Construction Manager

slihrms; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking an experienced Construction Manager for a major Power Transmission project in Ontario. You will lead owner oversight, coordinate with contractor teams, and manage the owner's construction management group through design, procurement, construction, and handover stages.

Ideal candidates bring 15+ years in construction management, 10+ years on large transmission projects, and strong collaboration, reporting, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of professional experience in construction management.
• At least 10 years on large power transmission projects or equivalent infrastructure programs.
• Experience leading teams to deliver complex projects.
• Strong technical capability across design, planning, construction, operations and maintenance.
• Familiarity with collaborative project environments and progressive contracting models.
• Experience managing stakeholder relationships and reporting for informed decisions.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and meeting facilitation skills.
• Degree in a relevant field is an asset; professional designation is a plus.
• Experience managing EPCM contracts is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manages owner's oversight activities for construction coordination and inspection.
• Coordinates delivery of works with contractor's construction management team.
• Leads owner's construction management team including deputies and inspectors.
• Provides subject matter expertise on construction management and project delivery.
• Supports design management to ensure procurement and construction readiness.
• Participates in constructability, scope management and value engineering reviews.
• Monitors contractor activity to ensure program specifications are followed.
• Oversees progress reporting and schedule status of construction.
• Supports commercial process in payment applications and invoicing.
• Oversees post-construction handover to operations and warranty reviews.
• Performs claims review and recommends resolution steps.
• Coordinates with safety, quality and inspection teams.

Skills

Construction management

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Scheduling & progress reporting

Design coordination

Contract management

Problem solving

Safety coordination

EPCM contracts

Education

Relevant degree

Professional designation (asset)

Job description

Job Description

AtkinsRéalis is hiring a hiring an experienced Construction Manager to join our team in Ontario. This position requires a strong understanding of construction management principles, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

The Construction Manager will be based on an exciting major Power Transmission project based in the province of Ontario.

Your role

• Manages the owner's oversight activities with respect to construction coordination and inspection.
• Works collaboratively with the contractor's construction management team to coordinate the delivery of the works.
• Manages the owner's construction management team incl. Deputy Construction Manager and Construction Inspectors for the sub-program.
• Provides subject matter expertise with respect to construction management and general project delivery matters.
• Supports design management to confirm suitability for procurement and construction.
• Participates in constructability, scope management, and value engineering reviews during design.
• Oversees the contractor's construction activity to determine and report on whether program specifications are followed.
• Actively manages, monitors, and reports on the status of the project construction progress and schedule.
• Supports the commercial process as part of the contractor's application for payment and invoicing.
• Oversees the post-construction process to facilitate handover to operation and conducts warranty reviews.
• Performs claims review and recommends steps to resolve claims.
• Coordinates with safety, quality, and inspection teams.

About you

• A minimum of 15 years of professional experience in construction management.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in large power transmission projects or equivalent infrastructure programs, including on-site experience working in highly regulated, complex operational environments.
• Demonstrated experience in managing teams to deliver complex projects and programs.
• Strong technical capability in all project phases, including design, planning, construction, operations, and maintenance preferably large program/projects.
• Familiarity of working in collaborative project environments and a working knowledge and experience of progressive contracting models incl. Progressive Design Build and Target Price.
• Demonstrable experience in managing stakeholder relationships and providing reporting to enable effective decision making.
• Good stakeholder engagement and communication skills including the ability to facilitate meetings / workshops with groups of stakeholders.
• Recognized degree and professional designation in a relevant field considered an asset.
• Previous experience managing EPCM contract is a plus.

Rewards & benefits

• Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.
• Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.
• Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.
• And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life.
• Be rewarded. Find out more.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis , a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Worker Type Employee

Job Type Regular

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