Project Manager

EBC Inc.; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

EBC Inc. is seeking a Project Manager to ensure successful construction site operations, emphasizing quality, budget, and timelines. Candidates should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering, with 5-10 years of experience in project management. The ideal applicant will be bilingual in French and English and possess strong leadership and management skills.

Benefits

4 weeks of annual vacation

Competitive salary and advantageous bonus plan

Teleworking offered

Group RRSP with employer contribution

24 hour access to a virtual doctor

Training and development programs

Employee assistance program

Free coffee

Active social club

Diverse and innovative environment

Qualifications

• 5 to 10 years experience in construction project management.
• Bilingual in French-English (spoken and written required).
• Strong management and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, direct and control construction sites.
• Read technical and administrative specifications.
• Establish and maintain rapport with clients.

Skills

Initiative

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Problem-Solving

Team Player

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

Job description

For more than 50 years, the building team has been giving life to countless construction projects, distinguishing itself by the high quality of its work, respecting the highest industry standards and aiming to obtain environmental certifications. Engineers, architects, and other building specialists work hard to meet deadlines and exceed client expectations, while improving the well-being of communities. Office buildings, hospitals and research centers, educational institutions, residential buildings, hotels, shopping centers, factories, sports and cultural centers, our team excels at building these places using state-of-the-art tools and places people at the heart of its concerns by advocating an innovative collaborative approach.

Working at EBC means being part of a thriving company that operates in a variety of sectors across Canada. It also means working for a company concerned about the health and well-being of its employees by offering them a variety of actions and programs.

Want to join forces with a talented and dynamic team? Are you looking for an enjoyable work environment with excellent working conditions? EBC is the ideal place to take on new challenges and advance your career.

Responsibilities

As a project manager you will plan, organize, direct and control the work of construction sites to ensure they are completed on time, within budget, and at the highest level of quality.

In this role, you’ll partner with the client, and a team of estimators, superintendents, etc.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Read the technical and administrative specifications of the project to be executed;
• acquire the necessary technical and administrative information from the persons involved during the submission;
• obtain blueprints and specifications for construction and compare them to bid plans;
• report changes to professionals and claim costs;
• obtain licenses and permits as needed for the execution of the work;
• draft contracts and agreements, negotiate terms and award them to subcontractors;
• develop the prevention program requested for CNESST and monitor it on site;
• establish the schedule (dates, main stages of construction, constraints, methodology) and / or the critical path of the project and monitor it weekly;
• inform the superintendent of the project and discuss with him and the director of the proposed methods;
• place orders for critical materials, negotiate prices and prepare contract documents, in collaboration with the construction manager, for subcontractors;
• coordinate and participate in various meetings;
• establish and maintain a professional and continuous positive rapport with the client, etc.;
• travel is to be expected;
• this position is progressive and represents opportunities for advancement.

Requirements

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering;
• relevant 5 to 10 years experience in construction project management;
• bilingual French-English both spoken and written (required);
• master of MS Office and MS Project software.

Skills and attitudes required

• Shows initiative and leadership;
• strong management, negotiation, communication and problem-solving skills;
• Team Player.

Conditions offered by EBC

• 4 weeks of annual vacation;
• competitive salary and advantageous bonus plan
• teleworking offered reconciling work and family life;
• Group RRSP with employer contribution to a Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP);
• 24 hour access to a virtual doctor (telemedicine);
• training and development programs;
• employee assistance program;
• free coffee;
• active social club and health and wellness committee;
• diverse, innovative and stimulating environment;
• a company built on values of respect, integrity and a job well done;
• firm recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies

In accordance with our policy, we will communicate only with the selected candidates for an interview.

NOTICE TO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES, PLACEMENT SERVICES AND PROFESSIONAL RECRUITERS

EBC inc. and its affiliated entities (“EBC”) have an internal recruiting department. The EBC Talent & Culture team may, from time to time, engage recruitment agencies, placement services or temporary professional recruiters (“Agencies”). However, EBC will not accept unsolicited references from Agencies and will only remunerate them in the presence of a prior written agreement defining the precise parameters of the recruitment mandates. EBC will therefore not accept CVs from sources other than the candidate himself. Any CV sent to EBC, by any means of communication, will be deemed to be the property of EBC. EBC reserves the right to solicit and engage such candidates without financial obligation to the Agency.