Lead Infrastructure Project Manager – Employee-Owned Growth

PCL Construction; Halifax; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

Performance bonuses

Benefits (RRSP, Pension)

Job summary

PCL Constructors Canada Inc. in Halifax, Nova Scotia, seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead complex infrastructure projects and deliver value to communities. You’ll oversee contracts, safety, design progression, and stakeholder coordination on medium-sized builds.

The role emphasizes risk management, budgeting, scheduling, and adherence to design and quality standards, with opportunities for career growth and mentorship within a 100% employee-owned culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in engineering, construction management, or a related field.
• 8–10 years of progressive construction experience with leadership and mentoring preferred.
• Demonstrated experience implementing a strong safety culture by application of health, safety, and environment principles and legislation.
• In-depth knowledge of construction industry including building materials, construction specifications, methods and procedures, construction law and building codes, and safety and quality management practices.
• Strong planning, organizational, and time management skills including the ability to manage project budgets and schedules.
• Ability to identify and manage risk and opportunities on construction projects.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders and decision makers.

Responsibilities

• Provides overall contract administration, technical expertise, and support to a medium size construction project.
• Develops and implements the project safety plan and leads by example for health and safety practices and procedures.
• Ensures the project is constructed as per design, budget, resources, quality, and schedule.
• Understands client drivers and offers value engineering proposals for functionality, cost, and schedule benefit.
• Manages project performance and providing performance status reports for safety, cost forecast, and schedule.
• Negotiates and issues subcontracts, major purchase orders and progress payments and monitors their progress and schedule.
• Understands, communicates, and enforces the contract and contract documents.
• Develops and coordinates overall project closeout.
• Identifies and manages risk and opportunities on construction projects.
• If applicable, for design build project deliveries: monitors progress of the design, including compliance issues, quality, general coordination, constructability, and timing of deliverables.
• Assists the project team lead obtain a comprehensive design-management and design-quality plan and conduct periodic quality audits to ensure compliance.
• Keeps all parties informed of potential opportunities and challenges and manages stakeholders’ expectations through appropriate forms of communication.

Skills

Planning

Organization

Time management

Stakeholder management

Microsoft Office

PM software

Education

Engineering degree

Construction management degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Project management software

Scheduling software

Job description

PCL Constructors Canada Inc. in Halifax, Nova Scotia, seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead complex infrastructure projects and deliver value to communities. You’ll oversee contracts, safety, design progression, and stakeholder coordination on medium-sized builds.

The role emphasizes risk management, budgeting, scheduling, and adherence to design and quality standards, with opportunities for career growth and mentorship within a 100% employee-owned culture.