Contract Administrator

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Our Utility client, located in Toronto, ON, seeks a Contract Administrator for a 6 month contract role, beginning immediately(high chance of extension). 

Accountable for the day-to-day field execution of an outsourced portfolio of the organization’s Streetlighting work program. This includes providing technical and administrative guidance and management to the selected vendor during the pre-construction and construction stages of the projects, monitoring the on time and on cost completion of assigned work programs to ensure the work meets the distribution system requirements and is constructed with a high degree of safety and reliability. Requires lot of field work to travel around Toronto City(GTA).

What you will be doing…

  • Provides day-to-day iterative guidance and support to assigned contractor vendor(s) to ensure the work package viability (cost, customer, assets function, reliability, safety, environment) and timely cost-effective work completion.
  • Manages and mitigates day-to-day construction issues in the field, including:  oversight of legal compliance, materials issues, quality issues, environment, health and safety concerns, and customer complaints.
  • Manages the day-to-day field contract administration of all reactive and corrective street lighting work orders issued by the project execution team, including compliance to service level KPI’s.
  • Facilitate monthly short-interval-control (SIC) meetings with vendor Contract Administrators and Client's Street Lighting management to review program status, safety, and compliance KPI’s
  • Regularly ensures all contractor staff comply with training requirements and conducts monthly safety inspections on contractor vendor firm field staff.
  • Conducts root-causes analysis and investigations, identifies non-conformances, taking steps and actions to document, resolve and close gaps. 
  • Acts as a liaison with system operations to mitigate issues with hold-offs and work requests.
  • Reviews assigned projects and scope packages and conducts project site visits to ensure material is current and relevant, and verifies approach and constructability. 
  • Consults with the Supervisor, Project Execution (Design) to provide advice, consultation and support on the constructability of the work package, offering advice/changes to support improvements to safety or reliability during the construction phase. 
  • Attends pre-construction and ongoing regular construction meetings with assigned vendor. 
  • Leads monthly safety and operations meetings with assigned contractor vendor firm(s) and provides content on safety topics and delivers any required environment, health and safety and/or quality bulletins and any standard design practice changes, process and procedure changes and operational updates.
  • Supports Supervisor, Project Execution with recurring billing sessions to review and ensure all contractor work adheres to standards/guidelines.
  • Reviews all requests for system access by contractor vendor staff; ensures pre-qualification of contractors are met. 
  • Coordinates external resource support, should the situation warrant, including engaging with the firms, rostering of crews, processing time sheets and managing materials availability.
  • Acts as a single point of contact to contractor vendor firm(s) during escalated emergencies. 

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Manager, Cyber Security Standards & IT Risk

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Our utilities and power client, located in the heart of Toronto, seeks a Manager, Cyber Security & IT Risk for their growing team, beginning as soon as possible. The ideal candidate is someone looking to take the next step in their career, with a background focused primarily in Cyber Security with some exposure to Risk and governance, as well as people leadership exposure.  He/she will step into this brand-new role and lead a team of 10, remaining hands on and close to the day to day operations of the organization. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:                  

  • Manages, develops, implements and monitors plans to support IT cyber security and security architecture services and associated roadmap.  Proactively identifies problems and opportunities for improvement of IT cyber security services and systems, including security architecture advancement, service level improvement, cost efficiency and customer demand management.  Proactively collaborates on and contributes to the creation of the IT Cyber Security roadmap.
  • Acts as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on security and security architecture related issues. Provides leadership for routine or adhoc internal or external Security Audits.
  • Manages and directs the development of security framework, protocols and standard operating procedures for alignment with external standards (e.g. NIST, C2M2, Privacy by design etc.).
  • Manages and coaches a team to deliver timely service to internal and external clients (safety, performance and development, attendance) to support organizational cyber Security goals and objectives. 
  • Leads the team of security consultants who support organizational need for confidential assessment and other work of confidential nature.
  • Develops and implements security compliance management system and program conformance and associated reporting.  Ensures governance and policy is parlayed in all aspects of enterprise security and design architecture at the Client.  Incumbent uses thorough understanding of privacy legislation and regulation to develop procedures, standards and guidelines for the organization, including audit criteria and guidelines, compliance and certification requirements, risk analysis and assessment procedures and protocols and cyber security policies.
  • Provides input into the organization’s cyber security strategy.  Continuously improves organizational, divisional and departmental systems, processes and procedures to reduce/minimize cyber security risks.
  • Establishes formal structures for proactive assessment of cyber security risk and business needs; provides recommendations and actionable guidance to organizational stakeholders to enhance policy conformance; support availability, integrity and confidentiality of the organization’s services, information, and other assets. Acts as the primary point of contact for follow-up/mitigation in the event of cyber security breach.
  • Researches and identifies industry trends related to security and enterprise architecture leveraging ideas to improve or better align IT systems and services. Leads proof-of-concept for security solutions and establishes guidelines and frameworks to keep security solutions aligned to the latest standards.
     

REQUIREMENTS:     

  • Undergraduate degree in business, computer science or engineering.         
  • Master’s level degree in related field or one or more relevant certifications (CISSP; CISA; CISM; CRISC; ISO27000 audit; ITIL)
  • Ten (10) or more years’ experience in Information Technology 
  • Demonstrated experience in management and improvement of: IT security technologies and process, Data Centre facilities operation and control, Telecommunications and Call Centre infrastructure, Storage/Computer architecture. Experience in building, designing, or supporting security policies and processes.
  • Five (5) years’ progressive project/supervisory leadership experience
  • Internal/external consulting (preferred)
  • Thorough knowledge and practical experience with security methodologies, standards and best practices (ISO/IEC 27000 – family information standards, ITIL, eTOM, COBIT, and other security-related best practices are an asset)
  • Ability to apply standards in a reasonable, actionable, and understandable set of policies aligned to corporate and IT governance.
  • Solid foundation knowledge of privacy legislation and regulation
  • Superior written and verbal communications skills
  • Strong project management skills
  • Stakeholder engagement skills
  • Demonstrated integrity in dealing with information and issues of a highly confidential and sensitive nature
  • Strong vendor management
     

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Contaminated Site Specialist

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Our client, one of the largest energy suppliers in Canada has an immediate need for a Contaminated Site Specialist, an Environmental Professional who will be applying theoretical and practical knowledge to provide environmental management services to successfully complete client projects of medium to high complexity safely, with quality, within budget, and on time.

This is a 24-month contract located in Burnaby, British Columbia.

Experience and Role Accountabilities

  • A minimum ten (10) years of environmental or natural resource management work experience.
  • Develop environmental work plans using combinations of and modifications to standard procedures and methods including interpreting project specifications and investigating environmental risk in design and the field to support client’s environmental management objectives.
  • Propose changes and make technical recommendations in plans and estimated costs, prepare progress reports, and manage work schedules to assist project or operations management to meet safety, cost, quality, and time objectives.
  • Provide technical recommendations for use in project planning and design at public hearings and in public consultation programs including creating environmental impact statements and preparing and presenting expert testimony.
  • Initiate, plan, and implement multi-disciplinary studies of impacts and environmental protection measures by developing terms of references, monitoring progress, and reviewing overall results to support client’s ongoing operations.
  • Participate in confidential negotiations regarding mitigation and compensation programs.
  • Participate in client’s environmental management practice by conducting independent studies and analysis, exercising independent judgment in selecting and interpreting information, recommending safe environmental options, and making typical decisions related to standard methods and techniques.
  • Manage complex environmental review processes for client projects and operations by identifying, investigating, and resolving unusual design and field environmental problems including developing guidelines, modifying established guidelines and/or devising new approaches.
  • Provide advanced and specialized environmental management support, advice, and recommendations to business teams at client’s by using excellent knowledge, training, and/or experience in environmental management to support successful completion of assigned projects.
  • Establish and maintain meaningful relationships with internal clients and third parties by collaborating to define the scope of environmental services to be provided, providing environmental information, and investigating and resolving problems to support the implementation of projects and operations.

What you will need to succeed…

Must Haves

  • Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering, Registered Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) or Professional Agrologist (P. Ag.) or equivalent.
  • Eligible for membership in professional association such as RP Bio, P. Geo., PMP, P. Eng. or equivalent.
  • Multi-disciplinary study and formal environmental assessment experience.
  • Advanced MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
  • Advanced English skills for professional environment, written and spoken.
  • Contaminated site experience.
  • Experience with remediation for contaminated sites.

Additional Experience and Responsibilities:

  • Environmental Professional specializing in contaminated sites.
  • Prepare reports and provide recommendations related to contaminated sites.
  • Would typically be qualified as “Contaminated Sites Approved Professionals Society of BC”.
  • May also plan and implement field programs to assess environmental conditions, prepare impact assessment reports, and develop remediation plans.

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We value diversity and inclusion and encourage all qualified people to apply. If we can make this easier through accommodation in the recruitment process, please contact us at recruit@ianmartin.com 

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P&C Maintenance Engineering

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Our client, one of the largest energy suppliers in Canada has an immediate need for a P&C Maintenance Engineering Consultant who be responsible for providing technical support for the protection systems, excitation systems, in plant communication systems and instrumentation equipment for client’s hydroelectric generating stations.

This is a 24-month contract located in Vancouver, British Columbia.

General Description

Specialist Engineer is a professional engineer or geoscientist who applies engineering knowledge to provide engineering, estimating, planning, and quality management services for medium complexity projects and/or operations safely, with quality, within budget, and on time. This engineer will provide project support for various NERC standard projects.

Experience and Role Accountabilities

  • A minimum eight (8) years of experience in a relevant engineering field or equivalent.
  • Develop safe engineering solutions by using initiative and judgement to perform tasks including developing designs, analyzing and resolving problems, and interpreting engineering specifications on medium complexity and scope assignments for client projects and operations.
  • Assist project or operations management to meet safety, cost, quality, and time objectives by proposing changes in plans and estimated costs, recommending payment for work completed by contractors, preparing progress reports, coordinating work schedules and other similar tasks.
  • Resolve highly technical and unusual design and field engineering problems by conducting independent studies and analysis, exercising independent judgment in selecting and interpreting information, recommending safe engineering designs to support successful operations and/or project completion at client.
  • Participate in client’s engineering practice by conducting independent studies and analysis, contributing to the development of technical standards, exercising judgment in selecting and interpreting information, recommending safe engineering designs, and making decisions related to methods and designs as well as providing guidance and advice to other engineering professionals to develop future capability at client.
  • Deliver exceptional customer service by communicating with stakeholders and performing activities such as defining the scope of engineering/geoscience services to be provided, establishing the basic design criteria with the client, approving all related technical documentation, and assessing and reporting on work progress against standards, objectives, and specifications to support completion of projects safely, with quality, within budget and on time.

What you will need to succeed…

Additional Experience and Responsibilities:

  • This role requires experience with the design of Generation protection and control systems in electrical utility Generating stations.
  • The work is focused on the protection and control systems related to generating units and associated auxiliary equipment.
  • Prepare project documentation and deliverables in accordance with client project and Engineering Design Practices (i.e. evaluation reports, specifications, proposals, estimates, design basis', calculations, hazard logs, test plans).
  • Prepare design work packages including scope, duration, and level of effort estimates.
  • Prepare signed/sealed engineering deliverables as a Professional of Record (PoR) in accordance with EGBC and client Design Practices.
  • Provide technical assistance and construction support in the field and undertake field reviews as required by EGBC.
  • Prepare detailed designs and documentation for protection and control systems in substations with operating voltages from 12 kV to 500 kV in accordance with client and industry standards and practices.
  • Prepare detailed design packages (equipment layouts, single line diagrams, ac/dc schematics diagrams, cable schedules, wiring diagrams, material lists, external connections) required to install or modify equipment, including interfacing to the existing station systems, ready to issue and archive in the client Drawing file system.

Must Haves

  • Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) with Engineers & Geoscientists BC or with another jurisdiction and eligible for registration as such with Engineers & Geoscientists BC.
  • Intermediate English skills for professional environment, written and spoken.
  • Familiarity with CAD systems and drawing standards.
  • Ability to use standard industry design/analysis software.
  • Intermediate MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Nice to haves

  • P.Eng. is preferred,
  • Candidate who is currently located in Vancouver is preferred.
  • Experience working with one or more of the following NERC standards is an asset –  PRC-019, MOD-025, MOD-026, MOD-027, VRA-501-WECC-3.1.

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We value diversity and inclusion and encourage all qualified people to apply. If we can make this easier through accommodation in the recruitment process, please contact us at recruit@ianmartin.com 

We encourage all qualified candidates to apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Business Analyst/Developer

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Our client, one of the largest energy suppliers in Canada has an immediate need for a Business Analyst/Developer, an expert in business, specializing in a particular field such as Risk Management, Policy Advisory, Strategic Planning, Business Process Improvement, or Business Transformation. This is a 12-month contract located in Burnaby British Columbia.

General Description

The Business Decision Support Professional Level 3 facilitates complex decision-making in support of the design and implementation of business change or improvement initiatives.

Experience and Role Accountabilities

  • A minimum sixteen (16) years of directly related work experience or equivalent.
  • Translate business insights into strategic, actionable options by obtaining and organizing key business information, enabling informed decision-making.
  • Facilitate decision-making across diverse groups of stakeholders by using excellent skills in communication, critical thinking, and persuasive influencing to deliver recommendations that align to the business goals.
  • Maintain meaningful business relationships by prioritizing strategic considerations in a complex environment with diverse groups of stakeholders so that projects are implemented as planned.
  • Plan and organize business initiatives by using expert knowledge in business drivers, risk tolerance, and trade-off processes, to enable successful integration and adoption in client’s complex and regulated environment.
  • Contribute to the development of decision-making standards by using expert knowledge in industry trends and practices, to enable consistent principle-based decision-making at client.

What you will need to succeed…

Must Haves

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related discipline.
  • Advanced English skills for professional environment, written and spoken.

Additional Experience and Responsibilities:

  • A minimum five (5) years of business development and/or management experience.
  • Gather and analyze business requirements to support decision-making for business operations and projects.
  • Support business case development for complex projects by reviewing alternatives, providing financial analysis, arranging executive review, and securing necessary approvals.
  • Respond to inquiries and internal stakeholders´ requests regarding business cases and business case development.
  • Develop project timelines consistent with senior management and board of director requirements.
  • Ensure that the purpose, justification, and cash flow profile of proposed capital spending is aligned with the capital plan and meets both short and long-term strategies.
  • Research, gather, and present supporting information such that project specific business initiatives can be communicated and implemented.
  • Liaise throughout the Engineering, Indigenous Relations, Generation and Transmission organizations to support internal stakeholders on expenditures so that Generation and Transmission business strategies and long-term goals are met.
  • Apply judgement with respect to the development of project valuation methodologies both qualitative and quantitative.
  • Resolve issues, identify and communicate risks, and ensure that appropriate risk management initiatives are identified and implemented.

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Data Analyst

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On behalf of Michigan’s largest public utility company, we are looking for a Data Analyst to join their team for a long term contract.  The Data Analyst will be expected to provide senior leadership with metrics and insights based on detailed analysis of emerging trends, business performance, and key metrics

Duties Include:

  • Responsible for complex analysis of business problems.
  • Partner with internal business customers to develop analyses that lead to actionable insights.
  • Contribute to presentations for senior management.
  • Build analytical tools, user-friendly reports, and ad-hoc analyses to support and enable our operational teams.
  • Develop a strong knowledge of business processes across our organization in order to provide relevant insights and recommendations to the team.
  • Understand business goals and develop analytical solutions to support operational performance reviews and decision making.
  • Combine data from multiple sources (SQL databases, Excel files, flat files, etc.) into integrated views that can be used to drive analysis and summarized crisply for executive decision making.
  • Propose robust solutions to improve processes and proactively drive opportunities to resolution, both operations & data

Skills Required:

  • Extensive experience in Tableau, Microsoft SQL and VBA.
  • Business Analytics and Optimization experience with sources for support
  • Lean/Six Sigma certification
  • Energy industry background that includes a working knowledge of effectively mapping technology-to -business
  • Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Accounting, IT, Engineering or related field
  • Masters or other advanced degrees, ideally in an Analytics, Mathematics, IT or Business area
  • 2-5 years of experience preferred

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Senior Industrial Control Systems Engineer

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Our client who is a leader in the North American Energy market with a focus on innovation, commitment, and responsible energy production and environmental stewardship is looking for a Senior Industrial Control Systems Engineer to be part of a group that supports Industrial Control Systems (ICS), SCADA and Operational Technology (OT).

How you will bring value…

In this role, you will be involved with developing and maintaining an OT cyber security program, reviewing and developing system architecture designs to support control and SCADA system communications, and providing ICS engineering technical support to Operations, Maintenance and Construction groups.

What you will be doing…

  • Prepare technical solutions to resolve highly complex and diverse ICS tasks across the Capital Power fleet. 
  • Maintain and optimize PI historian data, including system administration, graphic development, AF framework development and performance equation analytics.
  • Provide SCADA operations and maintenance support for Renewables and Control Center Operations.
  • Designs complex security and communication aspects of ICS upgrades and projects to maximize availability and mitigate risk of cyber threats. 
  • Contributes to the development and ongoing maintenance of the compliance program for NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection.
  • Provides input into the Industrial Controls business plan.
  • Provides technical direction to contract and maintenance staff to facilitate the completion of ICS related tasks. 
  • Reviews, applies, and develops internal standards.
  • Takes ownership and accountability for work tasks and deliverables. 
  • Participates in the peer review process to ensure the responsible practice of engineering at Capital Power, in compliance with the Professional Practice Management Plan (PPMP).
  • Helps to ensure Management of Change (MOC) compliance and review for ICS related work across the fleet.
  • Works collaboratively and builds strong relationships with others.
  • Provides leadership, mentoring and guidance to junior staff including students and EITs. 
  • Acts to continually improve technical and management skillset through formal and informal training opportunities.
  • Ability to analyze complex technical problems and recommend timely decisions.

What you will need to succeed…

  • Engineering Degree in Computer, Process Control or Electrical Engineering is preferred.
  • Professional Engineering or Professional Licensee status in Canada.
  • Other educational backgrounds will be considered depending on experience.
  • Minimum 7 years of experience in practicing engineering including a minimum of 2 years of networking and cyber security experience with industrial control systems.
  • Advanced knowledge of Operational Technology, SCADA and ICS Cyber Security best practices.
  • OSI PI historian, SQL and data analytics.
  • Understanding of industrial communication protocols such as MODBUS, ICCP, DNP3, OPC.
  • Experience with control systems (PLC, DCS, SCADA, RTU) troubleshooting, upgrades, lifecycle management and interfacing with different vendors.
  • Familiarity with NIST, NERC CIP and other standards related to cyber security and ICS design.
  • Solid understanding of codes and standards related to controls and industrial networks design.
  • Experience with Virtual Machines and server configuration.
  • Experience with Windows server and client OS administration, patching and AntiVirus software.
  • Experience or familiarity with CMMS such as Maximo.
  • Must be able to work alone or as a part of a team. 

Looking for meaningful work? We can help!

If you're a technical professional, you know that it can be difficult to find fulfilling work that advances your career. At the Ian Martin Group, we exist to connect professionals like you with meaningful work at industry-leading companies in your field. And we walk the walk, too: as a Certified B Corporation, we believe in using business as a force for good for people, our communities, and the environment.

We value diversity and inclusion and encourage all qualified people to apply. If we can make this easier through accommodation in the recruitment process, please contact us at recruit@ianmartin.com  

We encourage all qualified candidates to apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

EWEMI