Assistant Project Leader

Status: Contract (Up to 24 Months)
Working Conditions: Hybrid
Education Level: 4-year university degree
Base Location: Courtice, ON
Shifts(s): Days
Travel: 10%
Deadline to Apply: April 19, 2025
Salary Range: $1,704.68 - $2,573.49 Per Week

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JOB OVERVIEW

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is looking for a dynamic, strategic and results-driven professional to join our team in the role of Assistant Project Leader.

Reporting to the Manager Projects, this position will assist in administering the organization, coordination and execution of assigned project(s) within multidiscipline project portfolios and prepare and facilitate project documentation. The Assistant Project Leader will ensure appropriate project management and contract management governance is followed.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Leverage expertise in project controls and lessons learned processes to capture and document valuable insights from project experiences, ensuring that these lessons are retained and shared across the organization.
• Provide guidance and support to project teams on project controls and lessons learned processes, ensuring that they are equipped to deliver complex projects successfully.
• Facilitate Lesson Learned workshops and learning sessions.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing across the organization, ensuring that lessons learned are shared and applied to future projects, and that best practices are identified and implemented.
• Prepare, analyze, and present financial and operational reports to the executives and to the board.
• Collaborate with various departments to gather and verify data.
• Support with writing reports and creating presentations for Executive Board Reporting.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 4-year university degree, preferably in engineering or equivalent/relevant discipline.
• 2 years of related experience in building/analyzing dashboards, Power BI, and MS Office.
• Experience with technical writing and preparing presentations.
• Demonstrated ability to build PowerPoints.
• Detail-oriented, can work independently, manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Requires knowledge of project management principles, specifically the five primary project phases: Identification, Initiation, Definition, Execution, and Close-out.
• Requires a good knowledge of English, both oral and in written form to communicate with others effectively and to prepare concise reports.
• PMP is an Asset.

The successful candidate will exhibit uncompromising integrity and commitment to upholding corporate values, and the OPG Code of Business Conduct.

OPG is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment. If you require accommodation during the selection process, please contact AODA@opg.com.

Please submit your application online at https://jobs.opg.com/. OPG thanks all those who apply; however, only candidates considered for an interview will be contacted.

OPG is committed to employment equity. As such, we encourage applicants from equity-seeking communities (Indigenous Peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and women). We strongly believe that alleviating the under-representation of equity-seeking individuals will create a stronger OPG team and allow us to better serve the needs of our diverse communities.