Senior Project Manager – Utilities

About the role

Capgemini Engineering is looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of utility capital projects and programs. Based in Toronto with a hybrid/on‑site work mode, the role will coordinate engineering, operations, construction, vendors and client stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end delivery of utility capital projects and programs.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, dependencies and quality.
• Coordinate across engineering, operations, construction teams, vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Establish project governance, reporting structures and performance tracking mechanisms.
• Support capital planning, forecasting, Construction Work in Progress (CWIP) and project prioritization.
• Implement PMO best practices, project controls and governance frameworks.
• Develop executive dashboards, status reports, KPI scorecards and presentations.
• Manage RAID logs, change requests, corrective actions and lessons learned.
• Support portfolio management, resource planning and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Build trusted relationships with utility executives, engineering leaders and operational stakeholders.
• Facilitate executive reviews, steering committee meetings and stakeholder workshops.
• Identify new opportunities within existing client accounts and support account growth initiatives.
• Contribute to proposals, Statements of Work (SOWs), client presentations and RFP responses.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Business, Construction Management or a related field.
• 10+ years of project and program management experience.
• 5+ years delivering capital projects within electric utility, energy, infrastructure or engineering services sectors.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and client‑facing relationship skills.
• Proven experience managing cross‑functional teams and external vendors.
• PMP certification or equivalent preferred.

Required skills