Project Manager (Integrity Dig Programs)

Arnett & Burgess Energy Services

$100K — $120K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10 years in pipeline and facility construction, managing projects as the lead.
  • Ability to juggle multiple concurrent projects effectively.
  • Experienced in leading and developing project controllers and administration staff.
  • Direct experience collaborating with Superintendents and field crews.
  • Knowledge of mechanical, civil, CP/AC mitigation, and electrical/instrumentation disciplines.
  • Hands-on experience with construction agreements and change order negotiations.
  • Fluency in project controls: budgeting, forecasting, scheduling, reporting.

Responsibilities

  • Manage multiple integrity dig projects from initiation to closeout, ensuring safety, cost, schedule, and quality outcomes.
  • Prepare and track estimates and bids, collaborating on crew configuration and production rates.
  • Serve as primary client contact for scopes, change orders, and formal reporting.
  • Lead Project Controllers and Administration staff, establishing reporting standards.
  • Validate field-generated data before reporting to clients.
  • Oversee change management and negotiate change orders for projects.
  • Lead project schedule and cost management, including recovery planning when issues arise.
  • Drive financial closeout processes including final billing and client sign-off.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellbeing employee benefits package.
  • RRSP matching program to support retirement savings.
  • Company vehicle or vehicle allowance provided.
  • Funding for professional development and certifications, including PMP and P.Eng.
  • Employee and Family Assistance Program available.
Full Job Description
Arnett & Burgess Energy Services (A&B) is looking to add a Project Manager (Integrity Dig Programs) to our growing team, based out of our Blackfalds, AB office.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Operations, this position will lead a portfolio of pipeline integrity dig programs, from pursuit through closeout. Carrying many projects, at different stages and often across several clients at once, this position is accountable for how each one performs (cost, schedule, risk, and client satisfaction). Working under master service agreements on an hourly or target price model, this position will partner closely with Superintendents, who lead site execution while you own the commercial and contractual side, and will carry a portfolio of work for some of the most recognized midstream and transmission operators in the country.

Please Note: this position is office based and requires occasional travel (10% to 20%) for field visits, including scheduled travel to other offices, active dig sites, and client facilities during construction periods or as project needs require. There will be periods of elevated intensity during peak construction season. We are open to a Contractor or an Employee.

Duties and Responsibilities
  • Manage a high volume of concurrent integrity dig projects across pursuit, initiation, execution, and closeout, standing accountable for the safety, cost, schedule, and quality outcome of each one
  • Prepare, price, and track a portfolio of live estimates and bids, partnering with Superintendents on crew configuration, production rates, and constructability before pricing is submitted
  • Serve as the primary commercial contact for clients on scopes, change orders, formal reporting, and escalations
  • Lead the Project Controllers and Project Administration staff assigned to your projects, setting reporting cadence and standards and vetting all output before it's issued
  • Own all formal client-facing reporting, validating field-generated cost, quantity, and progress data before it becomes a reported number
  • Own change management and subcontract administration across your portfolio, negotiating change orders to a commercial conclusion
  • Own the schedule and cost baseline for every project, leading recovery planning and client conversations when a dig runs into trouble
  • Maintain a value-add log across your portfolio and drive project financial closeout, including final billing, client sign-off, and warranty
  • Hold our path to zero safety commitment as a personal standard, and confirm HSE and quality obligations are built into every project and verified in the field

Requirements
  • 10 years of progressive experience in pipeline and facility construction, with a demonstrated record of managing projects as the accountable lead
  • Proven ability to manage several concurrent projects at different stages without losing control of any of them
  • Experience leading and developing direct reports in a project controls, coordination, or administration capacity
  • A demonstrated record of working directly and effectively with Superintendents and field crews through both bidding and execution
  • Working command of pipeline and facility scopes across mechanical, civil, CP/AC mitigation, and electrical and instrumentation disciplines
  • Practical, hands-on experience with pipeline construction agreements, change order negotiation, and subcontract administration
  • Fluency with project controls, including budgeting, forecasting, scheduling, and progress reporting
  • Experience supporting estimating and bid development on construction work
  • A valid driver's license

Preferred Skills / Qualifications
  • Post-Secondary education in engineering, construction management, business, or a related discipline (or equivalent construction experience)
  • Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
  • Experience with diverse pipeline projects or multi-year integrity programs
  • Familiarity with earned value management and formal project governance frameworks
  • Experience delivering work under master service agreements for major midstream or transmission operators

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package that includes a complete range of employee benefits to ensure you have the tools necessary to manage, maintain, and improve your health and wellbeing, including a valuable RRSP matching program, company vehicle or vehicle allowance, professional development and certification reimbursement (including support toward PMP and P.Eng. designations), and an Employee and Family Assistance Program.

* Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level.

* Applicants must have legal authorization to work in Canada with no restrictions.

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