Construction Manager - Land Development

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Job summary

Harbinger Network is seeking a Senior Construction Manager – Land Development to oversee construction activities for residential projects in Ontario. Responsibilities include managing tendering processes, approving project budgets, and maintaining construction schedules. Candidates should have a degree in a relevant field and extensive experience in site servicing management. This role demands strong project management, cost control skills, and an ability to advocate for clients in complex decisions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of residential focused site servicing management.
• Experience in developing residential projects in GTHA.
• Expertise in contract documents and cost recoveries.

Responsibilities

• Manage and direct timely tendering activities and construction schedules.
• Conduct contractor pre-qualifications and maintain quality control.
• Regularly report project status and manage construction cost controls.

Skills

Project Management

Contract Administration

Cost Control

Construction Scheduling

Client Advocacy

Education

Degree/Diploma in Construction Management, Engineering, or similar

Job description

Senior Construction Manager – Land Development

Harbinger Network has partnered with an award-winning, family-owned community builder. They are looking to add a Senior Construction Manager – Land Development to their team.

Responsibilities

• Manage and direct timely tendering all site servicing activities, from earthworks, servicing, farming activities, landscaping, top out and assumption.
• Conduct contractor pre qualifications as may be needed.
• Provide tender doc quality control and review for completeness.
• Produce tender summaries against budget and produce budge variance and contractor selection recommendations.
• Conduct regular site visit of active projects to ensure completeness of work.
• Manage and produce construction schedules to meet the Business Plan servicing schedule to assumption.
• Attend/coordinate weekly/biweekly internal and external meetings with contractors, consultants, inspectors/agencies and lowrise / highrise Project Managers and site Supers.
• Report at monthly Management Meetings the project’s status, potential risk and mitigation, as needed.
• Review and approve PC’s and Holdbacks against construction completion.
• Construction cost control. Identify early change orders and/or omissions to allow time to strategically assess options and outcome.
• Manage and track LC reductions and cost recoveries.
• Manage and update project budgets, cost to complete and variance reporting.
• Setup and manage year over year construction cost data base.
• Support the preparation of new project budgets and input to construction schedules.
• Prepare and coordinate with appropriate consultants and internal stakeholders earthworks operations, stockpile locations to maximize total profitability across development and home building.
• Develop and coordinate annual top works and landscape program with home building and customer care team.
• Manage/coordinate annual maintenance contracts as may be required fore future development holdings and other assets.
• Collaborate with internal lowrise and highrise Project Managers and site supers to help achieve the most favorable outcome for our Client as a whole.
• Support awareness and engagement in current development regulatory regimes.
• Participate in industry organizations and events, both to remain current on trends as well as to help develop our Client's industry brand presence.
• Collaborate on developing and improving Best Practices.

What You Bring

• Applicants must have a relevant degree/diploma in Construction Management, Engineering, or similar, with a demonstrated project experience.
• You will also have an understating of contract administration and civil construction.

CET, EIT or P.Eng certifications considered favorable.

Applicants without formal education should be prepared to demonstrate other skills/experience gained “on the job.”

• 8 or more years of residential focused site servicing management.
• Experience in developing residential projects in the GTHA and surrounding municipalities.
• Expert in subdivision servicing and turn-over to assumption. Substantial completion, certificate of basic services, commencement of warranty and assumption.
• Expert in contract documents, plan reviewing, cost control, dispute resolution, and contractor negotiations.
• Expert in LC management and cost recoveries. Including the review of applicable development agreements.
• Experiences with value engineering and utility conflict review.
• Understand all related environmental permitting, ESC, water taking etc,
• Understanding of zoning and ability to read and confirm related by-laws
• High degree of organizational rigger to consistently manage electronic files and hard copies. Contracts, drawing sets, PC and certifications.
• Accustomed to preparing construction tracking schedules and plan mark-ups for
• internal and external communication
• Customer-focus: real empathy for our customers/building users; ensuring decisions are viewed through the perspective of the customer/user; and willingness to advocate for the customer/user in complex decisions.
• Excellent and demonstrable project management skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple projects, relationships, tasks, and deadlines:
• Must be self-motivated, independent, and detail-oriented (with strong written, oral and organizational skills).
• Concise writing skills are required.
• Proven track record of excelling within a team-oriented and collaborative environment.

About Harbinger Network Inc:

Harbinger Network Inc. is a Canadian-based firm that serves companies across Canada, a diverse Network of Recruiters, and expertise in over 10 major disciplines. Our mission is to build meaningful careers for Professionals and develop powerhouse teams for all Businesses across Canada. To apply for the position of Senior Construction Manager – Land Development in confidence, please include a project list and submit it along with your resume to:

Tony Labora, President

Contact phone number: 905-257-9691 Ext 101

Contact email address: [e-mail]

To learn more about Harbinger Network visit www.harbingernetwork.ca or contact us at 905-257-9691.