Senior Project Manager,Public Job Ottawa area,Ontario Canada,Engineering

This is an exciting time to join our team. As we continue to grow, we are looking for talented professionals who are ready to contribute, collaborate with exceptional colleagues, and help shape the future of the built environment. If you are looking for a place where your expertise will be valued, your career can grow, and your work will make a difference, we invite you to explore what is possible with us.

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Public buildings reflect community priorities and government accountability. Guided by decades of experience and a strong record of delivery, we provide cost certainty while advancing resilience, decarbonization, and accessibility. Through Indigenous partnerships, inclusive engagement, and digital innovation, we create adaptable, secure civic spaces that support services, celebrate culture, and deliver lasting impact.

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We are currently seeking a Senior Project Manager to plan and manage projects to ensure that all contractual commitments are met on time and within budget. As a Project Manager, you will use your interpersonal and leadership skills and must have an understanding of project financials to determine the necessary resources required for successful project execution. In addition, you will provide leadership to a multi-disciplined team, monitor project performance, and forecast revenue.

This role requires some flexibility in terms of working from the Ottawa office as required.

You Will Make an Impact by

Negotiating, developing, monitoring, and controlling the scope of deliverables, work plans, schedules, and budgets for all project stages

Developing a detailed work plan for all architectural and engineering disciplines, allocate hours to the work plan, and monitor project progress

Leading an integrated team of architects and engineers in the quality assurance and quality control procedures for all deliverables, specifically the construction drawings and specifications

Maintaining a good understanding of the project scope and when changes to the scope occur, negotiate solutions to ensure outcomes meet client expectations and contractual obligations

Coordinating with contractor, sub-consultants, or relevant building authorities to address and document issues with constructability or owner concerns

Acting as the primary liaison with the client, contractor, and project team and ensure close client relationships are maintained

You Will Bring to the Team

Architectural or engineering systems design and presentation, M&E and structural building systems, permit and building code

Registered with a relevant professional association is an asset

Experience in strategic development, business development, project management, and client management is required

Possess excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, flexibility, and resourcefulness

A strong understanding of project accounting is required in order to monitor project performance and forecast revenue

Ability to obtain Secret security clearance is required

Ability to speak French is an asset

15+ years of project work experience

Experience in public projects is an asset

We are:

The spaces we design and the technology we embrace shape how people live, work, learn, and connect. As an employee-owned, integrated Architecture and Engineering company, you will collaborate with talented professionals on projects that make a lasting impact on communities across Canada, the US, and the UK.

At NORR we are committed to innovation, advancing sustainable design and helping our clients reduce environmental impact, and shaping a net-zero future. We invest in our employees by fostering continuous learning, encouraging innovative thinking, and creating opportunities to solve complex challenges, grow professionally and build meaningful careers.

The hiring base salary range for this vacant position is $ - $ annually. Actual compensation will be based on several factors such as education, experience, internal equity and skills.

NORR is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic:
Race/Color/Gender/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Senior Project Manager, Public