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About the Role
Dillon Consulting Limited is seeking a highly motivated Senior Project Manager to join our Project Management Office (PMO). This role is central to our mission of continually improving project performance and building project management capacity across our national disciplines. You will manage complex projects and provide hands-on support to project managers managing projects for our valued external clients.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end project delivery for complex, multi-disciplinary projects for external clients, meeting scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards.
- Manage project teams by aligning workflows, clearing roadblocks, and maintaining project momentum.
- Serve as the central point of contact for client leadership, delivering clear updates and managing scope changes.
- Proactively identify and manage project risks, maintain accurate budget forecasts, and implement mitigation strategies.
- Partner with Discipline Leads to conduct root cause analysis on negative variances and co-create corrective actions.
- Provide direct support for higher-risk projects to mitigate losses and manage scope changes.
- Offer coaching and mentoring to project managers for managing complex projects and addressing delivery or margin challenges.
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Planning, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Exceptional ability to present complex project performance data clearly and facilitate difficult conversations.
- Proven ability to identify trends across disciplines and develop systemic solutions to improve project delivery efficiency.
- 10+ years of experience in project management within the engineering, environmental, or planning consulting industry.
- Proven track record of managing multi-disciplinary teams and high-risk/complex projects using a variety of project management tools.
- Experience in project turnaround or providing support to troubled projects is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with financial management systems (ERP) and project performance dashboards.
- Experience challenging existing project delivery processes to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Prospective employees are expected to fully align with Dillon's core commitment to Health & Safety.
Skills
- Project Management Professional (PMP®) designation is a strong asset.
- Deep understanding of how professional services firms operate including pricing and winning work, project delivery, billing and payment, resource management, and project financial reporting.
Location
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Winnipeg
- Brandon
- Fredericton
- Moncton
- Saint John
- St. John's
- Yellowknife
- Halifax
- Sydney
Work Type
- Flexible work hours
- Hybrid work arrangement
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Undergraduate degree
Benefits
- 100% employee-owned share purchase plan
- Competitive health benefits
- Generous retirement savings plan
- Focus on wellness through subsidies and fitness memberships
About the Company
- Dillon Consulting Limited (Dillon) is a proudly Canadian, 100% employee-owned professional consulting firm specializing in planning, engineering, environmental science, and management.
- With over 25 offices and more than 1100 employees across Canada, we offer a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities.
- At Dillon, we thrive on interdisciplinary collaboration, empowering our people to challenge conventional thinking and build careers focused on creating a lasting impact in our communities.
- Employee ownership is available to all team members, ensuring that the financial benefit created by our project work returns to the very people who created that value.
- Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior results.
- We live our core values: Achievement, Continuous Development, Creativity, Courage, Inclusiveness, Reliability.
Equal Opportunity
- Dillon is committed to an inclusive, diverse workplace.
- If you require accommodation during the interview process, please let us know.
- Dillon utilizes AI-assisted tools to support parts of our recruitment process to increase efficiency and fairness. All hiring decisions are made by our human recruiting team. By applying, you acknowledge and consent to this use.