Director of the Project Management and Engineering Center of Excellence

Do you want to use your strategic skills to lead a team in project management and engineering? Do you have good knowledge of the mining sector and have demonstrated leadership in your current role? Do you want to contribute to the growth of a respected organization that invests in its employees/partners? If so, please contact us.

The Company

Our client, a company providing specialized solutions to the mining, industrial, forestry and municipal sectors, has a mission to realize its clients’ projects with passion, resilience and innovation. Its wide range of services is grouped into four centers of excellence: project management and engineering, water treatment, manufacturing and industrial services.

With rapid growth, the company now has more than 300 employees in six offices.

Job Description

Under the supervision of the Vice-President Operations, the role of the director of the project management and engineering center of excellence will be to take charge of all operational activities with the aim of achieving corporate objectives. To successfully carry out his projects, the director will be supported by a competent and dedicated team.

Challenges

The director is required to achieve the following common objectives:

Management

• Responsible for the smooth running of operations;
  • Ensure good supervision and communication processes;
  • Ensure the proper management of production activities;
• Meet the members of your team to ensure good management;
• Participate in the cluster’s various committees;
• Implement processes and carry out continuous improvement;
• Responsible for achieving departmental targets:
  • OSH;
  • Performance;
  • Productivity;
  • Quality.
• Responsible for achieving and respecting budgets:
  • Annual budget and department development;
  • Maintain, achieve and carry out weekly and monthly follow-ups;
  • Targeted activities.
• Communication :
  • Be a unifier for the team and team spirit;
  • Be the guardian of the company’s values;
  • Participate in talent development.

The Sale

• Responsible for the revenue established for his department:
  • Coordinate, participate and complete the required sales;
  • Develop the sales plan;
  • Track, maintain and explain weekly results.

The Delivery

• Ensure the proper coordination of project deliverables to clients:
  • Compliance of the work performed;
  • Customer satisfaction;
  • Technical assistance to the team;
  • Performance in carrying out projects.

Mobilization

• Realize the full potential of your team and the department;
• Responsible for keeping his team mobilized in the various tasks;
• Develop team members (technical and personal training);
• Evaluate your team members.

Knowledge

• Master the Microsoft Office suite;
• Master the basics of human management;
• Control the financial cycle of projects in terms of invoicing, management of accrued income and work in progress and monitoring of accounts receivable;
• Ability to develop and follow a budget as well as understand financial ratios and the financial cycle of projects;
• Specialization in an industrial environment (an asset).

Skills

• Master the techniques of the field of application;
• Plan, organize, develop, control and analyze the different tasks;
• Ability to develop processes and methods to facilitate work;
• Ability to mobilize and motivate a work team;
• Ability to demonstrate transformational leadership;
• Intervene at the appropriate time in work teams to maintain a healthy work climate;
• Ability to adapt your management style according to the personalities of the members of your work team;
• Demonstrate an analytical mind and be an active listener;
• Solve problems effectively;
• Use available resources in order to meet deadlines;
• Maintain good relations with suppliers, customers and any other person or organization necessary for the company’s business.

Attitudes

• Open-mindedness;
• Rigorous;
• Respectful;
• High ethical sense;
• Honesty;
• Integrity;
• Governance.

Abilities

• Personnal management;
• Communication;
• Decision-making and managerial courage;
• Play an advisory role with the team;
• Teamwork;
• Autonomy;
• Sense of responsibility;
• Resourcefulness.

Job Requirements

• Possessing any degree in management will be considered an asset;
• Be an OIQ member;
• Holding an MBA will be considered an asset;
• Have more than 8 years of experience in management and team management experience;
• Experience in a mining or forestry environment will be considered an asset;
• Excellent communication both oral and written in English.

Benefits

• Salary according to experience and qualifications;
• Eligible for insurance and group RRSP;
• Eligible for 80 hours of flexible leave per year;
• Employee assistance program and social club.

Salary: $150,000 to $180,000 + bonus and benefits

Location: Abitibi or Laval

ID – 8191