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About the Role

The London office of Smith + Andersen is seeking an Electrical Project Manager. This role requires a leader focused on prioritization, detailed road mapping, and ensuring deadlines and details are met. The ideal candidate will effectively communicate with clients, consultants, and contractors, manage multiple tasks, and contribute to significant projects.

Responsibilities

Prepares or assists with the development of system engineering concepts and concept reports.
Reviews and manages designs in terms of construction budgets.
Performs or arranges reviews of existing installations and interprets their impact on the project.
Prepares calculations and selects equipment, potentially assigning tasks to designers and CAD technicians.
Communicates project requirements based on relevant Codes and Standards to internal and external teams, owners, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction.
Ensures proper coordination of documents with internal and external project teams.
Understands and applies construction project procurement methodologies.
Reviews project deliverables for completeness and accuracy according to internal quality management standards.
Promotes and enforces company standards for project administration, documentation, and processes.
Acts as contract administrator for designated projects, ensuring timely completion of activities.
Ensures the shop drawing review process occurs within project timelines.
Coordinates with the contract administration team regarding drawing reviews, process setup, and site activities.
Prepares or reviews change notices.
Ensures tasks are completed accurately within assigned hours/fee.
Responds to technical and financial queries related to the project.
Advises on scope changes and prepares contract amendments for client submission.
Supports the accounts receivable process.
Ensures internal project team discipline coordination processes are complete.
Prepares and monitors a schedule of tasks, including hours and critical data.
Liaises with external consultants and vendors for smooth project delivery.
Organizes and attends meetings, including client meetings.
Delivers presentations to clients/owners.

Requirements

Possess 3 or more years of project engineering experience in electrical building services.
A senior C.E.T. with equivalent experience and abilities will also be considered.
Demonstrate strong leadership qualities and ability to work independently.
Demonstrate the ability to work in a complex environment, dealing with multiple projects and clients.
Possess sound communications skills as demonstrated through client and staff relations.
Demonstrate experience working with other consultants and contractors, and coordination of major projects.
Knowledgeable about the provincial building code, electrical code, CSA, ULC, IEEE, IES and NFPA standards.
Have excellent problem solving and decision-making skills.
LEED certification / Experience implementing sustainable design (LEED projects) is an asset.
Strong knowledge of engineering concepts, methods and standards.
Demonstrates initiative and practical problem solving.

Skills

Project Management
Electrical Building Services
Leadership
Independent Work
Complex Environment Navigation
Client Relations
Staff Relations
Consultant Coordination
Contractor Coordination
Provincial Building Code Knowledge
Electrical Code Knowledge
CSA Standards Knowledge
ULC Standards Knowledge
IEEE Standards Knowledge
IES Standards Knowledge
NFPA Standards Knowledge
Problem Solving
Decision Making
LEED Certification
Sustainable Design Implementation
Engineering Concepts
Engineering Methods
Engineering Standards
Initiative
Practical Problem Solving
Communication Skills
Task Management

Location

London, ON

Work Type

In Office
Full-time

Experience Level

3+ years of project engineering experience

Education Level

Senior C.E.T. or equivalent experience

Salary/Compensations

$90,000 - $125,000

Benefits

Competitive salary
Flexible hours
Half day Fridays (all year round)
Comprehensive Group Health Benefits Program, including a Health Spending Account
Group Retirement Savings Plan (Employer and Employee Contributions)
Employee Share Ownership Program (ESOP)
Purchase Time Off Program (PTO)
Transit Subsidy Program
Wide variety of community and social events

About the Company

Smith + Andersen is a trusted, Canadian engineering firm recognized for its multi-disciplinary expertise with over seven hundred employees across eleven offices in five provinces.
The firm delivers comprehensive solutions nationwide and contributes to sustainable building design projects such as hospitals, transit stations, parks, government buildings, and post-secondary institutions.
Company values emphasize sustainability, mentorship, and quality work, with nearly six decades in business.
Certified as a Great Place to Work™ and selected as one of Canada’s Best Workplaces™ for its collaborative culture and employee empowerment.
Founded in 1965, Smith + Andersen has grown from mechanical and electrical consulting to excel in communications, security, and audiovisual fields, offering enhanced services like lighting and intelligent integrated systems design.
The firm applies efficient, sustainable, and reliable design and engineering solutions to exciting projects across Canada, building lasting relationships with public and private sector clients.

Equal Opportunity

Smith + Andersen is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates of any age, culture, subculture, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, race, ethnicity, family status, religion, mental or physical status or veteran status.
Smith + Andersen is an equal opportunity employer.