Evp, Project Delivery Services

At Northland, we’re enablers of change, united by our journey to transform the energy sector into the foundation for a sustainable future.

Since our inception, we’ve been early movers in the energy industry, adopting new initiatives that pave the way for communities across the globe and helping forge their path towards a carbon-neutral landscape.

We’re a different kind of independent power producer. As developers, owners and operators who are at the forefront of the energy transition, we’re uniquely positioned to leave a lasting impact in the regions where we operate. We’ve expanded our business across Canada, the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia to become a global leader, all by bringing together industry experts to find solutions with an entrepreneurial mindset.

While our work powers communities across the globe, Northland is powered by our people.

What you’ll do:
Reporting to our Chief Executive Officer, the Head of Project Delivery Services (PDS) is a key member of our executive leadership team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that Northland’s portfolio of projects is planned, managed, governed and delivered in a consistent, transparent, and disciplined manner across the globe utilizing corporate standards and guidance to be developed by the PDS. In addition, for projects for which the PDS is accountable for project delivery, you will ensure that project scope, plans and timelines, budgets, and project resources are allocated effectively across our portfolio of development and construction projects in offshore wind, onshore renewables, and hydrogen as well as other projects as required. In service to the executive leadership team and the board, you will also be responsible for construction project portfolio reporting and delivering recommendations regarding project advancement.

Key Responsibilities
- Develop overall individual project and portfolio management strategies aimed at delivering projects in a cost effective, predictable, and consistent manner
- Establish and implement appropriate best-in-class project standards and guidance, procedures, and tools to enable a high level of project controls, facilitating early identification of execution risks and deviations to plans in order that mitigation efforts can be employed
- Develop and implement a quality assurance program to gauge compliance with specified project management standards; ensure project “health checks” are carried out to assess the robustness of each phase of a project’s development
- Define and implement standard project and portfolio reporting metrics capable of delivering real-time status and forecast information on costs, schedules, and risk to provide consistent, accurate and timely management and board-level reporting
- Work with Project Directors to develop project roadmaps that align with business priorities and take into account resource availability
- Partner with HSE team to ensure a robust health and safety program is embedded in all aspects of project delivery
- In conjunction with the broader executive leadership team, review and assess potential business opportunities in terms of strategic fit, execution risks and opportunities
- Provide project support to the BU’s and rest of the organization as requested including for projects for which the PDS may not be accountable for project delivery
- Lead, develop and mentor a high performing team of project management professionals

Who you are:

- A strong communicator: You can clearly articulate priorities, success factors, risks and opportunities to project teams, executive leadership and the board. You have a proactive and no surprises approach in communicating issues, and strength in sustaining independent views.
- Collaborative: You excel in complex matrixed organizations where the ability to discover and internalize diverse stakeholder goals is critical to developing solutions that are in the best interest of Northland as a whole.
- Creative problem solver: You can identify problems and develop solutions to help improve processes and save time and money. You are known to maximize efficiency, consistency, and reduce risk through the development of standardized tools, templates, and processes.
- Organized: You are comfortable in a fast-paced, high-intensity environment and can manage competing priorities and use good judgement in moments of ambiguity. You have a keen sense of urgency, keeping projects on track and on time while actively managing all stakeholders' expectations throughout the process.
- A forward-thinking people leader: You have demonstrated experience leading high-performing teams in global, matrixed organizations and have experience growing managers to the next level.

Qualifications and experience
- Minimum of eighteen (18) years of relevant experience in either Program, Project or Portfolio Management
- Bachelor’s degree with a STEM focus (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math)
- Project Manag