Portfolio Manager

At BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. (BWXT NEC), we are committed to excellence in every business initiative. With over 500 workers across locations in Peterborough, Toronto, and Arnprior, BWXT NEC supplies nuclear fuel and fuel channel components, services, equipment and parts for the CANDU® nuclear power industry. We are recruiting for a Portfolio Manager for our location in Peterborough, ON. BWXT NEC's Fuel Handling and Engineered Solutions group is involved in the design, manufacture, development, testing, parts supply, and service of on-power refueling, reactor maintenance, and nuclear medicine delivery tooling sold around the world.

The Portfolio Manager has accountability for managing a portfolio of customer projects while leading a team of 6 to 9 project managers, coordinators and project control specialists. Ensuring alignment with strategic objectives, and delivering customer satisfaction through effective project oversight. This role combines program leadership, project management, and customer relationship management to drive successful contract execution and portfolio performance.

Your Day to Day:

• Support the development of departmental plans, goals and objectives for the effective execution of project management practices within the business.
• Provide effective leadership through communicating expectations and instilling accountability.
• Provide leadership and direction for the execution of a portfolio of projects, ensuring adherence to budget, schedule, and quality metrics.
• Ensure effective resource allocation and task prioritization across the portfolio of projects.
• Facilitate the identification, communication, and mitigation of risks across the portfolio, ensuring proactive issue resolution.
• Ensure compliance with internal governance, industry standards, and contractual requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Act as the key point of escalation for project challenges.
• Act as the PM for a subset of Projects within the customer portfolio.
• Support proposal development and review, including scope definition, estimate approval, and customer presentations.
• Drive continuous improvement in project management processes, tools, and best practices.
• Actively participate in resource planning, recruitment, onboarding, succession planning and performance management to ensure the availability of skilled personnel for project execution.
• Prepare and present portfolio performance data to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring transparency and accountability.
• Provide strategic guidance to project teams, ensuring alignment with customer and organizational objectives.
• Support accounts receivable processes to ensure timely receipt of customer payments.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or other suitable field from an accredited university.
• 10 years of related industry experience.
• 7-10 years of project management experience in a project based organization.
• Demonstrable understanding of project management fundamentals: scheduling, earned-value management, budget control, change management, risk management.
• Demonstrable understanding of contract management.
• Demonstrable capabilities in organizing, analyzing, and presenting large and diverse data sets.
• Demonstrable understanding and experience regarding client management and commitment to client relationships and mutual success.
• Professional mastery of English, in written and verbal forms.
• Experience in the nuclear energy production industry.
• High level of competency with Oracle Primavera P6.
• High level of competency with Microsoft Excel.
• Project Management Professional certification.

What We Can Offer You:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits– Including health, dental, vision, and disability coverage.
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan and an optional Company-matched retirement savings plans (RRSP/TFSA/EPSP).
• Earn generous referral bonuses with our two-tiered Employee Referral Program ($1,500 and $3,000!).
• Up to $5,250 USD per year through our Educational Refund Plan.
• Gain access to training, certifications, and growth opportunities to advance your career.
• Enjoy gym membership discounts and access to mental health support programs.
• Join a diverse, inclusive, and supportive culture that celebrates you.
• Engage in team-building activities organized by our Social Committee.

At BWXT, we are committed to a fair, transparent, and inclusive hiring process. As part of our recruitment process, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist with screening and evaluating applicants. These tools support our efforts to make consistent and equitable hiring decisions.

BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. embraces diversity of thought, values individuality, encourages new perspectives and provides equal opportunity in employment for all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, disability, a conviction for which a pardon has been granted or a record suspended or any other category protected by federal law.