Assistant Project Manager, Buildings Construction

Ledcor Construction, Inc.; Bradford West Gwillimbury; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Ledcor Construction, Inc. in Canada is seeking an experienced Assistant Project Manager with 5+ years in multi-disciplinary commercial construction to support the Project Manager.

You will help plan, organize and execute project strategies, and collaborate with the operations team to uphold safety and quality throughout the project lifecycle. This role requires coordinating engineering deliverables, managing budgets and schedules, and coordinating subcontractors and RFIs to keep projects on

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in project coordination and/or project management on new-build industrial, commercial, or institutional construction projects.
• Knowledge of construction documents, drawings, specifications, and current construction practices.
• Understanding of construction costs and budgets.
• Familiarity with all components of contract documents.
• Ability to motivate, coach and guide other team members clearly and persuasively.
• Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate with multiple project stakeholders.
• Ability to identify constructability issues and develop solutions.

Responsibilities

• Leads and promotes Ledcor safety culture on site and participates in incident investigations.
• Leads multi-discipline estimates and develops execution plans and schedule; participates in risk management.
• Develops and leads engineering deliverables with designers and supports project control; manages budgets.
• Implements the Project Quality Plan and oversees NCR investigations and corrective actions.
• Leads subcontractor bid solicitation and oversees RFI process; supports supplier selection.
• Assists in contract and change order negotiation and management.
• Sets up project systems including chart of accounts and cost accounting; tracks financials and billings.

Skills

Project coordination

Team leadership

Communication

Budget management

Risk management

Job description

Description

You are an aspiring Assistant Project Manager with over 5 years of experience working in multi-disciplinary commercial construction projects. As an integral part of the project team, you will be responsible for planning, organizing, and executing project strategies in collaboration with the Project Manager. You will support the operations team in maintaining safety and quality standards throughout the project lifecycle.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Leads and promotes Ledcor safety culture on site, ensuring site safety and environmental standards are met or exceeded, and participates in PSSP development. Participates in the incident investigation process as required
• Leads multi-discipline estimates, including the development of execution plan and estimate schedule. Participates in the risk management process, identifying and managing opportunities and risks to achieve the best possible impact on schedule and financial targets
• Develops and leads engineering deliverables by working with designers on design-build jobs, and supports project control processes. Ensures construction documents are complete and meet project requirements. Supports in setting standards for budget control methodology, reviews cost reports, and manages construction costs and budgets
• Participates in the creation and implementation of the Project Quality Plan (PQP), ensuring that the quality of materials and workmanship meet or exceed standards identified in approval documents. Oversees nonconformance report (NCR) investigation and implements corrective actions as required
• Leads subcontractor bid solicitation and oversees the RFI process. Participates in subcontractor and supplier selection, procurement and negotiations
• Participates and assists in contract and change order negotiation and management
• Leads set up of project systems and procedures including chart of accounts, cost accounting system, and project directory. Tracks, maintains and reports on financial aspects of project, including billings and projections

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in project coordination and/or project management, working on new-build industrial, commercial, or institutional construction projects for a General Contractor
• Knowledge of construction documents, drawings, specifications, current construction practices and methodology; understanding of construction costs and budgets
• Familiarity with and understanding of all components of contract documents
• Ability to motivate, coach and guide other team members clearly and persuasively
• Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate with multiple project stakeholders, exchanging information and responding to routine stakeholder requests
• Ability to identify constructability issues in typical situations and develop straightforward solutions in the construction plan and schedule

Work Conditions:

• Site based position
• Valid drivers license and clean abstract

Compensation

$94,500.00 - $126,000.00

This is the expected base pay range for this role. Individual base pay will be determined based on a variety of factors including experience, knowledge, skills, education and location.

Our competitive total rewards package provides compensation and benefits that support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. We offer exciting, challenging work with opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge.

Additional Information

Ledcor Building offers full-service construction for commercial, residential, institutional, and light industrial projects, along with expertise in green building. Our depth of knowledge and expertise come from building hundreds of projects – of all sizes – across North America each year.

Our workplace culture has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace in North America.

Employment Equity

At Ledcor we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion should be part of everything we do. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Our True Blue team consists of individuals from all backgrounds who contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to Ledcor. We are committed to continuing to build on our culture of empowerment, inclusion and belonging.

Adjustments will be provided in all parts of our hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance by submitting a request via email. For more information about Ledcor’s Inclusion and Diversity initiatives, please visit our I&D page.