Business Integration Project Manager

About Us

“Powering Economies and Communities”

TransAlta owns, operates, and develops a diverse fleet of electrical generation assets in Canada, the United States and Australia, providing municipalities, industries and businesses with safe, low-cost and reliable clean electricity. For over 100 years, TransAlta has been a responsible operator and proud community-member where its employees work and live. We are committed to fostering a dynamic, productive, and safe work environment. Our employees contribute to a diverse, open, and transparent culture with clear accountabilities, strong leadership, and challenging opportunities for personal career growth.

For more information about TransAlta, visit our website at, www.transalta.com

About The Role

The Project Manager for Business Integration is responsible for integrating new utility assets (construction or acquisitions), or strategic projects into TransAlta’s existing operating model (governance, people, processes, contracts, and technology).

The role is responsible for defining the Business Integration scope, budget and schedule within the overall Project Development Lifecycle. The Project Manager will create a Project Integration Plan and lead its execution to ultimately provide the handoff to the various business workstreams.

Working and facilitating across multiple business workstreams and partnering with cross functional leadership teams will be a key requirement of this role. This will entail driving individual responsibility to get work done, taking ownership of results and lead continuous improvement of integration, execution and handoffs. Providing status and reporting to all levels of the organization will require a candidate with excellent communication, conflict resolution and diplomacy skills.

This role will be based at TransAlta’s Calgary Headquarters

RESPONSBILITIES

• Guide integration projects through the integration framework
• Develop Integration Project Charter
• Develop Project Integration Plan which includes combining all the Business Workstreams’ plans, and construction’s overall plan
• Develop cost estimates with the Business Workstreams
• Manage and monitor execution of the Project Integration Plan
• Manage the interdependencies of the Project Integration Plan
• Report on progress, budget, schedule, safety and quality
• Provide updates and works closely with the development, construction, and operation teams to meet deadlines and contract requirements.
• Proactively manage and resolve day to day issues as they arise
• Identify, manage and mitigate risks with a Risk Log on a regular basis
• Close out projects using a handoff process and capture lessons learned for continuous improvement
• Challenge the status quo for continuous improvement and streamline processes
• Other responsibilities as required
• Some travel maybe required to sites
  
  

About You

We are looking for a motivated Project Manager who is inspired to work collaboratively with others across our organization. To be successful in the role, here are the must-have qualifications and experience:

• 5+ years’ showing cross-functional awareness and/or delivering transformational projects
• Multi-discipline knowledge through work experiences (Areas include Accounting, Commercial, Engineering, Finance, IT, Maintenance, Operations).
• PMP designation or willing to work towards a PMP
• Strong business acumen
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills, and computer skills (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, OneNote, Sharepoint etc)
• Able to create and deliver presentations across all levels of the organization
• Able to lead through influencing
• Facilitate group meetings and workshops, and communicate with all types of audiences
  
  

Here Are Some Nice-to-haves For This Role

• Post secondary (Accounting, Administration, Business, Commercial, Engineering, Finance, IT, Maintenance, Operations, Sciences) or designations are an asset.
• Ability to understand contracts
• Asset or Business Integration experience
• Merger & Acquisitions and/or Divestitures experience
• Joint Venture experience
• Operations and/or maintenance experience
• Change Management / Guidance / Adoption experience
• ERP migration experience
• IT/OT experience
  
  

Apply today and join the TransAlta team! We are looking forward to reviewing your application.

Our Commitment To Equality, Diversity, And Inclusion

It is our collective mission to ensure that every single employee feels a sense of inclusion and belonging and can show up to work as their true authentic self. TransAlta is committed to hiring a diverse workforce including women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and members of the LGBTQ2+ community. TransAlta believes that diversity enhances the quality of its performance, is an essential element to effective corporate governance, and cultivates a strong workplace culture. Click here for our Diversity and Inclusion Pledge.

TransAlta has received certification from Diversio, a technology company setting the global standard for equity, diversity, and inclusion, for its continued commitment to and meaningful performance on ED&I in the workplace.