Project Manager

Overview

Your Opportunity

Are you someone with strong leadership and technical capabilities? Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? Are you a thought leader, a trusted advisor and a problem solver? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation, this opportunity is for you! As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen, you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.

Dillon’s Mechanical & Electrical team is looking for a Project Manager to join our multidisciplinary team of professionals. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects while providing clients with a fully integrated and superior customer experience.

At Dillon, we operate as one team. This position is available at our Halifax Office.

Responsibilities

What your day will look like

Project Management

• Manage a high volume of single and multidisciplinary projects for both public and private sector clients across the company, with particular emphasis on heavy industrial facilities
• Contribute to project management leadership within the firm
• Provide project leadership throughout design from concept to detailed design and on-site services through construction from contract award to commissioning and warranty.
• Complete project follow-up discussions with clients and provide frequent feedback to project team members
  
  
  

Business Development

• Develop and maintain client relationships
• Complete business development activities such as proposal preparation and review, and financial reporting.
• Attend client meetings
• Travel to client locations and/or other Dillon offices for the purposes of executing your responsibilities, internal client relationship development, project research and project delivery
  
  
  

Innovation

• Lead the implementation of innovative and strategic approaches to project delivery and business development
  
  
  

Learning & Development

• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development
• Input to the career development of junior staff, including direction in project management, training recommendations, coaching, and mentoring
• Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees
  
  
  

Qualifications

What you will need to succeed

• A degree in engineering
• Licensed to practice as a professional engineer or eligible to be licensed within six months
• Project Management Professional certification is an asset
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience
  
  
  

Experience

• Working knowledge of industrial, commercial and institutional building processes
• Strong understanding of building plumbing, drainage, service piping systems, heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems, electrical power distribution, lighting and telecommunications systems.
• Proven success managing projects from design through construction administration.
• Development of design team leadership with the ability to create and manage design budgets, client deliverables and project schedules
• Experience in:
• the consulting environment
• design of buildings and facilities for government
• developing and maintaining strong client relationships
• construction contracts
• Demonstrated ability to develop proposals
• Demonstrated ability to prepare capital construction cost estimates
• Strong technical report and specification writing skills
  
  

Why choose Dillon

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop.

We live our core values :

• Reliability: words result in actions that build trust.
• Achievement: do the work to hit the target.
• Continuous development: always learning; always adapting; always growing.
• Creativity: discover new possibilities.
• Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard.
• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences.
  
  
  

In addition, we offer:

Employee share purchase plan

• Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all employees.
• A competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive health benefits.
• Generous retirement savings plan.
• Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions.
• Flexible work hours and remote working options
• Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs. We are taking a trust-based approach to offer a variety of flexible and remote work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.
• Early Career Development (ECD) program
• We are committed to developing the skills and knowledge of our people at every stage of their career. The ECD program is designed to accelerate the development of successful consulting careers of new graduates. The program focuses on a mix of skills and behaviours that align with technical, consulting, clients, business acumen, and early leadership.
• Focus on Innovation
• The ability to anticipate, examine, and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business performance. In our culture, people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to today’s problems and tomorrow’s opportunities.
• Employee and Family Assistance program
• A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees.
• Goodlife Fitness Corporate Membership
• Our employees can take advantage of reduced annual membership fees.
  

About Dillon

Dillon is a proudly Canadian, employee-owned, professional consulting firm specializing in planning, engineering, environmental science and management. We partner with clients to provide committed, collaborative, and inventive solutions to complex, multi-faceted projects. With over 20 offices and more than 1000 employees across Canada, Dillon offers a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities.

Now operating for over 75 years, we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do. Dillon has been listed as one ofCanada’s Best Managed Companiesfor the past 18 years and has the distinction of having achieved Platinum Club member status in this program.

Employment Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Dillon:

Dillon is committed to the principles of employment equity, inclusiveness, and diversity within our organization. We strive to achieve a workplace where opportunities are based on skills and abilities and that respects and values differences.

Inclusion is more than a word to us, it is the way we choose to run our business.

We encourage you to connect with us at [email protected] if you require accommodation in the interview process. We would love to hear from you!