Hybrid Project Manager – FIFO

at AIP Connect

• Job title: Project Manager – FIFO
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: ERP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Baie Comeau, Canada

About the role

• Project Manager overseeing large capital projects for clients in heavy industry sector. Ensuring project delivery through effective management of scope, budget, and timelines in Baie-Comeau.

Responsibilities

• The Project Manager leads assigned projects end to end—from FEL planning through execution, commissioning, and handover—owning outcomes for safety, quality, scope, budget, schedule, risk, and reporting.
• This role reports to the Regional Projects Controls & Services Manager with a dotted line to project sponsors/site leadership and close partnership with Project Controls.
• The PM collaborates across the Large Capital Group—engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and external partners—to ensure that all facets of delivery are accurate, measurable, auditable, and reportable to the project team and stakeholders.
• The Project Manager presents consolidated status, risks, and forecasts to the Monthly Capital Leadership Team and the Project Steering Committee, ensuring decisions are informed, documented, and aligned to business objectives.

Requirements

• **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (mechanical, electrical, civil/structural, chemical, or related).
• **Experience:10+ years** delivering large (>$25M) industrial capital projects in heavy industry** (**aluminum/metals, mining/minerals, pulp & paper, chemicals, energy, or similar).
• **Expertise:** Proven leadership across FEL, baselining, and execution; hands-on with project controls, risk, and change management.
• **Aptitude:** Strong contracting/procurement acumen (EPC/EPCM/OEM), claims prevention/management, and contractor oversight.
• **Technical Skills:** Proficiency with schedule and cost tools (e.g., Primavera P6/MS Project, cost forecasting, EVM); familiarity with enterprise systems (e.g., equivalent ERP systems).
• **Communication:** Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; executive-level reporting and Steering Committee engagement.
• **Mobility:** Ability to travel and work extended periods on site. Cross-border (US/Canada) travel eligibility required.
• **Language:** Bilingual English/French an asset (may be required for Quebec-based sites).

Benefits

• Accessibility:  If you need any accommodations during the interview process, please let us know.