Posting Start Date: June 30, 2024
Posting End Date: November 30, 2024
Are you looking for a meaningful career that makes a difference in your community and beyond? Are you an outdoors person who enjoys the benefits of small town living? At Bruce Power, we offer exciting careers that provide you the opportunity to have the small-town lifestyle. As part of our team, you will work in a Safety First environment supporting challenging and impactful nuclear projects like the Life Extension program. Ongoing training and development are part of every job, ensuring constant growth and skill-building potential.
Working at Bruce Power, you can enjoy the benefits of small-town living with outdoor adventures and a rewarding career. As part of our progressive, diverse, and inclusive workplace, you will work in a Safety-First environment, supporting challenging and impactful nuclear projects like our Life Extension Program and medical isotope production. Ongoing training and development are part of every job, offering constant growth and skill-building potential.
We are devoted to building a highly skilled and devoted construction team that will support our Major Component Replacement mega refurbishment project and as such, we continue to recruit for ideal candidates. Please note that we previously posted this Section Manager, Construction Support role and if you have already applied for this position, you are not required to submit a duplicate application
This is a permanent, full-time position which offers competitive compensation, a world class benefits program and pension package. The position is located on site in Tiverton, Ontario along the sunny shores of Lake Huron.
The Section Manager, Construction Support provides construction expertise and services for all phases of the construction project including:
Possessing a ‘Safety First’ mindset. As safety is always at the forefront of we do, having a strong understanding of the Occupational Health and Safety Act
Ensuring that engineering requirements are met, scope is controlled, schedule is defined, controlled and me and budget is defined, controlled and met
Strong leadership abilities for coaching behaviours (Human Performance programs) to drive excellence in teams, peers and vendors
Knowledge of the EPSCA collective agreements with building trades
Risk and opportunities are defined, controlled and mitigated
Tasks and deliverables are completed
The Section Manager, Construction Support will carry out the standard accountabilities of a Manager in the following areas:
Planning and Coordinating the Construction of Projects
Manages the construction tasks, deliverables and field execution of projects which includes:
Safety (conventional, radiological, nuclear, environmental) of employees and the general public
Defining construction staff requirements
Coordinating and managing construction contracts
Communication with Project Team and stakeholder interface
Ability to communicate to different levels of stakeholders in organization
Determining construction methods and performing value added assessments of construction methods, tasks and deliverables
Ensure compliance with regulatory standards, best industry practices, building and safety codes and other relevant regulations
Plan the efficient use of resources and coordination of required construction equipment
Understand, interpret, review and approve complex drawings and documents including participation in constructability review
Develops, validates and manages construction performance baseline and construction Basis of Estimate (BOE) including construction scope, quality, deliverables, risk, budget, schedule and staff requirements
Plan for storage, control and coordination of materials
Ensure compliance with all relevant statutory, regulatory and licensing, and legal requirements
Control construction expenditures within limitations of the project budget
Benchmarks construction best practices and contribute to improvements in Human Performance and Lessons Learned Programs
Ensure all necessary construction permits and licenses are secured
Monitoring, Controlling and Integrating of Construction Services
Promotes and upholds the Bruce Power mission of Safety First - Our Number One Value by ensuring construction tasks and deliverables comply with Safety (conventional, radiological, nuclear, environmental) requirements
Leads the execution of construction tasks and deliverables in accordance with the engineering design
Builds strong cross-functional work relationships and communication within the project team (e.g., Engineering, Quality Management, Supply Chain, Environment, Health & Safety, Project Controls, Finance, Human Resources, Training and others) and stakeholders
Identify opportunities for improvement, innovation and mitigation of risk including emergent challenges that may prevent the achievement of a construction tasks or deliverables
Participates in design review sessions and meets regularly with other constructors, trades, contractors, vendors, architects, engineers, and other stakeholders to monitor and coordinate construction tasks and deliverables
Leadership
Managing vendors for safety and quality
Identifies staffing requirements for the project and hires fully qualified resources (in house or contracted) to support project delivery
Ensures tasks and deliverables are assigned to qualified organizations or contractors so that construction tasks and deliverables are performed in accordance with industry best practices, regulatory and Bruce Power requirements
Strong knowledge of Bruce Power’s policies and procedures is considered an asset
Knowledge and understanding of the Bruce Power Excellence Model
Provides regular and appropriate performance, behaviour and developmental feedback to direct reports and ensures high quality staff is available to support assigned construction tasks and deliverables
Guides and coaches construction staff on how to proceed when problems are encountered to ensure that they are resolved promptly and decisions and initiatives are in line with project and Bruce Power goals and strategies
Monitors and appraises construction performance to ensure that effective corrective action has been taken for all identified opportunities and challenges. In situations where performance improvement initiatives do not correct deficiencies related to personnel behaviour or performance and recommends appropriate disciplinary action for worker
Promotes a work environment characterized by innovation, creativity, teamwork, transparency, integrity and respect and works with the Construction team in developing processes that produce consistent, high-quality outcomes
Provides construction staff with the necessary professional/technical development, resources and tools to ensure the project can be appropriately executed
Owns the discipline specific training program and helps supervisors find the right balance between administrative efforts and in field time
Ensure that supplemental workers have an appropriate level of oversight and engagement by personnel to ensure that performance is commensurate with that of station standards and expectations
Establishes effective internal and external relationships with contractors, craft labour union representatives, suppliers, and the building trade council representatives
Education and Experience
Qualified Trade or Construction management or a 4 year university degree in Engineering or Construction Leadership with equivalent experience is necessary. Trade qualification is considered an asset
A minimum of 6 years of construction experience (at least 3 of those years in nuclear power with responsibility for construction of complex, safety systems) is required
Experience delivering Construction Management services for major capital construction program/projects within the expected scope, quality, schedule, and budget is required
Experience in supervision of trades or crews with experience in a unionized environment and work assignment per jurisdictional practises
Knowledge of Canadian Standard Association’s “Management Systems Requirements for Nuclear Power Plants” (N286-05) and all relevant Environmental and Health and Safety legislation
Certification by the Project Management Institute (PMI) as a Project or Program Management Professional (PMP, PgMP) and/or demonstrated familiarity with the PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) considered an asset
Are you ready for a change?
Please complete the online application and attach a cover letter and resume, indicating your education and experience as it relates to this opportunity. We look forward to receiving your application and will be in contact with you, should you be selected for an interview.
The successful candidate will be selected based on related and required education, experience, knowledge and skills, a competency-based interview, and background reference checks.
As one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Bruce Power is committed to promoting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion where workers feel valued for their uniqueness and are recognized for their individual differences, talents and skills. Diversity, equity and inclusion is critical to our business as we recognize that our people are our greatest resource. To support our inclusive workplace culture, we welcome and encourage everyone to apply.