About you:
Join us. Unleash your energy within.

If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.

Our purpose and beliefs:
As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us:

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:
We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

About the job:

Kent is looking for a Project Manager for our office in Edmonton, AB.

You will oversee execution of Projects or large Programs of Projects and act as the primary contact for clients regarding performance or non-performance of assigned projects and foster strong relationships leading to growth in project portfolios across multiple clients.

You will create and maintain an attitude of leadership towards the project team with respect to overall management activities (including quality assurance, engineering, procurement, planning and controls, construction management, pre-commissioning, industrial labour relations and safety) to achieve a quality project, while respecting the established budget and schedule objectives.

Skills and Responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

Workforce Leadership and Management

Create a context that allows Project Teams to achieve targeted results.Demonstrate the leadership required to affect positive change, integrity and 100% responsibility for project results.Escalate project staffing concerns to the Kent Leadership Team.Participate in the implementation of Kent’s strategic tactics across Canada.Facilitate manpower leveling for the workload across all offices – includes ensuring the flow of information into the MFL.Provide direct feedback and follow up on any corrective actions required to performance issues in engineering disciplines and functional group (Project Controls, Supply Chain, etc.) that hinder project performance.

Project Execution

Deliver all projects to established targets (schedule, cost, quality, health & safety) and client expectations.Understand the Client’s business and articulate appropriate direction to the Project Engineering team for alignment.Ensure that Kent’s contractual obligations towards the Client are met.Ensure appropriate resources are in place for project execution.Oversee and communicate project portfolio KPI performance to stakeholders. Intervene as required to achieve targets.Ensure all project reporting requirements, both internal and external, are met.Manage and resolve escalated project issues with Client / internal interfaces, including execution of client satisfaction measurement.Ensure clarity and appropriateness of scope of work for new projects and the related engineering documents. Communicate and clarify as required the scope, including the design information and any specific technology to be used, to Project Managers / Project Engineers.Oversee the development of project execution strategies for all projects and intervene when required to ensure proper project setup.Ensure all projects have a Project Execution Plan and Quality Plan as agreed with the Client.In collaboration with the QA Manager, ensure that project execution is adhering to the appropriate standards and procedures.Ensure appropriate cost and schedule controls are in place for each client. Intervene as required to ensure targets are met.Establish and chair monthly project review meetings. Participate in project management leadership meetings as required.Establish appropriate communication systems (e.g. meeting structures) to ensure that all required data and information necessary for the execution of projects are made available to the Project Managers / Project Engineers.Ensure cost estimates are developed for each contracted scope of work.Participate in the development and/or roll-out of new or improved project management tools, systems and/or work processes in collaboration with the East and West Regions representatives.

Business Development and Strategy

Support the leadership team in leading the planning/development of future work with existing clients.Participate with Business Development team to solicit work from new and existing clients.Assign or take on Proposal Management as required, in the case a PE or PM is assigned provide oversight to them for proposal work.Be involved in reviewing and giving input to new contract terms with clients and sub-contractors.Provide input into the strategic plan for Canada when it comes to:New ClientsNew work and areas of responsibility with existing clientsNew stand-alone projectsOffice Execution of projectsProcedures and Guidelines to be followed for work executed in CanadaIndividual project contribution to EBIT/GMAF

In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employee's current workload and with respect to their professional development.

Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience:

Knowledge/ Qualification/ Training/ Certification:

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering.Minimum 15 years of relevant oil and gas project experience.Demonstrated ability to manage multi-discipline teams doing feasibility, FEED and detailed engineering, procurement, and execution phases of projects.Understand contract requirements, development, and negotiations.

Communication:

Excellent command of the English language in both oral and written communication and skills.

Behavior/ Core Competencies:

Proven Project Management skills and team leadership.Strong business and commercial acumen.

HSSEQ:

The Employee shall observe the Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment and Quality rules of the Company; it’s clients and the governing authorities of the host country.

Details about the role:Location: Edmonton, ABRelocation required: NoTravel required: Per project/client requirementsContract type: N/A Experience level: 15 years