Project Manager

Rider Levett Bucknall RLB; Kingston; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rider Levett Bucknall RLB is seeking a Project Manager to drive the delivery of project management services and to engage in internal business operations such as business development, financial management, and staff development. The role carries significant independent responsibility for entire projects or portions, with emphasis on identifying value-adding opportunities to meet client outcomes.

The PM will coordinate with clients and project teams, lead planning and execution through all

Qualifications

• Project management experience in delivering client-focused projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage client and project team to meet project goals and outcomes.
• Liaise with clients to support project decisions.
• Plan, organize, and direct PM functions through all project phases: Preconstruction, Construction, Closeout.
• Produce cost and status reports aligned with client objectives.
• Mentor internal project support staff or work independently.
• Collaborate with team to add value and achieve client outcomes.

Job description

Overview Of Role

The Project Manager will maintain a primary focus on practice related services (management of the delivery of all project management related services) and a secondary focus on internal business operations (active engagement with business development, financial management, and staff development matters). Has significant independent responsibility for assignments including entire projects, or a portion of a project as determined by the project lead of office manager. The Project Manager should have the ability to identify opportunities within a project that will add value and help successfully accomplish the client’s desired project outcome.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for the management of the Client and project team. Delivers projects that meets the Clients project goals and outcomes.
• Serve as liaison with clients, assist clients with all project-related decisions
• Plan, organize, and direct the project management functions through all phases of a project – Preconstruction – Closeout:
• Preconstruction – Building the A&E team, design management, schedule management, constructability review, budget development and cost control, contract administration, construction bidding and planning, and permitting strategy and process.
• Construction - management of the contractor from buyout, procurement, risk management, quality assurance, safety, and overall project execution. Maintain budget and schedule control.
• Closeout – manage the closeout process of the project that meets the project specifications
• Maintains and produces cost and status reports that meets the Clients objectives
• May manage and mentor an internal team of project support (Project Engineers and Administrators) or work independently.
• Contributes to team performance by collaboration and effective communication.
• Contributes to and understands the clients desired project outcomes, identifies opportunities to add value to accomplish the desired outcomes.
• Adds to team effort by accomplishing other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

• Often work in an Indoor office environment. Equipment used includes computers and standard office machines. Essential physical tasks include: the ability to work on a computer and the ability to answer and speak on a telephone.
• May work on site location to include ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary motion and ability to lift 50lbs.
• May also require:
• Sitting
• Standing for long periods of time
• Walking, carrying, pushing, stooping, crouching, and pulling