Contract: Senior Advisor Construction and Project Management / Canada

The client, a large oil and gas operator, is seeking a Senior Advisor Construction and Project Managent for a contract role in North York, Ontario. 

Duties & Responsibilities:

Provide, and assist others in developing, a professional level of field operations expertise, both practical and technical, inclusive of strategic thinking related to project development, execution planning, cost estimation, construction quality, safety and environmental leadership; while leading or providing leadership support to others for Engineering Construction pipeline and station projects during Screening, Initiation, Design & Procurement, Construction, Start-up and Close- out stages of projects.

Provide, and assist others in providing, project management support for Engineering Construction projects of technical complexity from initiation through to completion. Project aspects to be considered include the design, detailed engineering, procurement, contractor selection, tendering, construction, testing and commissioning of the pipelines and/or related facilities.

As a Senior Advisor, provide comprehensive design and construction expertise as well as leadership to projects during all phases of the Project Lifecycle, in accordance with the functional department mandate and project specific objectives.

MUST HAVE qualifications:

- 7+ years of relevant experience

- Field experience and understanding of pre-commissioning and commissioning activities for complex projects

- Field experience and understanding of pipeline and/or gate station design, construction practices and field operations, including integrity management program pipeline work.

- Knowledge and experience with procurement, pricing strategies, bid evaluation, cost and scheduling controls

- Multi-year project management experience relating to field operations, construction, pipeline/station design and planning -Highly effective interpersonal skills with proven ability to work with diverse groups and individual personalities is required (project team, internal/external stakeholders, customers, contractors, consultants, field and management resources)

- Proven planning, organizational, problem solving, decision making and negotiating skills, conflict resolution, supplemented with a practical aptitude. Flexibility to perform under short time constraints to meet deadlines.

 

NICE TO HAVE qualifications:

- P.Eng/CET and/or PMP designation would be considered an asset.