Project Manager, Fisheries Monitoring Services, Archipelago

Position Overview

Salary: $75,000 to $90,000 CAD annually

Description

Archipelago is hiring a Project Manager for its Fisheries Monitoring Services division in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, at $75,000 to $90,000 CAD annually on a one-year term with potential to convert to permanent, with applications accepted until the position is filled.

Archipelago is a global team of more than 100 dedicated professionals that designs and delivers integrated tools and workflows for commercial fisheries monitoring and environmental services. Headquartered in Victoria with staff in British Columbia, California, Oregon, and Alaska, the company has been operating on the west coast of British Columbia for almost 50 years and works with clients globally.

The Project Manager in the Fisheries Monitoring Services division plans, coordinates, and delivers fisheries monitoring projects, managing several at once across internal teams, clients, regulators, vendors, installers, subcontractors, and other partners. The role covers day-to-day project coordination, planning, reporting, budgeting, risk management, contract tracking, and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple electronic monitoring projects across fleets, regions, or fisheries.
• Develop project plans, timelines, budgets, and resource plans.
• Track deployment schedules for onboard EM systems.
• Coordinate installation and maintenance campaigns across ports.
• Manage project risks and mitigation plans.
• Align internal teams on priorities, deadlines, and client commitments.
• Prepare clear project updates, reports, and summaries.
• Report progress to executives, regulators, clients, and other stakeholders.
• Manage relationships with dealers, installers, subcontractors, vendors, and delivery partners.
• Track contract deliverables, project financials, invoicing needs, and scope changes.
• Support RFP responses, proposal development, and business development as needed.
• Identify practical ways to improve project workflows, accountability, and consistency.

Requirements

• Relevant project management experience in operations, technical services, environmental services, marine industries, fisheries, compliance, logistics, field operations, consulting, or related areas.
• Experience managing multiple client-facing projects, programs, or workstreams with competing timelines and deliverables.
• Experience developing and maintaining project plans, timelines, budgets, reports, or deliverable trackers.
• Experience coordinating vendors, subcontractors, installers, field crews, distributed teams, or other external partners.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work with clients, executives, regulators, technical teams, operations staff, and other stakeholders.
• Experience managing project risks, scope, timelines, costs, and client expectations.
• Experience tracking budgets, invoices, project financials, or contract deliverables.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, follow-through, adaptability, and ownership.
• Willingness to be hands-on and involved in the details when needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience preparing project updates, reports, dashboards, summaries, or client-facing documentation.
• Experience supporting proposals, RFP responses, or business development activities.
• Experience analyzing, summarizing, and presenting data.
• Experience with data collection, monitoring programs, technology deployments, regulated environments, or fisheries monitoring.

Additional Notes

• One-year term position, reviewed at the end of the contract with potential to transition to permanent.
• 37.5-hour work week, Monday to Friday, with paid vacation days.
• Some evenings and weekends may be required to manage operations and finalize projects or proposals.
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package including health and dental coverage, health spending account, wellness fund, RSP matching, and Performance and Corporate Success Sharing plan.
• Hybrid work options with a strong commitment to sustainability.
• Company-funded education and growth opportunities; regular staff events and social activities.
• Oceanfront office in Victoria Harbour with sit-stand desks, work pods, transit and bike-path access, free parking, and a sunny deck.

How to Apply

Email a resume and cover letter to hr@archipelago.ca. The posting will remain active until the position is filled.

Required application materials:

• Resume.
• Cover letter.