Project Manager

**WHO WE ARE**
Barkley Project Group is a project management consultancy that provides strategic planning, technical and management services to support the development of renewable energy and infrastructure development projects in Indigenous communities. We are recognized for delivering complex projects that are community-led and produce substantial energy, GHG savings, and economic development.
Our office is located in Nanaimo, BC and our clients include more than 35 Indigenous communities in British Columbia and Yukon. We focus on a community-centric approach, advocating for community control and ownership of resources and projects. Our most important guiding principle is to ensure that project benefits align with community priorities. Our team is diverse, multidisciplinary, and welcoming. We have been in business for over 18 years, and we have a dynamic, diverse and growing team of project managers, technical experts and support staff that are driven by a common purpose. We are passionate about the work we do, and we are grateful for the opportunity to work with communities as they pursue a thriving and sustainable future.
Our values are Respect, Integrity, Trust, Innovation, Happiness, &
Humour.
**JOB SUMMARY**
Reporting to the Development Team Lead, the Project Manager is responsible for managing and contributing to all project types pursued within the Development Team including community energy planning, renewable energy pre-feasibility studies, GHG inventories, microgrid analyses, solar photovoltaic pre-feasibility through operations, and others.
**RESPONSIBILITIES**
Duties/responsibilities may include (but are not limited to the following):
- Take a lead role in the development of community energy projects including energy efficiency retrofits and renewable energy projects
- Work directly with community leads to develop scope of work, timeline, budget, implementation strategy, and project team based on community objectives, priorities, and resources
- Identify funding requirements and funding strategies, maintaining a good relationship with external funding entities
- Update and maintain accurate project budgets including invoice approvals and change management
- Develop and track project schedules
- Maintain project management documents
- Develop and maintain respectful and high-quality relationships within Barkley Project Group team members and with community contacts
- Support team members in task execution as needed and hold ultimate accountability for delivering high quality and community-specific deliverables
- Adapt and develop departmental processes as needed including, but not limited to, project management, community energy planning, and energy efficiency activities
- Provide professional development encouragement to team members, create opportunities for hands-on learning and mentorship, and be strategic in project resourcing to encourage high job satisfaction of project coordinators and other team members
- Contribute ideas, energy, and personal commitment to help foster a positive and rewarding work environment, and to help maintain and grow a successful, innovative, high-quality project management consulting practice at Barkley Project Group
- Develop project management skills through experience and accreditation as a Project Management Professional (within 6 months of start date)
**OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE**
- Bachelor or Masters degree in a relevant field (Applied Science, Engineering, etc.)
- A minimum of 3 years experience in energy management, community planning, renewable energy generation, energy efficiency, or a related field
- Must have a strong and well-rounded knowledge of energy systems, including energy efficiency fundamentals and renewable energy technologies
- Experience advancing energy efficiency and/or renewable energy projects from development through procurement to implementation and operations on a community or municipal scale, or equivalent
- Management and leadership experience including project development, resourcing, mentorship, and team skills development within a multi-disciplinary team
- Able to assess demand side management opportunities and develop high value implementation strategy consistent with community context and resources
- Experience completing renewable energy pre-feasibility and feasibility studies including hydropower, wind, biomass, and/or solar
- Able to quantify GHG emissions, complete a GHG inventory, and create an emissions reduction strategy
- Experience identifying, securing, and managing funding from government and non-governmental granting organizations
- Strong communication skills including technical writing, informal writing, verbal communication, and presentations
- Self-motivated and passionate about energy efficiency, renewable energy, climate action and Indigenous rights
- Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills, and the ability to multi-task
- Registered Energy Advisor with NRCan an asset
- PMP accreditation