Project Manager

Talentify; Surrey; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading project management firm is seeking a Project Manager – Contracts & Delivery in Surrey, BC. This role involves managing contract administration and leading project execution. Key responsibilities include negotiating claims, overseeing material procurement, and ensuring compliance with engineering specifications. Candidates should have direct experience on Metro Vancouver projects and 7-12+ years in civil infrastructure. The position offers competitive compensation of $70.00 - $85.00/hr and is fully onsite.

Qualifications

• 7–12+ years in civil infrastructure, water/wastewater, heavy utilities, or linear construction.
• Prior work with major contractors or joint ventures on large public-sector infrastructure.
• Strong commercial instincts and the ability to challenge cost, scope, and entitlement logic.

Responsibilities

• Manage contract administration and execution leadership.
• Review, validate, and negotiate change orders and claims.
• Support procurement of long-lead materials.

Skills

Direct experience on Metro Vancouver projects

Strong background in contract administration

Ability to interpret cost/schedule data

Education

Certifications such as PMP, P.Eng, CET, CCP, PMI-SP

Job description

Project Manager – Contracts & Delivery

Job Description

This role involves managing contract administration and leading the transition from commercial stabilization to execution leadership.

Responsibilities

• Review, validate, and negotiate outstanding change orders and claims.
• Assess contractor submissions for cost accuracy, entitlement, and scope impact.
• Maintain a defensible audit trail aligned with joint venture governance standards.
• Support procurement of long-lead materials such as large-diameter valves, fittings, specialty pipe, and instrumentation.
• Oversee vendor communication, submittal coordination, and milestone tracking.
• Ensure compliance with joint venture commercial requirements and engineering specifications.
• Validate forecasts, track actuals, and explain variances.
• Support month-end reporting, accruals, and contingency drawdown justifications.
• Integrate change impacts into cost and schedule models.
• Oversee field execution across civil, pipeline, geotechnical, and environmental workstreams.
• Resolve site issues, validate progress, and maintain adherence to design and contract requirements.
• Lead weekly site meetings and issue escalation.
• Validate schedule updates, identify risks, and implement recovery plans.
• Ensure change events are reflected in baseline and updated schedules.
• Prepare reporting packages for joint venture leadership and Metro Vancouver.
• Engage with external stakeholders including the City of Vancouver, Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, Indigenous partners, and environmental consultants/regulators.
• Manage communications in a politically sensitive environment.
• Maintain risk register and mitigation tracking.
• Coordinate quality assurance controls, inspections, and non-conformance report closeouts.
• Support joint venture safety expectations and participate in field-level safety interactions.

Essential Skills

• Direct experience on Metro Vancouver projects.
• 7–12+ years in civil infrastructure, water/wastewater, heavy utilities, or linear construction.
• Strong background in contract administration, change management, and procurement.
• Prior work with major contractors or joint ventures on large public-sector infrastructure.
• Knowledge of CCDC and design-build contract frameworks.
• Ability to interpret cost/schedule data and integrate with Project Controls.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Certifications such as PMP, P.Eng, CET, CCP, PMI-SP are considered assets.
• Strong commercial instincts and the ability to challenge cost, scope, and entitlement logic.
• High-capacity communicator with governance-grade reporting skills.
• Politically sensitive stakeholder management.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Surrey, BC.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $85.00/hr.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Surrey,BC.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [e-mail] for other accommodation options.