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Engineering Project Management

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ACCES Employment
ACCES Employment
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Thomas Chong
Thomas Chong
Project Manager
3
Timeline
  • January 31, 2020
    Experience start
  • February 1, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • February 22, 2020
    Mid-way Check-in
  • March 9, 2020
    Experience end
Experience
1/5 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Any industries
Categories
Skills
strategic planning technical presentations project management methodologies crictical thinking project management and team leadership
Learner goals and capabilities

Work with experienced engineering project managers with international experience to develop a project management plan for a project of your choosing. Brought to you by ACCES Employment and Ryerson University, this class is a unique program, which supports highly-skilled internationally-trained engineering professionals as they transition into the Canadian job market.

Learners
Any level
20 learners
Project
30 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

1. A written detailed report of 30 to 40 pages will be submitted by the Project Team at the end of the 8th week. The project plans will reference the Project Charter, Scope Statement, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) , and other information that will be relevant to each specific project or industry.

2. A presentation summarizing the project plan, and highlighting any key considerations. The organization (industry partner) is invited to attend.

Project timeline
  • January 31, 2020
    Experience start
  • February 1, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • February 22, 2020
    Mid-way Check-in
  • March 9, 2020
    Experience end
Project Examples

Work with us to develop a plan for a new or ongoing project or initiative. Our program participants in teams of 4-5 will work with you to gather the data needed, using your project objectives, timelines, budget and resource requirements to create a successful project management plan.

Source Top Talent: ACCES Employment will help any Industry Partner that submits a project to recruit an internationally-trained professional for your hiring needs.

Example projects include, but are not limited to:

  1. Plan for a sustainable architecture and ecological design that protect and enhance the environment for Oshawa South.
  2. Plan to construct a pipeline from Toronto to Sarnia for transporting oil from Toronto Harbour.
  3. Plan for design and construction of a daycare centre in North York near the subway.
  4. Plan for retrofitting a water treatment plant that has been under-performing.
  5. Plan for providing renewable solar energy to a hamlet in Nunavut.
  6. Plan for energy management for a facility

Due to the duration of the program (8 weeks), the program participants will not be executing the project tasks. You will, however, be presented a road-map, a project management plan report with outlines that you can implement to execute the project successfully.

Project participants:

  • Represent a variety of disciplines within the engineering sector (such as civil, mechanical, electrical, electronics, telecom, chemical, oil & gas, industrial, environmental, etc.) with different specializations including, but not limited to designing, consulting, planning, construction, operations, quality management,
  • Have at least five years of experience in the engineering sector, with minimum 2 years of leading and directing projects
  • Are highly trained and educated, with over 50% having completed graduate studies.
  • By attending this Project Management Program, participants enhance their knowledge of the Canadian project management environment and work place culture. They also satisfy the PMP certificate requirement of 35 hours of Project Management education and plan to sit for their PMP exam in the next 6 months.
  • Recent graduates have been hired by Crosslinx, EllisDon, Stantec, Infrastructure Ontario, Schneider Electric, Johnson Control, OLGC in positions such as Utilities Coordinator, Project Coordinator, Project Manager, Project Engineer and Contract Administrator.
  • Project participants will require the following information from your company: project description/ scope, high level project scope, duration, assumptions/ constraints, applicable by-laws and regulations, operating procedures/ policies, visuals, competitors, risks, and company objectives.

ACCES Employment is a non-profit organization that through its Engineering Connections program helps internationally-trained engineering professionals launch their careers in Canada. The Project Management component of the program is delivered in partnership with Ryerson University and consists of Fundamentals of Project Management and PMP exam preparation courses that satisfy the PMP certificate requirement of 35 hours of Project Management education. For more information, please check out: http://www.accesemployment.ca/engineering-connections

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Provide feedback on up to 5 deliverables.

Be willing to work with 4-5 student groups; you can communicate through team communication leads or the project coordinator.

Minimum of 2-4 interactions with the Project Team in-person or remotely (approximately 2-6 hours over the duration of the project).

Provide a Riipen skill rating on student performance upon completion of the project.

Present your project to the program participants either in person or in a detailed written briefing.

Be available for a quick phone call with the organizer and/or academic instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the experience.