Project Manager
Job Title: Project Manager
Location: Kelowna, BC
Reports to: Manager, BC Interior Operations
Job Posting#: 12-2025
Application Deadline: Until filled
We have an opening for a Project Manager in our Kelowna office.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the overall execution of underground/overhead electrical distribution and street lighting turnkey design-build projects (4kV to 25kV).
- Accountable for the on-budget and on-schedule delivery of concurrent turnkey projects from client engagement through design and construction to energization while maintaining a high degree of quality.
- Preparation of takeoffs, estimates, and proposals inclusive of engineering, materials procurement, and construction for turnkey projects.
- Management of materials inventory.
- Occasional off-site meetings, site visits, and field inspections.
- Coordination with customers, municipal authorities, other utilities, and various project stakeholders for project execution.
- Project schedule, cost and communication management, and reporting.
- Proactively consult and develop solutions for clients to suit their business needs.
- Clearly communicate with clients and project stakeholders to mitigate project risks and expectations.
- Project acquisition, sales, and customer relationship building.
- Peer mentoring and training with other team members.
- Other duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Strong attention to detail, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
- Ability to prioritize and manage competing priorities with schedule and budget constraints.
- Client-focused interpersonal skills with the ability to develop strong business relationships.
- Proficient verbal and written English language skills.
- Confident collaborative skills and willingness to liaise with other disciplines.
- Commitment to safety and ethical practices.
Additional Assets:
- Electrical Engineering Technology Diploma or Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized college or university.
- PMP designation through PMI Institute.
- Electrical distribution, substation, transmission, or street lighting design experience (both underground and overhead).
- Experience in residential and commercial subdivision site servicing from participating in a utility turnkey program.
- Experience with AutoCAD, ArcFM or AGI32 software packages.
Primary offers a highly competitive compensation package including, competitive salaries, bonuses, Health & Dental benefits, Health Care Spending Account, flexible work schedules, paid vacation, Company Matching RRSP, and several career and professional development opportunities.
Salary Range: $36.00 to $57.00 per hour.
If you are ready for a new challenge and want to make a difference in the industry, please apply below:
We thank all candidates for their application however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
**Please note, you must be legally able to work in Canada**
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ABOUT US
Primary Engineering and Construction Corporation (Primary) is a growth-oriented industry leader providing professional electrical engineering and construction services and specializing in emerging marketplaces in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan.
We offer design and design/build services for all types of electric utility distribution infrastructure to a wide variety of clients including electric utility companies, developers, builders, commercial and industrial businesses, oil companies, government, and private contractors. Our devotion to excellence has attracted some of the best young professional minds to our company.
Primary is the proud recipient of EHRC's Workplace Culture Innovator Award, recognizing our commitment to fostering a health, inclusive, and positive work environment.
GOOD PEOPLE committed to progress
Primary is committed to growing the careers of our people. We believe everyone should have the opportunity to determine their career path and fulfill their ambitions. Our people are genuine, honest, accountable and full of entrepreneurial spirit.
We work hard, see the big picture, are always ready and willing to adapt, and always strive to be better than we were yesterday. We take pride and ownership in everything we do, and most of all, we do it as a team.
HEALTH & SAFETY
The safety and well-being of our people, our clients, and our communities is our top priority in any work we do and is never comprised. Safety is one of the core values that every member of our team understands and lives by, and we ensure this through communication, education and participation. Our safety goal has always been zero incidents, and we work together through every project to achieve that goal.
Safety is ingrained in every project and each task our employees and contractors complete, whether in the office or onsite. Primary has developed effective workplace health and safety management programs designed to reduce and eliminate the number of work-related injuries, leading to a safety track record well above industry average. We are also diligent in selecting the companies we work with, choosing only those with a safety standard as high as our own.