Project Manager for Major Projects

The Project Planning and Implementation Service is responsible for establishing strategies that allow the City of Laval to optimize its infrastructure investments and carry out design and construction work. The Service is currently seeking a project manager for major projects to lead a significant industrial project, essential to the territorial development of the City.

Reporting to the division head, you will be responsible for the implementation of major projects under your responsibility led by the Service. More specifically, you will be tasked with planning, organizing, directing, and controlling all phases of project management for which you will be responsible, in accordance with the governance framework for projects and programs of the City of Laval. You will be responsible for ensuring collaboration among all stakeholders, monitoring risk management and results while continuously acting to maximize efficiency in terms of costs, timelines, scope, and quality of work.

• Hold a bachelor's degree in engineering or architecture;
• Be a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec or the Ordre des architectes du Québec;
• Have a minimum of 10 years of experience in the construction field, including 5 years in managing major projects corresponding to the following specifications:
  • Having significantly participated in a $50M project in terms of present value;
  • Having acted as project manager for several phases, including planning, of a major or highly complex project;
  • Having closely collaborated on the startup of a project (needs assessment, preliminary schedule, awarding and managing professional service contracts, etc.);

• Experience in the industrial or civil field is an asset;
• Have a good knowledge and have significantly participated in a project in an alternative mode, an asset;
• Experience in an operated environment or operational context, an asset;
• Proficient in MS Office suite tools, including Microsoft Project;
• Mastery of project management: planning, organization, control, budget and schedule tracking, and prioritization;
• Analytical depth, rigor, and quality of judgment.

Choosing the City of Laval means working for the third-largest city in Quebec on diverse and stimulating mandates. It also means having the opportunity to grow within a human, committed team that enjoys working with pleasure.

For this position, we offer competitive working conditions and social benefits:

• 3 weeks of annual vacation (pro-rated for months worked in the first year);
• 16.5 public holidays per year including several days off during the holiday season;
• 3 weeks of paid sick days at the beginning of the year;
• Comprehensive group insurance plan;
• Defined benefit pension plan;
• Work schedule allowing for work-life balance;
• Work location easily accessible with free parking;
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP);
• Possibility to accumulate overtime;
• Reimbursement of professional membership fees;
• Priority access to a CPE daycare.