Project Manager, Power Generation Standards (18-month Contract)

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BUILDING A WORLD CLASS TEAM STARTS WITH YOU

At the heart of CSA Group is a vision: making the world a better, safer, more sustainable place. It's been part of our mission for nearly one hundred years: from the first engineering standard for railway bridges developed in 1919, to more than 3,500 standards, codes & related products today.

Headquartered in Canada, with a global footprint of more than 30 labs and offices across Europe, Asia and North America, CSA Group tests, inspects and certifies a wide range of products - from every day househould items to leading edge technology-to meet exacting requirements for safety, performance and environmental impact.

Our employees take pride in making a difference in people's lives through the work that we do. We're looking for people like you to help make it happen.

Job Summary:

This is a maternity leave 18-month contract position.

As a Project Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for the management of CSA's nationally accredited standards development process and activities, overseeing all aspects of assigned projects. This includes:

• Facilitating multiple volunteer committees, technical and/or strategic from diverse backgrounds ranging from senior executives to technical level representatives in both public and private sectors, NGOs, academia, industry associations and regulatory authorities
• Facilitating development of technical standards through volunteer committees of technical experts, including convening in-person and/or virtual meetings
• Establishing and actively managing schedules, processes, and resource requirements (e.g., funding, personnel), costs, quality, and risk
• Collaborating with technical committee leadership (Chair, Vice-Chair) to manage committee operations and membership
• Developing and maintaining key stakeholder relationships
• Responsible for the oversight of an accredited process in development of national, bi-national and/or international standards
• Liaising with internal and external partners including member organizations, internal management, editorial, production, legal and finance teams towards successful delivery of projects.
• Participating on occasional internal task teams (e.g., business or process improvement, research).

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, such as engineering, science, or project management.
• Designation as a Project Management Professional, or equivalent designation/experience, would be an asset.

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience, including experience in project management, stakeholder engagement, and/or standards development.
• Experience in the energy sector and/or knowledge of related topics (e.g., nuclear) would be an asset.
• Experience working with volunteers and/or multi-stakeholder groups would be an asset.

Skills:

• Excellent people skills: managing relationships, facilitating, and networking with people at all levels with divergent interests and backgrounds.
• Proficiency in oral and written communication, including delivering presentations and writing technical documents, proposals, and business plans.
• Excellent organization, planning skills, and attention to detail.
• High degree of self-motivation, initiative, resilience, and adaptability.
• Strong leadership, facilitation, and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated ability to be a team player and build capacity of peers.
• Creative, participative, and flexible approach to managing work assignments.
• Strong computer skills (word processing, presentation software, spreadsheets, etc.).
• Applicants with proficiency in French will be given special consideration.

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