Project Manager

PCL Constructors Canada Inc.; Northeastern Ontario; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in Ontario, Canada is seeking an experienced construction manager to oversee complex projects. You will be responsible for contract administration, safety management, and project performance. The ideal candidate will have a degree in engineering or construction management, 10-15 years of experience, and strong leadership skills. Competitive compensation package offered.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of progressive construction experience.
• Demonstrated experience in safety culture implementation.
• In-depth knowledge of construction industry standards and practices.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall contract administration and technical expertise.
• Oversee project safety plan and cultivate a safety culture.
• Manage construction to meet design, budget, and schedule requirements.
• Negotiate and issue contracts and monitor progress.

Skills

Strong leadership skills

Project management

Risk management

Time management

Communication skills

Safety management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or diploma in engineering or construction management

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Project management software

Scheduling software

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provides overall contract administration, technical expertise, and support for a large or complex construction project.
• Oversees the development and implementation of the project safety plan and creates and influences the safety culture on site through leading by example.
• Oversees total construction to ensure 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.
• Accountable for project performance and reviews 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 proactively manages the contract and contract documents.
• Develops and coordinates overall project commissioning and closeout.
• Identifies and manages risk and opportunities on construction projects.
• Supervises, directs, coaches, trains, and mentors project team including direct and indirect reports.

If applicable, for design build project deliveries:

• Monitors progress of the design, including compliance issues, quality, general coordination, constructability, and timing of deliverables.
• Obtains 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 managing stakeholders’ expectations through appropriate forms of communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in engineering, construction management, or a related field.
• 10-15 years of progressive construction experience, with leadership and mentoring skills 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 diverse project types, building materials, construction specifications, methods and procedures, construction law and building codes, and safety and quality management practices.
• Superior planning, organizational, and time management skills including the ability to manage project budgets, risks, resources and schedules.
• Ability to monitor and forecast project resources and staffing for the project.
• Ability to identify and manage risk and opportunities on construction projects.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders and decision makers.
• Experience in leading a team, construction project facets and trade performance.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, project management and scheduling software, with a strong aptitude for adopting new technology.