Project Manager – Capital Projects

Toronto Film School; Kawartha Lakes; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampere is seeking a highly organized Project Manager to oversee capital projects funded by grants. You will coordinate with internal teams, designers, and contractors to ensure successful outcomes without direct on-site management of active construction.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on experience in trades or manufacturing, strong communication, and an entrepreneurial mindset to source materials, negotiate terms, and drive projects in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Solid background in trades, real estate, manufacturing, or entrepreneurship.
• Exceptional communication skills with the confidence to call anyone for information.
• A solid understanding of renovation, contracting, and manufacturing environments.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with sourcing materials and problem-solving.
• Proficiency in spreadsheets (Google Sheets) and project management CRM software.
• Ability to work independently and self-schedule a diverse daily workload.
• PMP or similar certification is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Stakeholder and trade relations: source, quote, and secure suppliers and contractors; negotiate for best value.
• Cross-functional collaboration between internal departments and external professionals; coordinate meetings.
• Project administration: take notes, draft briefs, provide recaps for executives as needed.
• Reporting and accountability: weekly check-ins and budget/project updates.
• Financial and contractual management: manage budgets, interpret contracts, prepare expense reports.
• Space and workshop planning: plan layouts, source tools and specialists for designs and budgets.
• Agile problem solving: manage multiple projects and adapt to changes.

Skills

Trades/manufacturing

Communication

Renovation knowledge

Entrepreneurial mindset

Google Sheets

Project management CRM

Autonomy

VSS awareness

Tools

Google Sheets

Monday.com

Job description

Job Title: Project Manager – Capital Projects

Reports to: Associate Director of PMO

Location: Lindsay, Ontario

Salary: $60,000 - $65,000

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Who We Are

Join an organization that's making an impact in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities

Ampere (formerly the Pinnguaq Association) isn't just another non-profit. We're an award-winning catalyst for change, activating opportunities for people of all ages in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities to unlock their potential through STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math). Through our partnerships with communities, businesses, and technology creators, we co-design and deliver culturally responsive tools, resources, curriculums, and world-class programming across the country. We believe the best education doesn't feel like work, it feels like discovery.

From our roots in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, we've grown to operate Makerspace and Skills Hubs in Iqaluit (Nunavut), Bathurst (New Brunswick), and the Kawartha Lakes (Ontario), while collaborating with partners nationwide. Our Lifecycle approach ensures that we're with learners at every age and every stage of life, and our mission-driven model ensures that 100% of social enterprise proceeds sustain programs that benefit communities we serve. Your work here directly changes lives. If you're passionate about making a tangible difference, this is where you belong.

Why Join us?

• Mission-driven impact – Contribute to meaningful work that supports communities and promotes digital inclusion across Canada.
• Enjoy the flexibility to maintain a healthy work-life balance with schedules that fit your lifestyle.
• Comprehensive benefits – Access a robust benefits package designed to support your health and wellness.
• Pension Plan – Plan for your future with a competitive pension plan.
• Wellness Perks – Take advantage of wellness initiatives that promote your physical and mental well-being.

Job Overview:

We are seeking a highly organized, resourceful, and entrepreneurial Project Manager to oversee our capital projects. In this role, you will not be managing active construction sites directly; instead, you will be the critical link project-managing various initiatives funded by grants that result in trades, construction, or renovation outcomes. You will act as the central hub, working with different departments and managing relationships with internal teams, designers, architects, contractors, and suppliers. The ideal candidate possesses a strong blend of administrative precision and a confident, hands-on understanding of trades and manufacturing spaces. You must be comfortable picking up the phone, negotiating, and driving projects forward in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Stakeholder & Trade Relations: Sourced, quote, and secure suppliers, tradespeople, designers, and architectural firms. Maintain and nurture these relationships while confidently negotiating and weighing pricing options to find the best value.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the linchpin between different internal departments and external professionals, facilitating both in-person and online meetings.
• Project Administration: Maintain efficient organization by taking detailed meeting notes/minutes, providing recaps, and drafting high-level briefs or recommendations for the C-suite based on professional assessments as needed.
• Reporting & Accountability: Conduct weekly check-ins with the Lead of Capital once a week, and providing comprehensive project/budget updates once a week or as needed.
• Financial & Contractual Management: Build and manage project budgets using Google Sheets/spreadsheets and comfortably read and interpret vendor and trade contracts, create Expense reports for billing, track and organize budgets.
• Space & Workshop Planning: Assist in planning and quoting layouts of manufacturing hubs and workshop spaces and renovations, utilizing an understanding of tools, shop layouts, ventilation, code requirements, and permit processes. Source the tools, software, or specialists needed to map out and plan these designs and budgets.
• Agile Problem Solving: Pivot seamlessly between multiple distinct projects in a day. Manage your own schedule independently while balancing routine check-ins with unexpected project adjustments.

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Proven Real-World Experience: Solid background in trades, real estate, manufacturing, or entrepreneurship. Practical, hands-on life and job experience in these fields is highly valued over a degree alone.
• Communication Excellence: Exceptional communication skills with the confidence to pick up the phone, call anyone for information, and speak effectively in person, not just over email.
• Industry Knowledge: A solid understanding of renovation, contracting, and manufacturing environments to effectively schedule, discuss, and critique building projects.
• Entrepreneurial Mindset: A strong ability to source materials or information, think outside the box, critically analyze all angles of a job, and problem-solve on the fly.
• Technical & Organizational Skills: Organized with proficiency in spreadsheet tools (Google Sheets) and project management CRM software (such as Monday.com, or a strong willingness to learn).
• Autonomy: Proven ability to work independently, think fairly and critically, and self-schedule a diverse daily workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Certification: PMP or similar project management certification is an asset but secondary to practical experience.

Ampere prioritizes the safety of our employees and the community members we work with, because of this we may require both new hires and current team members to undergo a Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS). The approval for acceptance of a VSS lies with our People and Culture Team and Management. To ensure up-to-date documentation, please ensure it has not been over six months since the date of completion of the VSS you are submitting. The expense for the VSS falls on the individual, not the company, if there are any concerns regarding this please speak to the People and Culture Team. Additionally, please confirm you're completing the VSS in the correct region.

Ampere strongly believes in fostering diversity within the communities we serve. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our staff including, but not limited to, Indigenous people, women, visible minorities, persons with disabilities and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.

Ampere is committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environments. Please inform us should accommodation be required at any point in the recruitment process. We do not use AI or automated systems to screen or evaluate job applicants. Every application is reviewed by a member of our hiring team to ensure a fair and human-centered selection process.