Project Manager – Infrastructure L2

Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada — hybrid, with 1 day per week in the office. Candidates in other major centres may work from another BC Hydro office.

Salary: CAD 70–91 per hour. Contract duration: November 30, 2026–November 25, 2028.

Company

hirify.global is recruiting for infrastructure and construction project management work supporting BC Hydro’s electric utility projects.

What you will do

• Manage a portfolio of medium-risk, high-complexity infrastructure and construction projects through the full lifecycle.
• Define objectives, scope, schedules, budgets, environmental requirements, stakeholder engagement, regulatory approvals, and resource plans.
• Develop project delivery strategies, procurement approaches, work packages, risk plans, and project controls.
• Coordinate engineering, environmental, Indigenous relations, regulatory, procurement, construction, and project controls teams.
• Oversee execution, budgets, forecasts, schedules, risks, contracts, consultants, contractors, permits, and environmental mitigation.
• Lead reporting, progression reviews, project acceptance, closeout, and completion evaluation.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of progressively responsible project management experience in an electric utility, industrial, infrastructure, or similar environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Environmental Sciences, Economics, or a related discipline; a technical diploma with extensive relevant experience may also be considered.
• Intermediate to senior-level knowledge of project management principles, methodologies, and best practices.
• Experience managing complex infrastructure or construction projects with multidisciplinary teams through planning, execution, commissioning, and closeout.
• Strong knowledge of project planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, procurement, contract administration, governance, regulatory requirements, quality assurance, and construction management.
• Leadership experience coordinating technical teams, contractors, consultants, and stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, negotiation, decision-making, communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and MS Project.

Nice to have

• Project Management Professional (PMP) designation.
• Experience with electric utilities, power generation, hydroelectric facilities, generating stations, substations, or related electrical infrastructure.
• Familiarity with utility project governance, funding approvals, and project delivery processes.
• Experience managing capital projects with budgets up to $50 million.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid schedule with one office day per week; eligible candidates in other major centres may work from another BC Hydro office.
• Monday–Friday schedule, 8 hours per day.
• Contract engagement lasting from November 30, 2026, to November 25, 2028.
• Two vacancies are available.

Hiring process

• Apply through the hirify.global application page for job reference JOB-32239.