Senior Project Manager

Job summary

Lead multidisciplinary engineering projects from initiation through close-out, managing scope, schedule, cost, quality, risks, resources, and project controls. Direct engineering teams, coordinate stakeholders and vendors, serve as the primary client contact, and communicate project progress and issues.

Job details

About HOCS Projects HOCS Projects is a Calgary-based engineering, procurement and project management firm supporting the energy industry. We deliver dependable, innovative and responsible design solutions, with constructability and operability considered from project start through fabrication, construction and operations. Role Overview HOCS Projects is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of multi-disciplinary engineering projects across the energy sector. This role is accountable for project scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk management, client relationships and overall execution. The successful candidate will provide leadership to project teams while ensuring predictable delivery aligned with client expectations and business objectives. Key Responsibilities Lead multi-disciplinary engineering projects from initiation through close-out, ensuring achievement of scope, schedule, cost and quality objectives. Establish project execution strategies, priorities, milestones, deliverables, resources and project-control requirements. Provide leadership and direction to engineering and design teams while maintaining accountability for project outcomes. Develop and maintain project budgets, forecasts, schedules, cost reports, progress reports and key performance metrics. Maintain oversight of engineering deliverables to ensure quality requirements and planned issue dates are achieved. Lead scope management, Management of Change, baseline control and project-risk mitigation activities. Identify and resolve technical, commercial, schedule, resource and execution issues affecting project delivery. Act as the primary client interface and maintain effective relationships throughout the project lifecycle. Lead project review meetings and clearly communicate progress, risks, issues, forecasts, priorities and key decisions. Coordinate engineering disciplines, department leads, vendors, contractors and stakeholders to support integrated execution. Support proposal development, project estimates, execution planning and resource forecasting. Ensure engineering activities comply with applicable regulatory requirements, codes, client standards and project-specific requirements. Travel to client offices and project sites as required to support engineering execution, field coordination, construction activities and client engagement. Education, Professional Registration & Experience Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Applied Science or a related technical discipline. Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registration with APEGA, or eligibility to obtain registration. Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience in engineering project management within an industrial, energy, EPC or EPCM environment. Demonstrated experience managing multi-disciplinary engineering projects with accountability for scope, cost, schedule and quality performance. Strong project-controls capability, including budgeting, forecasting, scheduling, reporting, change management and risk management. Proven experience working directly with clients and coordinating engineering teams and project stakeholders. Strong understanding of engineering project execution, commercial scope, resource planning, and delivery commitments. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel, plus proficiency across Microsoft Office applications. Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, decision-making, analytical and problem-solving capabilities. Fabrication, construction, field execution or brownfield project experience is considered an asset. Legally entitled to work in Canada. What We Offer Competitive Compensation: A salary commensurate with experience, reflecting your expertise and contributions. Comprehensive Benefits: Extended health and dental packages to support you and your family's well-being. Professional Growth: Opportunities for continuous learning, professional development, and mentorship within a growing, dynamic engineering firm. Career Advancement: A collaborative environment that recognizes your leadership and technical skills, with clear pathways for career progression. Dynamic Work Culture: A supportive, multidisciplinary team environment that values innovation, practical engineering solutions, and work-life balance.

What you’ll do

Lead multidisciplinary engineering projects from initiation through close-out, managing scope, schedule, cost, quality, risks, resources, and project controls. Direct engineering teams, coordinate stakeholders and vendors, serve as the primary client contact, and communicate project progress and issues.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering, applied science, or a related technical discipline, plus at least 10 years of progressively responsible engineering project management experience. Candidates must be a P.Eng. registered with APEGA or eligible to register, have strong project-controls and client-facing experience, and be legally entitled to work in Canada.

Benefits

• Extended Health Benefits
• Dental Benefits
• Professional Development
• Mentorship
• Career Advancement
• Work-Life Balance

Listed skills

• Project management · Preferred
• scheduling · Preferred
• Change Management · Preferred
• Risk Management · Preferred
• Client Relationship Management · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Project Management
• Project Execution
• Project Controls
• Budgeting and Forecasting
• Scheduling
• Cost Management
• Scope Management
• Change Management
• Risk Management
• Quality Management
• Client Relationship Management
• Engineering Team Leadership
• Resource Planning
• Microsoft Project
• Microsoft Excel
• Stakeholder Coordination

Job areas

• Engineering
• Management & Leadership
• Energy
• Construction
• Consulting

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