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Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is focused on delivering safe, reliable service to power our customers. We are a company of people who work hard behind the scenes for our customers, the people and businesses of this province. We pride ourselves on being strong and steady, tried and true; while innovating in our approaches to our business. We value our employees, we take care of each other, we recognize excellence, we respect individuality and we work hard to create an inclusive and welcoming workplace. People who work at Hydro feel like they're part of a community and we give back to the communities where we live and work to make them stronger.

We're looking for passionate and performance focused people - people who want to make a difference for our customers and who share our values.

Manager Construction Planning, Major Projects
Competition #: NLH-RE-25-023
Status: Permanent
Location: St. John's

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is offering a challenging and exciting opportunity to join our team. Working in a creative, fast-paced environment, you'll be part of transforming the future of the province's energy sector. Our long term plan includes an ambitious capital program to rebuild, renew and replace portions of our installed asset base.
This leadership position is responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of construction efforts across the major project's portfolio, providing high-level technical guidance to senior management and team on construction issues, and leading a cross-functional team of field representatives, field engineers, and other corporate staff. The incumbent will be part of Hydro's Major Projects team, aiding in ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in compliance with all safety, quality, and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities and Requirements:

The successful candidate will be required to lead and coordinate a team working within a matrix organization. General responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• The strategic planning, oversight, and delivery of construction activities and construction interfaces from an owner's perspective across major electric utility projects.
• Establishing an effective project organization within the Major Projects department by identifying necessary construction resources to support the department's initiatives.
• Manage construction planning interfaces between different major projects or other capital projects at the program level, ensuring proper flow of data and communication between projects.
• Development of a construction planning strategy for Major Projects which outlines the norms and requirements from an owner's perspective.
• Support and manage on-site field engineers and construction personnel ensuring Hydro's day to day representation needs are in place.
• Participate, provide insight in to constructability planning, and help ensure constructability plans are ensured through the various major project's lifecycle.

Qualifications:

To excel in this position you will need to bring the following:

• Minimum of 15 years of experience that includes experience in large-scale construction projects, specifically within the electric utility sector is preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree is preferred.
• Expertise in construction management and the delivery of major infrastructure projects within an owner's team would be asset.
• This position requires a high level of initiative, judgement, and collaboration with Project Managers, Engineers, and construction teams.
• Familiarity with project management systems and controls or professional certification (PMP, etc.) would be considered an asset.

CLOSING DATE: March 19, 2025

Our company values diversity and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from diverse candidates, including women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.

Submit your application online. Please quote the competition number with your application. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.