Project Manager, Construction

One (1) Position Available – Contract to December 2028

Position Location: Site based – Ignace, Ontario – 304 Main Street

Job Summary: The Project Manager – Construction is accountable for leading the delivery of the Centre of Expertise (CoE) Project through its construction, commissioning, and turn-over phases. The role serves as NWMO’s primary day‑to‑day project delivery lead and on‑site coordination resource, facilitating communication, issue resolution, and decision‑making between NWMO, the design vendor, the construction contractor, and other external parties. This role will proactively monitor field execution and project performance, identify potential risks or issues to maintaining project targets, help resolve issues, implement corrective actions, and provide recommendations to NWMO leadership for key decisions through established project governance processes.

They will provide oversight and input on the vendor’s detailed design deliverables during the design phase, coordinate between NWMO, the lead design vendor, and other external parties for any necessary approvals, and will provide regular oversight of the construction contractor’s field execution activities during the construction phase in Ignace, Ontario.

The role requires a proactive and cooperative project manager with construction oversight capability who can challenge assumptions, manage risks, identify potential deficiencies, and maintain alignment with project commitments while supporting community integration.

Responsibilities

- Lead day‑to‑day delivery of the Centre of Expertise Project across construction, commissioning, and facility handover, coordinating inputs across internal stakeholders and external construction,



architectural, and design vendors.
- Maintain regular site presence and field oversight to validate progress, identify emerging risks, and drive timely issue resolution. Document observations/deficiencies and track issues to closure with the contractor and appropriate NWMO authorities.
- Hold design and construction vendors accountable by reviewing performance, validating deliverables against requirements, and escalating observations and concerns to NWMO project leadership.
- Manage site interfaces between contractor(s), design vendor(s), Owner’s Engineer/representative, and NWMO stakeholders to prevent conflicts and protect schedule and cost commitments.
- Develop and maintain the project cost baseline, forecasts, and cash flow; review contractor cost and schedule information and identify trends, variances, and required mitigations.
- Manage and maintain integrated reporting of scope, cost, schedule, risks, issues and changes; manage the project within its approved budget and schedule, implement corrective actions, and make clear and timely recommendations for resolving issues to NWMO senior leadership.
- Ensure construction activities meet NWMO standards for safety, quality, and community integration.
- Establish project communications (stakeholder mapping, meeting cadence, action tracking)



and provide regular status reporting to NWMO leadership and other interested parties.
- Own the project’s risk and issues management process: identify and track risks/opportunities, define mitigation strategies, and bring recommendations to Senior Leadership for review and approval.
- Develop and implement project‑specific governance documentation (e.g., Project Execution Plan, Scope of Work, Basis of Estimate) and ensure alignment with NWMO PMO standards and phase‑gate processes.
- Lead change management activities (scope, cost, schedule), including identifying potential changes, assessing their credibility, managing documentation, analysis of impacts, recommendation of response options, and routing through change control processes.
- Stop and escalate work concerns (through the appropriate site and NWMO channels) when field observations indicate potential non‑conformance, quality deficiencies, or other material risks that could impact project objectives.
- Participate in constructability reviews led by the lead design contractor and architect, applying field construction expertise to identify and resolve potential issues prior to construction.
- Coordinate with the Owner’s Engineer/Representative during commissioning, including acceptance testing and performance verification.
- Manage the transition to operational readiness, including the coordination of documentation completion, training/turnover requirements, and other hand‑over processes to the NWMO.

Qualifications and Experience

- A post‑secondary degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
- Over 12

📌 Project Manager, Construction (Ignace)
🏢 Northwest Employment Works
📍 Ignace