Job Purpose:

The Project Manager will be responsible for developing the Project from its current conceptual stage, through the various execution phases, to the start of the first salmon grow-out cycle, which is forecast to occur towards the end of 2012.

Preferred Education:

Preferred Experience:

• 10 years managing the execution of large industrial and/or aquaculture engineering and/or construction projects, or other relevant experience as may be demonstrated
• 5 years in a business development role
• 5 years of concurrent experience in:
  • Securing regulatory and permit approvals
  • Directing environmental assessments

Reports To:

'Namgis First Nation representative on the Project Steering Committee

Critical Outcomes:

The Project Manager will be responsible for the following critical outcomes:

• Complete the following Phase 1 work by November 2010:
  • Front end engineering design ("FEED") work including:
    • Salmon species selection
    • Site selection
    • Capital and operating cost estimates
  • Marketing assessment for salmon sales
  • Environmental assessment
  • Regulatory and permit approvals
  • Investment recommendation for the Project, including the economic evaluation and risk analysis
  • Input for the various funding applications

• Take the Project to the investors for a Go/No Go decision by the end of November 2010

• Subject to Project approval, have primary responsibility for managing the building of the facility, including the:
• Detailed engineering
• Procurement
• Construction
• Commissioning

• During the facility construction and commissioning, work closely with the Operations Group, who will have a secondary role supporting the execution of the Project
• Start up the operations and initiate the first grow-out cycle in the last quarter of 2012

General Duties and Responsibilities

The Project Manager will have overall responsibility for the Project execution, including:

• Managing the in-house aspects of the work, including the marketing assessment, regulatory and permit application(s), and environmental assessment(s)
• Going out for bid on the contracted aspects of the work
• Reviewing RFP responses
• Negotiating contracts, including those for engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and environmental work
• Managing the contracts including, approval of designs, approval of changes, progress measurement, and approving payments to contractors
• Meeting with regulatory officials from the BC MAL, and other governmental departments as necessary, to vigorously advance the regulatory, permitting and environmental processes
• Submitting regular progress reports and giving presentations to the Steering Committee

Resources

The Project Manager will have the following resources with which to perform the work:

• A budget to complete Phase 1 of the work by the end of November 2010
• A FEED contractor to complete the preliminary engineering
• An environmental contractor to assist the in-house resources
• A marketing consultant to assist the in-house resources
• The 'Namgis First Nation to provide services and expertise for:
  • Regulatory and permit applications
  • Project controls and accounting
  • Administrative support

Personal Traits and Skills:

• Ability to work in a respectful and effective manner in a cross-cultural setting
• Self motivated/self starter/go getter
• Good communicator (verbal, written, and presentation skills)
• Excellent planning and project management abilities
• Good interpersonal skills
• High analytical ability
• Project economics and risk evaluation skills
• Good negotiator
• Strong environmental ethic
• Ability to co-ordinate the activities of the various players involved in the Project (including First Nations, funders, partners, contractors, consultants, and advisors)

Project Description:

The Project is a pilot plant facility aimed at demonstrating the technological and commercial viability of producing salmon in a land-based, closed containment, recirculating aquaculture facility. It is to be located in the area of Northern Vancouver Island. The Project is comprised of one full-sized module to test the operating and design parameters based on the technology design proposed by Dr. Andrew Wright. The intent is that it will become the basic modular design unit for a much larger commercial facility.