Mechanical Project Manager

The opportunity:

Are you an experienced Project Manager looking to lead innovative mechanical engineering projects?

The Project Manager is the primary point-person responsible for planning, executing, and delivering engineering projects on time, within budget, and in accordance with specifications. To achieve these important goals, you will define project requirements and scope, acquire project resources, and supervise the efforts of project team members. Efficient delivery of project deliverables, effective quality control, clear communication of expectations to stakeholders, and upward reporting to senior management are critical tasks that must be performed throughout each project’s lifecycle.

You’ll have the opportunity to work on high-profile engineering projects, including new construction, building retrofits, cutting-edge decarbonization initiatives, and highly technical, innovative solutions that push the boundaries of mechanical engineering. This posting is for an existing vacancy within MCW.

Position: Mechanical Project Manager

Location: Downtown Toronto, Ontario

Salary Range: $90,000 - $120,000

Responsibilities: The Responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to the following:

• Manage and oversee Mechanical engineering projects of various sizes and complexity
• Analyze customer design proposals and specifications to determine cost effective solutions
• Ensure professional quality services in all facets of work
• Lead a project team to ensure technical accuracy of project deliverables
• Manage a team to ensure cost effective, safe and timely completion of projects to meet or exceed client expectations
• Manage project activities throughout lifecycle, including the allocation of adequate resources, documentation and other factors necessary for success
• Work with clients to deliver the end project
• Prepare and review specification and concept reports
• Foster new business development opportunities
• Maintain and grow current business and client relationships
• Provide mentoring to technical staff, assigning duties as required
• Visit the site once under construction every 2-3 months
• Provide quality and cost control during the design and construction process
• Maintain project schedules and project cost summaries to track work progress, budget status, and manpower resource utilization
• Escalate and identify the need for additional services and fees
• Assist with Shop drawing reviews as required

Qualifications, Experience and Education:

• Post-secondary education in Mechanical Engineering or other relevant discipline such as Building Systems
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or actively working toward P.Eng. designation, or a Certified Engineering Technologist (CET)
• 10+ years of industry related experience including 1-2 years experience in project management
• Require experience and understanding of HVAC, Plumbing and Fire Protection systems
• Consulting engineering background
• Strong understanding of engineering contractors, suppliers and manufacturers
• Mechanical and Electrical coordination experience
• Construction experience will be considered an asset
• Demonstrated success in project delivery and execution of project management methods

Required Skills:

• Flexibility to adjust to shifting priorities and deadlines
• Highly effective negotiation, diplomatic, and conflict resolutions skills
• Advanced interpersonal, team building, leadership and organizational skills
• Able to effectively communicate with all types of staff, including technical, professional, and upper management
• Able to build and maintain lasting relationships with business units, corporate departments, key managers, and other stakeholders

Job Specific Competencies:

Attention to Detail – Working in a conscientious, consistent, and thorough manner while demonstrating concern for thoroughness and accuracy.

Client Focus – Providing service excellence to internal and/or external clients by maintaining client contact.

Interactive Communication – Listening to others and communicating articulately, fostering open communication, and adapting communication.

Planning & Organizing – Developing, implementing and adjusting plans to reach goals, while ensuring the optimal use of resources. Ability to plan and organize major activities.

Problem Solving – Identifying complex problems and the solutions to them.

Product Knowledge – Demonstrates solid knowledge and ability of services and suppliers products provided and can apply the competency, with minimal or no guidance.

Project Management – Implementing medium scale projects by planning, monitoring and completing projects, ensuring effective management of scope, resources, time, cost, quality, risk and communications.

Resilience – Adapts to ongoing, or regular strenuous work demands while remaining energized and focused in the face of ambiguity, change or strenuous demands

Results Management – Establishes methods for managing work and measuring success by organizing time, work and resources to accomplish objectives in the most effective and efficient way.

Team Leadership – Builds strong teams by assuming a leadership role in helping others achieve excellent results.