Applications:
Email your CV and cover letter to [email protected].
Maven is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will be invited to interview based on their fit with this advertised role. Only those people legally entitled to work in Canada will be considered and only those invited to an interview will be contacted.
LOCATION: Vancouver BC (Hybrid)
As a Project, Inspection, and Engineering consultancy acting as owner’s representatives for utility and municipal clients, Maven delivers projects and services that will serve the communities where we live, work and play. This starts with our people – motived to do our best work and make an impact.
We have big growth plans for 2025 and the Program Manager for Project Delivery will play a key role. If you are a technically competitive project leader who has experience managing teams and delivering infrastructure programs, and most importantly aligns with our team’s core values of Safety, Wellbeing, Respect, Quality, Collaborate, and a Growth Mindset, this position could be for you. This position is based in our North Vancouver office and is responsible for managing a team to deliver a portfolio of electric and natural gas Transmission, Distribution, and Generation projects, as well as municipal linear infrastructure projects of various types. With a keen sight on ensuring team and clients collaborate for projects to be delivered on time, on budget, safely, and at the highest quality possible.
Why Join Maven:
- Grow with us – Mentor, and be mentored, as part of a growing team and a company leader
- Work on interesting projects – From innovative technologies to meaningful infrastructure upgrades throughout Western Canada
- Be supported through training, team meetings, peer coaching, and multiple social events
- Receive competitive compensation, incentives, and health benefits
- Attend staff events and be part of our company charity Share 1% program
- Work in a environment that is both professional and friendly. A respectful culture named as a Best Place to Work for Inclusion and Mental Health
- Work in a flexible and hybrid work environment – spend 2-3 days in our North Vancouver office
- Contribute to a growth-oriented business – Maven has been recognized multiple times as one of the fastest growing professional service companies in Western Canada
Responsibilities:
This position will lead a team to deliver our program of physical infrastructure projects. For electric and gas utilities as well as municipalities throughout Western Canada, Maven’s Project Delivery services include project management, construction management, project controls, procurement/supply chain, estimating, and safety consulting. Regular responsibilities include:
- Implement Maven’s scope of work in our service contracts to meet client requirements.
- Forecast challenges in executing the scope of works and implement mitigation plans.
- Allocate work to team members, work with Finance to monitor utilization, and actions to respond (e.g., Work with Human Resources who manage recruitment activities).
- Manage a key project or two, and provide temporary project management capacity support as needed (up to 20% time).
- Forecast program workloads, and work with Finance to process payroll, invoicing, and to support financial planning.
- Lead performance and report on program status, risks, and mitigation strategies for the Project Delivery Business Unit.
- Implement of our Quality Management Program and Project Management Methodology, including completing reviews of client deliverables
- Contribute to business unit objective annual planning and implement business unit strategies to achieve goals.
- Ensure our program is implemented in compliance with our Safety Program.
- Develop junior project delivery staff on their career journey
- Responsible for staff performance including regular feedback, performance reviews, team training, and structure to successfully delivery Maven’s program.
- Responsible for team morale and culture, ensuring Maven’s values are lived
- Support Account Managers who manage key accounts and are accountable for overall contract performance. The Program Manager will support by maintaining a positive client relationship as well as preparing labour price quotes and delivery methodologies.
- For the right person, contract management and some client relationship management is possible.
- For the right person, leadership of delivery of Maven’s Engineering portfolio is possible.
What we are looking for:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or equivalent.
- Certificate, diploma, or degree in management, organizational behaviour, or business would be an asset.
- A Project Management Professional (PMP) designation and/or a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation would be assets.
- 10+ years’ experience in engineering and project management
- 5+ years of managing a team of 10+ staff members
- Experience managing complex electric, natural gas, or linear infrastructure projects and programs in North America
- Experience working in an engineering consulting environment and providing services to infrastructure owners
- Outstanding leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent team management skills: providing clear guidance, ensuring quality work, implementing change management, and thoughtfully guiding staff performance and development
- Advanced understanding of contract requirements with demonstrated judgment; able to weigh alternative actions and make decisions that consider and balance all risks.
- Working knowledge of business performance and operations metrics, and understanding of different business functions (e.g., HR, Finance, Marketing)
- Advanced interpersonal, presentation, and writing skills in English
- Ability to read and comprehend technical drawings and reports in English
- Must be physically able to be present at a construction site with uneven ground conditions in all types of weather
- Must reside in the Greater Vancouver Area; able to work from North Vancouver Office
About Maven
Maven delivers infrastructure projects for communities in Western and Northern Canada as owner’s representatives. We turn client ideas and objectives into sustainable infrastructure, delivered safely, on time and on budget with Maven’s unique expertise.
The word “Maven” means, “one who is experienced or knowledgeable.” Our people are our success. We are a mid-sized firm, with have a professional and friendly team committed to our values of safety, wellbeing, respect, quality, collaborate and growth mindset.
We believe we are part of the wider community and need to do our part to contribute, ensuring a positive future for our fellow citizens. Through our Share 1% program we select organizations to partner with and offer volunteer opportunities for our staff.
