Role: Project Manager – Infrastructure L2
Location: Burnaby, BC – Hybrid (1 day per week in office; candidates in other major centres may work from another BC Hydro office)
Duration: November 30, 2026 – November 25, 2028
Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8 hours per day
Max INC Rate: $91.29/
Max T4 Rate: $75.45/
Vacancies: 2
BC Hydro is seeking two experienced Project Managers – Infrastructure L2 to manage a portfolio of medium-risk, high-impact, and complex infrastructure projects. The successful candidates will be responsible for leading multidisciplinary teams through the planning, execution, monitoring, and completion of infrastructure and construction projects, ensuring delivery safely, on schedule, within budget, and to established quality standards. Projects may involve hydroelectric generating facilities, substations, generating stations, and other utility infrastructure, with capital costs generally up to $50 million.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of medium-risk, high-complexity infrastructure and construction projects throughout the full project lifecycle.
- Define project objectives in collaboration with project initiators, sponsors, and functional teams, including scope, schedule, cost, environmental requirements, stakeholder engagement, regulatory approvals, and resources.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules, budgets, risk management plans, work breakdown structures (WBS), and detailed work packages.
- Lead the development of project delivery strategies, including procurement approaches, supply chain planning, resource allocation, funding approvals, and contract management.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across engineering, environmental, Indigenous relations, regulatory, procurement, construction, and project controls functions.
- Ensure projects comply with BC Hydro's Project & Portfolio Management (PPM) practices, policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Oversee project execution, monitor progress, identify risks, and implement corrective actions to maintain project objectives.
- Manage project budgets, cost forecasts, schedule variances, contingencies, and overall financial performance.
- Lead project risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies to address technical, financial, environmental, and operational risks.
- Coordinate stakeholder engagement activities with Indigenous groups, regulatory agencies, contractors, consultants, and internal departments.
- Develop and oversee environmental mitigation and compensation plans and secure required permits and regulatory approvals.
- Manage consultant and contractor relationships, including procurement, contract administration, negotiations, and claims management.
- Act as BC Hydro's Representative Delegate on construction, service, and equipment contracts when required.
- Provide leadership, direction, and guidance to project teams, ensuring work is completed accurately and meets quality standards.
- Prepare and present project status reports, financial updates, risk assessments, and progress reports to project sponsors and management.
- Lead monthly project progression reviews and ensure accurate reporting of project performance.
- Manage project acceptance, closeout activities, resource release, and preparation of Project Completion and Evaluation Reports.
Qualifications
- Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible project management experience within an electric utility, industrial, infrastructure, or similar environment.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Environmental Sciences, Economics, or a related discipline. A technical diploma combined with extensive relevant project management experience may also be considered.
- Intermediate to senior-level knowledge of project management principles, methodologies, and best practices.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex infrastructure or construction projects involving multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong understanding of project planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, procurement, and contract administration.
- Experience developing project delivery strategies and managing projects through planning, execution, commissioning, and closeout.
- Knowledge of project governance, regulatory requirements, quality assurance, and construction management practices.
- Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to coordinate technical teams, contractors, consultants, and stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, negotiation, and decision-making abilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and MS Project.
Preferred Qualifications
- Project Management Professional (PMP) designation.
- Experience managing infrastructure projects within electric utilities or power generation environments.
- Experience with hydroelectric facilities, generating stations, substations, or related electrical infrastructure.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
- Familiarity with utility project governance, funding approvals, and project delivery processes.
- Experience managing complex capital projects with budgets up to $50 million.
