Venor is proud to partner with ReCover on their search for an experienced Project Manager to manage their capacity building work. This is a hybrid position and can be based anywhere in Nova Scotia.

ReCover is a forward-thinking non-profit organization based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, committed to transforming buildings into energy-efficient, sustainable spaces. ReCover helps building owners and communities identify, optimize, and implement deep retrofit solutions to enhance comfort, reduce energy consumption, and lower utility costs. As the deep retrofit accelerator for Atlantic Canada, we are creating alliances to transform the building sector in Atlantic Canada.

At ReCover, we’re not just upgrading buildings—we’re creating better spaces for people to live and work.

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Project Management Office (“PMO”) Lead, the Project Manager plays a crucial role in taking deep retrofit projects from the pre-development stage to implementation by managing the Capacity Building Activities and addressing barriers in communities across Atlantic Canada. As the Project Manager for Capacity Building Activities, you will work closely with Indigenous, Inuit, and African Nova Scotia communities, to understand their needs to build programs that will help support and accelerate the development of deep retrofits. You will collaborate with the various teams and industry partners developing the Capacity Building programs to manage all aspects of multiple ongoing projects. This includes continuous planning, scheduling, budgeting, reporting, and strategically evaluating long term success to make informed decisions that will ensure all projects remain aligned with key deliverables and exceed stakeholder requirements.

This is an exciting opportunity to help address the climate crisis that is affecting our world at a larger scale but make a direct impact on a more personal level by creating affordable and better living environments for communities across Atlantic Canada. As the ideal candidate you are passionate about making a difference to transform the deep retrofit industry in Atlantic Canada.

Key Responsibilities:

• Reporting to PMO: Ensure the PMO has timely and accurate information as needed to ensure senior managers and other stakeholders have information to make strategic decisions.
• Portfolio Management: Successfully manage multiple ongoing projects at various different stages by identifying priorities to ensure each project stays on track.
• Risk Management: Identify and assess risk within the project and provide solutions for mitigating the risk.
• Project Oversight: Develop a plan to deliver a successful project by monitoring the budget, timelines, scope, Key Performance Indicators, and deliverables, to align with project goals and requirements of the stakeholders. Raise a flag with appropriate team members when issues are known. Be accountable for project delivery.
• Manage Budgets & Forecasts: Understand the details of the budgets, continuously measure the actuals to budget and be able to forecast the project costs to completion, highlight cost issues in a timely manner and provide solutions to cost / budget/ forecast stressors
• Resource Scheduling: Ensure appropriate resourcing and identify resourcing challenges before they become an issue. Support team members to ensure they have the tools and resources needed to complete project tasks effectively and efficiently.
• Project Coordination: Organize and facilitate team meetings, ensuring open communication between the Senior Project Manager, subcontractors, other relevant partners, as well as team members.
• Project Documentation: Manage and maintain key project documents including plans, budgets, schedules, scope statements and required reporting documentation.
• Team Player – Support your team members and foster a collaborative environment with them as well as others contributing to your project
• Administrative Support: Provide administrative assistance for billing, bookkeeping, and general project management support.

Qualifications and Skills:

• 3-7 years of relevant project management experience;
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field, or a relevant combination of education and experience;
• Project management certification such as CAPM or PMP is highly desirable;
• A background in, or understanding of, Deep Energy Retrofits is considered an asset;
• Expert level knowledge with project management software and Microsoft Office Suite is required;
• Extensive experience managing multiple ongoing projects at once;
• Proven experience in stakeholder consultation;
• Strong communication and active listening skills to build and maintain relationships with various communities;
• Effective organizational, multi-tasking, and problem-solving skills;
• Be proactive as well as adaptable to change; 
• Be able to foster collaboration as well as work independently

Qualifications and Skills:

We embrace a culture of belonging in the workplace. No matter who you are, where you’re from, how you think, what you believe in, or who you love, we welcome your application. We all come from different backgrounds and different walks of life, bringing in unique perspectives and experiences. We encourage applications from 2SLGBTQ+, Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC), women, newcomers to Canada, and people with disabilities.

ReCover values proactive, detail-oriented professionals who can drive project success with a collaborative approach. If you’re eager to contribute to a dynamic team and take on new challenges, reach out to Erika Hildebrand via erika@venor.ca or Andrea Murray via andrea@venor.ca.