Project Manager, Utilities
Shermco Industries
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇨🇦 Canada
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
FlashPMP
About the role
- Lead planning, execution, commissioning, and closeout of utilities projects across Protection & Control (P&C)
- Own schedule, scope, safety, budget, and stakeholder communication
- Coordinate allocations under MSAs, prepare budgetary price, manage Work Authorizations (WA), change orders
- Ensure documentation and closeout meet Hydro standards
- Own incoming customer allocations based on crew capacity and critical timing
- Develop budgetary price proposals using prior benchmarks and field inputs
- Lead pre ‑ job planning: tailboards, site access, prints/IFCs, pre ‑ functional checks; align durations with field supervisors
- Coordinate mandatory training/refreshers before mobilization
- Prepare Work Authorization (WA) packages with agreed scope, pricing schedule, and milestones; manage signatures and NTP
- Ensure safety planning aligns to customer Safety Practice Regulations
- Build and maintain an integrated schedule against customer planned outages
- Confirm tooling, test sets/software, Starlink/mobile comms, and site logistics
- Run weekly progress meetings with customer PM/Engineering; track commissioning test plans and documentation
- Track T&M spend vs. plan and maintain burn ‑ rates to budgetary expectations
- Lead change order capture/negotiation as scope evolves
- Deliver cost substantiation and reporting packages to billing/finance and customer
Requirements
- Diploma/Bachelor’s in Electrical Power/Engineering (or equivalent field experience)
- 5–8+ years delivering utility field services, P&C commissioning, and apparatus testing up to MV/HV
- Demonstrated ability to lead multi ‑ week commissioning sequences
- Practical knowledge of CSA Z462 (2024) arc ‑ flash/shock requirements and WorkSafeBC OHSR Part 19
- Experience with test sets/software common in utility work (e.g., Doble, RTS/Protest, PowerDB)
- Strong financial acumen (T&M tracking, change order negotiations, margin protection) and utility stakeholder communication
- Preferred PMP® or equivalent project management credential (or 35h PM education underway)
- NETA certification (Level II–IV) or service with a NETA ‑ accredited company
- Prior utility experience (SPR, PSSP/WPP, Life Saving Rules, SuccessFactors training)
- Other Valid driver’s license; travel and remote work readiness; support extended outages
- Strong MS Office/Teams; scheduling tools; document control discipline.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
P&C commissioningutilities project managementbudgetary price proposalsT&M trackingchange order negotiationsarc-flash requirementsapparatus testingschedulingdocumentation controlfield service delivery
Soft skills
stakeholder communicationleadershipfinancial acumenteam coordinationsafety planningnegotiationproblem-solvingorganizational skillstime managementmeeting facilitation
Certifications
PMPNETA Level IINETA Level IIINETA Level IVvalid driver's license