Project Manager (Internal Posting)

Dalhousie University; Halifax; On-site; CAD 83,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Dalhousie University, located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is seeking a Project Manager to lead capital construction and renovation projects from planning through completion on campus.

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Projects, you will coordinate scope, schedules, budgets, and resources, manage consultants and contractors, oversee procurement, and ensure alignment with university requirements and standards.

Qualifications

• Lead multiple capital construction and renovation projects.
• Coordinate scope, schedules, budgets, and resources for successful delivery.
• Manage consultants, contractors, and project stakeholders across all phases.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage capital construction and renovation projects from planning through completion.
• Coordinate project scope, schedules, budgets, and resources to ensure successful project delivery.
• Manage consultants, contractors, and project stakeholders throughout all phases of the project.
• Oversee procurement processes, including tendering, contract administration, and change management.
• Monitor project budgets and expenditures, ensuring compliance with financial and university requirements.
• Identify, resolve, and communicate project issues, risks, and conflicts with recommendations.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting & cost control

Contract administration

Communication & leadership

Education

University degree in planning, architecture, or engineering

Job description

Salary $82,887 - $111,181 per annum based on 35 hours per week

Classification

Classification ADM-07

Provisional Statement

Dalhousie University is Atlantic Canada’s leading research-intensive university and a driver of the region’s intellectual, social and economic development. Located in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an Agricultural Campus in Truro/Bible Hill, Dalhousie is a truly national and international university, with more than half of our almost 21,000 students coming from outside of the province. Our 6,000 faculty and staff foster a vibrant, purpose-driven community, that celebrated 200 years of academic excellence in 2018.

Job Summary

The mission of Facilities Management (FM) is to provide the Dalhousie University community with an inviting, safe, and sustainable environment that supports learning, living, working, and research. Reporting to the Assistant Director of Projects, the Project Manager leads and oversees capital projects, providing project management expertise and direction from planning through completion.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage capital construction and renovation projects from planning through completion.
• Coordinate project scope, schedules, budgets, and resources to ensure successful project delivery.
• Manage consultants, contractors, and project stakeholders throughout all phases of the project.
• Oversee procurement processes, including tendering, contract administration, and change management.
• Monitor project budgets and expenditures, ensuring compliance with financial and university requirements.
• Identify, resolve, and communicate project issues, risks, and conflicts while providing recommendations on significant project decisions.

Note

Due to operational requirements, the successful applicant is required to work in-person on campus.

Required Qualifications

• University degree and /or professional degree in planning, architecture, or engineering, plus considerable experience in leading projects, planning and design of building systems (or an equivalent combination of training and experience).
• Demonstrated project management expertise with the ability to lead multiple projects through planning, design, procurement, construction, and closeout.
• Strong financial management skills, including budgeting, cost control, contract administration, and change order management.
• Experience managing consultants, contractors, and diverse stakeholder groups while building effective working relationships.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, problem-solving, and leadership skills with the ability to resolve complex project issues.
• Thorough knowledge of construction practices, project delivery methods, applicable codes, regulations, and health and safety requirements.

Assets

• Professional certification or designation such as Project Management Professional ( PMP ), Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), Canadian Architectural Certification Board ( CACB /Architect), or experience working in a university, institutional, or public-sector facilities environment.

The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate proficiency in Dalhousie’s core and leadership competencies (https://www.dal.ca/dept/leaders.html), in particular:

• Self-Awareness & Professionalism
• Integrity
• Respect & Inclusion
• Adaptability
• Knowledge & Thinking Skills

Additional Information

Dalhousie University supports a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Our total compensation package includes a defined benefit pension plan, health and dental plans, a health spending account, an employee and family assistance program and a tuition assistance program.

Diversity Statement

Dalhousie University commits to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. The university encourages applications from Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island (especially Mi’kmaq), persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), and members of other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, women, persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. In accordance with our Employment Equity Policy, preference will be given in hiring processes to candidates who self-identify as members of one or more of the equity-deserving groups listed above. For more information, including details related to our Employment Equity Policy and Plan and definitions of equity-deserving groups please review our Employment Equity information.If you require any support for the purpose of accommodation, such as technical aids or alternate arrangements, please let us know of these needs and how we can be of assistance. Dalhousie University is committed to ensuring all candidates have full, fair, and equitable participation in the hiring process. Our complete Accommodation Policy can be viewed here .

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Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents

• Résumé / Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Optional Documents

• Cover Letter