Job Description

Job Title:  Construction Project Manager – Peace River

Reports To:  VP, Business Development (direct) / President, Production (indirect)

Location:  Calgary, AB & Peace River, AB (50 / 50 each location)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Field Construction Leadership:
• Lead and supervise on-site construction activities, ensuring work is completed according to design, schedule, safety and quality standards.
• Act as the primary site representative for project execution, driving daily progress and resolving construction-related issues.
• Maintain a visible presence in the field, ensuring teams are motivated, aligned, and supported to meet project goals.
• Vendor Management:
• Direct and coordinate 3rd party contractors/vendors, ensuring that their performance meets SES standards and contractual obligations.
• Cost Control and Procurement Support:
• Proactively track costs, validate contractor invoices, and assist in creating purchase orders and change orders to ensure timely vendor payments and effective cost control.
• Work closely with procurement and project controls to ensure proper material and equipment ordering and delivery to site.
• Review equipment fabrication and vendor ITPs (Inspection and Test Plans) to ensure compliance with approved QA/QC standards.
• Construction Scheduling & Planning:
• Develop detailed construction schedules, work breakdown structures, and continuously monitor progress against plan.
• Proactively adjust plans to accommodate site conditions, weather, delays, or contractor issues.
• Reporting & Forecasting:
• Provide timely, accurate, and insightful updates to Senior Management on project status, schedule, and cost forecasts.
• Flag and escalate risks or potential delays early, along with mitigation plans.
• Risk Management:
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative risk assessments; proactively identify and mitigate issues before they impact project success.
• Documentation & Compliance:
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including meeting minutes, action items, QA/QC records, and RACI matrices.
• Continuous Improvement:
• Seek opportunities to optimize project delivery, reduce costs, and improve quality. Bring new ideas and energy to the role.
• Proactive Engagement:
• Demonstrate initiative, drive, and a solutions-focused attitude—jump in and contribute from day one.
• Other duties as required.
  

Yes. 50% Travel

Dollars & Cents:

• Annual bonus program
• RRSP matching program
• Health & Dental Insurance
• Paid vacation time
• Holiday pay
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program), and a company-wide Health & Wellness Program

Why Work With Us:

• Be part of a growing company
• Strong HSE culture
• Source invests in our employees and their success

Qualifications:

• 5-8 years’ proven experience managing industrial construction projects, with strong field crew and vendor oversight responsibilities.
• PMP certification is an asset but not mandatory.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Project Schedule, able to create Level 3 or 4 schedules and detailed work breakdown structures.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio).
• Strong knowledge of project cost controls and earned value management, with demonstrated experience tracking costs and supporting purchase order processes.
• Strong organizational skills, with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects in various phases.
• Knowledge of construction estimating Level 3 (Civil and Structural) is an asset.
• Must be able to travel at least 50% of the time to project sites.

What Will Help You Succeed:

• Energetic, outgoing, and relationship-driven; able to build rapport quickly with field crews and vendors.
• Highly self-motivated, with a track record of taking initiative and driving results.
• Solutions-focused, adaptable, and able to thrive in dynamic field environments.
• Comfortable working independently and managing multiple priorities simultaneously.

About Source Energy Services:

Source Energy Services is a company that focuses on the integrated production and distribution of frac sand, as well as the distribution of other bulk completion materials not produced by Source. Source provides its customers with an end-to-end solution for frac sand supported by its Wisconsin and Peace River mines and processing facilities, its Western Canadian terminal network and its “last mile” logistics capabilities, including its trucking operations, and Sahara, a proprietary well site mobile sand storage and handling system.

Source’s full-service approach allows customers to rely on its logistics platform to increase reliability of supply and to ensure the timely delivery of frac sand and other bulk completion materials at the well site .

This description is not intended to be a complete statement of job content, rather to act as a guide to the essential functions performed. It is understood that this is not a contract. Management retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position without notice at any time.

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