Project Manager, Health Sciences

NORR; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

NORR is seeking a Project Manager to plan and manage healthcare projects, ensuring contractual commitments are met on time and within budget. You will lead a multi-disciplined team, forecast revenue, and oversee resources, drawing on strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

The role requires 10–15 years of project work experience, with experience in healthcare projects, and a solid understanding of project accounting to monitor performance and revenue.

Qualifications

• Must have architectural or engineering systems design experience including M&E and structural systems.
• Asset: registration with a relevant professional association.
• Experience in strategic development, business development, project management and client management.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate, develop, monitor, and control the scope of deliverables, work plans, schedules and budgets for all project stages.
• Develop a detailed work plan for all disciplines, allocate hours, and monitor progress.
• Lead an integrated team of architects and engineers in QA/QC for deliverables, including drawings and specs.
• Maintain understanding of scope and negotiate changes to meet client expectations and obligations.
• Coordinate with contractors, sub-consultants, or authorities to address constructability/issues and owner concerns.
• Act as primary liaison with client, contractor, and project team and maintain close relationships.

Skills

Architectural systems

M&E systems

Structural systems

Building code

Job description

NORR is a global team of 800 architects, engineers, planners, and interior designers creating design strategies and solutions that express the unique vision of every project. Driven by a common purpose with our clients and partners, we share ideas to create and innovate, bringing people, design, and technologies together to think bigger and act bolder.

Our story began in 1938 and has evolved into an employee-owned, fully integrated firm committed to sustainable development goals across 13 market sectors in Canada, the US, and UK. Design excellence continues to guide everything we do.

We bring informed programming and proven design excellence to the forefront of every healthcare project. Guided by human-centric and evidence-based design, our team believes in creating healing environments that place patients at the center of their care. We embrace the adoption of technology through an immersive design process that uses virtual reality and in-situ simulation in collaboration with the clinicians who will be working in the space.

Learn more about our Health Sciences Portfolio.

We are currently seeking a Project Manager to plan and manage projects to ensure that all contractual commitments are met on time and within budget. As a Project Manager, you will use your interpersonal and leadership skills and must have an understanding of project financials to determine the necessary resources required for successful project execution. In addition, you will provide leadership to a multi-disciplined team, monitor project performance, and forecast revenue.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Negotiate, develop, monitor, and control the scope of deliverables, work plans, schedules, and budgets for all project stages
• Develop a detailed work plan for all architectural and engineering disciplines, allocate hours to the work plan, and monitor project progress
• Lead an integrated team of architects and engineers in the quality assurance and quality control procedures for all deliverables, specifically the construction drawings and specifications
• Maintain a good understanding of the project scope and when changes to the scope occur, negotiate solutions to ensure outcomes meet client expectations and contractual obligations
• Coordinate with contractor, sub-consultants, or relevant building authorities to address and document issues with constructability or owner concerns
• Act as the primary liaison with the client, contractor, and project team and ensure close client relationships are maintained

Required Skills

• Architectural or engineering systems design and presentation, M&E and structural building systems, permit and building code
• Registered with a relevant professional association is an asset
• Experience in strategic development, business development, project management, and client management is required
• Possess excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, flexibility, and resourcefulness
• A strong understanding of project accounting is required in order to monitor project performance and forecast revenue

Required Experience

• 10-15 years of project work experience
• Experience in health care projects
• Salary Range: $90,000.00 - $125,000.00