***THIS OPPORTUNITY WOULD REQUIRE RELOCATION TO EITHER THE GREATER VANCOUVER OR EDMONTON AREA TO BE CLOSE TO ONE OF THE OFFICES***Project Manager – Heavy IndustrialLocation: Local to Either Port Coquitlam, BC or Edmonton, AB officeSalary: $90,000 - $140,000 (Plus OT paid with project based rate increases and LOA when travelling)We are seeking a Project Manager to join an established mechanical contractor specializing in heavy industrial maintenance, shutdowns, and turnarounds. This individual will work alongside a long-tenured Senior Project Manager before ultimately taking ownership of an established portfolio of pulp and paper clients. This is a highly client-facing, hands-on project management role that combines planning, coordination, commercial management, and site execution. Extensive travel is a core part of the position, particularly throughout the spring and fall shutdown seasons, with assignments at industrial sites and mill towns across Western Canada.Must Haves- Project management experience within heavy industrial construction, maintenance, or a comparable industrial environment.- Ability and willingness to travel extensively during spring and fall shutdown seasons, including being away from home for multiple weeks at a time.- Ability to work extended hours while supporting active shutdowns and turnarounds.- Experience coordinating people, materials, equipment, schedules, and subcontractors to keep projects on track.- Strong client-facing communication and relationship management skills.- Experience managing project budgets, costs, schedules, change orders,



and reporting.- Comfortable working in active industrial sites and fast-paced field environments.- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.Nice to Haves- Pulp and paper industry experience.- Mechanical construction or industrial maintenance experience.- Shutdown, turnaround, or outage experience.- Estimating, bidding, or proposal experience.- Experience managing long-term maintenance or service contracts.- Trade certification, engineering, construction management, or other relevant technical education.- PMP or formal project management training.Responsibilities- Work alongside a long-tenured Senior Project Manager to learn the existing client portfolio before assuming full ownership of the accounts.- Manage industrial maintenance, shutdown, turnaround, and project work from planning through completion.- Serve as a key point of contact for assigned pulp and paper clients and maintain strong relationships with client representatives.- Ensure the right people, materials, equipment, subcontractors, and resources are in place when required to successfully execute each project.- Coordinate closely with Superintendents, field leadership,



engineering resources, project administration, finance, and other internal teams.- Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets, forecasts, manpower plans, procurement requirements, and execution plans.- Monitor project costs, labour hours, productivity, change orders, committed costs, and forecasted financial performance.- Identify out-of-scope work and ensure changes are properly documented, priced, communicated, and approved.- Maintain regular communication with clients so both parties understand upcoming work, changing priorities, risks, and expectations.- Prepare project reports, cost updates, schedules, forecasts, meeting minutes, and other project documentation.- Travel to client sites throughout Western Canada to support project planning and execution.- Provide focused in office leadership during shutdowns and turnarounds where schedules are fixed and delays directly impact client production.- Work extended site hours when required during critical shutdown and turnaround periods.- Coordinate project closeout, final costs, outstanding changes, client feedback, and lessons learned.- Support estimating, proposals, planning, and other project preparation activities between active shutdown periods.- Build a deep understanding of assigned client facilities, expectations, personnel, and upcoming maintenance requirements.- Identify opportunities to strengthen existing client relationships and support future maintenance, shutdown, and project work.

📌 Project Manager - C$130,000 - C$170,000 A Year (Saanich Core)
🏢 Brunel
📍 Saanich Core