Senior Tunneling Project Manager
Senior Tunneling Project Manager
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Job Description
Status: Regular Full Time
Working Conditions: On-site
Education Level: A university degree in engineering or construction
Base Location: Pickering ON
Shifts(s): Days
Travel: 10%
Deadline to Apply: September 24 2025
Salary Range: $129000.00 - $206000.00 Per Year
Electrify your career and help build a brighter tomorrow.
Whether you work in the skilled trades or are a business professional a career at OPG is an opportunity to electrify your life on -- and off -- the job.
JOB OVERVIEW
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is looking for a dynamic strategic and results-driven professional to join our team as Senior Tunneling Project Manager.
Reporting to the Project Director the Senior Tunneling Project Manager is responsible for providing leadership and oversight in the planning and execution of complex tunneling and marine projects. This role ensures that projects are delivered in alignment with organizational objectives regulatory requirements and industry best practices while safeguarding safety quality and environmental standards.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Project Management Leadership:Develop implement and enforce industry-standard project management practices across scope schedule cost risk and communication.
- Lifecycle Planning & Execution:Manage all aspects of project planning execution and delivery for the Deep-Water Intake tunneling project.
- Risk & Change Control:Identify risks implement mitigation strategies and manage integrated change control for scope schedule and budget adjustments.
- Governance & Gate Reviews:Prepare and present gate packages ensuring compliance with phase-gate requirements and securing approvals for project milestones and funding releases.
- Performance Monitoring:Track and report on project progress using earned value forecasting methods and performance metrics to drive timely and informed decisions.
- Financial Oversight:Review estimates monitor project costs maintain budget integrity and ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Stakeholder Engagement:Foster communication across functional teams project sponsors and external stakeholders and regulatory requirements to align goals progress and expectations.
- Contract & Procurement Management:Oversee procurement activities including scope of work contractor oversight and contract compliance.
- Field and Quality Management:Ensure quality assurance/control field engineering coordination and commissioning activities are executed to standards and protocols.
- Construction Management: Oversee and manage all construction and field execution activities ensuring delivery in alignment with scope schedule budget quality and safety requirements.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum 10 years of experience leading and overseeing major civil infrastructure projects with a strong preference for tunneling or marine projects.
- A university degree in engineering or construction or equivalent experience. PMP certification is an asset.
- Demonstrated commitment to high standards in safety environmental and quality compliance with all codes and regulations.
- Excellent analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills with the ability to manage budgets schedules risks and team performance.
- Exceptional written and oral communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders regulatory agencies and rightsholders.
- Resilient leader able to manage competing priorities and deliver results under pressure.
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
What makes a career at OPG different
With operations across Ontario and the United States OPG is one of the most diverse power producers in North America. As the largest generator in Ontario we meet approximately 50% of the provinces electricity needs largely from low-carbon sources like nuclear and hydro.
As we work to achieve our vision of Electrifying life in one generation OPG and our family of companies are also helping advance the development of new low-carbon technologies such as Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) refurbishment projects and electrification initiatives to help power the growing demands of a growing economy. Join OPG and make history.
Please submit your application online at OPG thanks all those who apply; however only candidates considered for an interview will be contacted.
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The base salary range considers many factors including but not limited to experience education and training including any collective agreement requirements for union represented positions. It is not typical for the salary to be offered near the top of the range and salary is dependent on numerous factors. For management roles the base salary range does not represent the total compensation package. The total compensation package for regular full-time management roles includes pay-for-performance programs for annual and medium time periods. Maintaining a high-performance culture and excellence is a core expectation of every member of our leadership team and is rewarded through the established compensation framework.
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.
In order to fulfill the above-mentioned purpose priority in hiring may be given to qualified persons who self-identify as a member of equity-seeking groups as identified in the application process. This initiative constitutes a special program under the Human Rights Code/Canadian Human Rights Act.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
