procedure
• Ensure all required materials and services have been identified and ordered, as well as any material delivery risks identified, and action/recovery plans assigned
• To accomplish the above, the Marine Works Lead will lead a team that supports design development and construction supervision
• Responsible for implementing the project readiness process for design, procurement up to manufacturing and construction execution
• Attends (or arranges representation for) and supports project planning meetings, including T-meetings, integration meetings, internal and customer reporting meetings, etc (as required)

What You Bring to the Table:

• Post-secondary university or college technical degree and/or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 5 years Project Management experience in a related role.
• Previous experience with marine, coastal or offshore works required.
• Able to lead technical discussions with specialty Subcontractors and provincial stakeholders for permits and design approval.
• Past experience with shoring, diaphragm, cutoff walls preferred.
• Must have the ability to handle all matters in a confidential and professional manner.
• Excellent organizational, communication and customer relationship skills.
• Great team coordination and work together mind set.
• Extensive knowledge of project execution, financial operations, estimating and employee relations required.
• Requires proficient business development skills and an operations background.

We strongly encourage applicants who identify as Indigenous to apply to work with us on the Darlington New Nuclear Project. At Aecon, Indigenous is an umbrella term for First Nations (status and non-status), Metis and Inuit

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