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Project Director, Engineering Jobs in Montréal – Quebec at Kruger inc.
Title: Project Director, Engineering
Company: Kruger inc.
Location: Montréal – Quebec
Category: Management, Engineering
POSITION SUMMARY The Project Director leads the Company’s capital projects to completion and studies the various options for capital projects.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP The Project Director reports to the Senior Director of Engineering.
He/she is accountable for the entire project team assigned to the given project. Team size can range from one to three people for smaller projects and up to 12 to 15 people for larger projects.
Indirectly, the Project Director is also responsible for managing external engineering consultants and accountable for their work, in addition to overseeing construction site management.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Studies:o Coordinate pre-feasibility and feasibility studies with the Director of Studies and engineering firms, based on the goals set out in the Company’s strategic plan.o Inform
senior management
on the different potential scenarios, when applicable.o Make recommendations to
senior management
based on the study conclusions.
• General:o Establish the detailed estimate for the project budget based on prior cost studies. Estimate benefits, expected revenue, and return on investment.o Write and issue the necessary funding requests for project approval.o Ensure that all permits required for the realization of the various projects are obtained.o Ensure compliance with applicable laws and standards at all times.o Write and/or coordinate requests for bids, bid comparisons and relative recommendations.o
Coordinate the various technical presentations (or others) from suppliers related to the project realization and make recommendations when applicable.o Prepare and/or coordinate the issuance of purchase orders and contracts.o Provide support to operating sites for smaller projects ($30 million or less).
• Projects:
Ensure that engineering teams and construction management teams complete their work in accordance with the rules of the trade and the standards and laws applicable to the location where the project will be carried out In compliance with the framework set out in the project description in the following areas, without limitation:
• Safety•Budgets (provide financial control)
• Timelines•Environmental
• Quality of deliverables (construction, equipment, and goods produced by them) o Ensure that risks are identified, assessed, and controlled, and that mitigation measures are established.o Oversee and ensure that the impact of technological and operational changes on the Company’s various functions (including environment, equipment, personnel, operations, maintenance) are taken into consideration during the project.o In personnel management, the Project Director ensures that the managers of the various specialties/disciplines manage and interact effectively with the teams, including the construction managers, foremen, subcontractors, architects, engineering firms, consultants, and all administrative and financial support.o
Able to
manage the team while away from head office and without direct oversight from the Senior Director of Engineering.o Participate in follow-up meetings with key project financiers, when applicable.o Prepare and submit weekly project updates and monthly reports for each project, including a financial cost report according to the JDE structure.o Execute projects through all stage-gates, from concept to post-mortem.o
Close projects with all required d…
