Construction Manager - Site Services

Harbinger Network Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Harbinger Network Inc. seeks a Construction Manager – Site Services to lead residential site servicing projects in the Greater Toronto Area.

The role oversees earthworks, servicing, landscaping, and related activity, ensuring on‑time tendering, contract administration, and cost control across multiple developments. You will manage schedules, coordinate with contractors and internal teams, and report project status, risks, and mitigations at monthly management meetings.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of residential site servicing management.
• Experience in developing residential projects in the GTHA and surrounding municipalities.
• Understanding of contract documents and cost control.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Familiarity with environmental permitting and zoning.

Responsibilities

• Manage timely tendering for site servicing activities, including earthworks and landscaping.
• Conduct contractor pre-qualifications as needed.
• Provide tender document quality control and budget variance analysis.
• Produce construction schedules to meet servicing plan.
• Attend meetings with contractors, consultants, inspectors and project managers.
• Report project status, risks and mitigation at management meetings.
• Review PCs and holdbacks against completion.
• Identify early change orders to manage costs.
• Maintain cost databases and budgets.
• Coordinate with consultants and stakeholders for earthworks.

Skills

Project management

Contract administration

Cost control

Negotiation

Schedule management

Team leadership

Education

Construction Management degree

Engineering degree

Job description

Construction Manager – Site Services

Harbinger Network has partnered with an award-winning, family-owned community builder. They are looking to add a Construction Manager – Site Services to join 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 document quality control and review for completeness.
• Produce tender summaries against budget and produce budget variance and contractor selection recommendations.
• Conduct regular site visits of active projects to ensure completeness of work.
• Manage and produce construction schedules to meet the Business Plan servicing schedule to assumption.
• Attend and coordinate weekly or biweekly internal and external meetings with contractors, consultants, inspectors/agencies and low‑rise / high‑rise Project Managers and site Supervisors.
• Report at monthly Management Meetings the project’s status, potential risk and mitigation, as needed.
• Review and approve PCs 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 database.
• Support the preparation of new project budgets and input to construction schedules.
• Prepare and coordinate with appropriate consultants and internal stakeholders for 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 and coordinate annual maintenance contracts as may be required for future development holdings and other assets.
• Collaborate with internal low‑rise and high‑rise 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 understanding of contract administration and civil construction.
• CET, EIT or P.Eng certifications considered favourable.
• 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 rigor 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.