Project Manager - Utility Construction

Forbes Bros. Group of Companies; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LOA provided

Hybrid (GTA-based)

Fast-paced, execution-driven culture

Job summary

Forbes Bros. Group of Companies is seeking a field-based Project Manager to lead utility infrastructure projects across Canada and the United States.

You will guide projects from ECI through construction, coordinating with clients, engineers, procurement, subcontractors, and site leadership to ensure safe, on-time, and within-budget delivery. The role requires 5–8+ years in project management within utility or civil construction, proficiency with Procore/SAP/MS Project, and a willingness to

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of progressive project management experience in utility, civil, or infrastructure construction.
• Experience managing projects through ECI, pre-construction, and EPC delivery phases.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead project delivery activities from early contractor involvement (ECI) through construction completion and closeout.
• Coordinate daily and weekly planning activities with crews, subcontractors, and site leadership.
• Oversee mobilization activities including permitting, material coordination, and equipment scheduling.
• Monitor project schedule performance and implement recovery plans when required.
• Ensure alignment between field execution and overall project delivery strategy.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, and construction activities to support successful EPC project execution.
• Track engineering deliverables and material procurement status to support construction sequencing.
• Identify and elevate design, material, or execution constraints impacting field progress.
• Ensure construction activities align with issued-for-construction drawings and project requirements.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, and cost reporting throughout the project lifecycle.
• Track production, quantities, and subcontractor performance against scope and budget.
• Support change management processes including scope validation, pricing, and client approvals.
• Identify commercial risks and support mitigation strategies to protect project outcomes.
• Enforce company safety programs and ensure compliance across all field activities.
• Lead safety engagement, field audits, and incident/near-miss reviews.
• Promote proactive hazard identification and corrective action implementation.
• Ensure environmental requirements are integrated into execution planning and subcontractor scopes.
• Act as primary liaison for clients, Indigenous partners, regulators, and internal project stakeholders.
• Lead project meetings, progress updates, and milestone reporting.
• Manage issue resolution and maintain alignment between field execution and client expectations.
• Coordinate communication between field leadership, engineering, procurement, and project controls teams.
• Ensure quality systems, inspection and test plans (ITPs), and turnover requirements are implemented and completed.
• Coordinate field verification, redlines, and as-built documentation.
• Support project controls activities including progress tracking, reporting, and schedule updates.
• Ensure compliance with contract requirements and project quality standards.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Travel willingness

Education

Construction management degree

Tools

Procore

SAP

MS Project

Job description

Forbes Bros. Group of Companies delivers transmission, distribution, substation, and related power infrastructure projects across Canada and the United States.

Our work spans field construction, project delivery, operations, and corporate support in an environment where safety, execution, and reliability matter.

Position Summary

The Project Manager is a field-based project delivery leader responsible for the successful execution of utility infrastructure projects, including distribution rebuilds, substation construction, and transmission upgrades. This role leads projects through all phases of delivery, from early contractor involvement (ECI), pre-construction planning, and constructability reviews through engineering coordination, procurement, construction execution, commissioning, and project closeout. The Project Manager works closely with clients, engineering teams, procurement teams, subcontractors, field leadership, and internal project controls functions to ensure successful EPC project delivery. Operating with a high level of autonomy, the Project Manager is accountable for safe, productive, and cost-effective execution while maintaining alignment across scope, schedule, quality, commercial objectives, and client expectations.

Core Responsibilities

Project Planning & Execution

• Lead project delivery activities from early contractor involvement (ECI) through construction completion and closeout.
• Coordinate daily and weekly planning activities with crews, subcontractors, and site leadership.
• Oversee mobilization activities including permitting, material coordination, and equipment scheduling.
• Monitor project schedule performance and implement recovery plans when required.
• Ensure alignment between field execution and overall project delivery strategy.

Engineering, Procurement & Construction Coordination

• Coordinate engineering, procurement, and construction activities to support successful EPC project execution.
• Track engineering deliverables and material procurement status to support construction sequencing.
• Identify and elevate design, material, or execution constraints impacting field progress.
• Ensure construction activities align with issued-for-construction drawings and project requirements.

Commercial Management & Cost Control

• Manage project budgets, forecasts, and cost reporting throughout the project lifecycle.
• Track production, quantities, and subcontractor performance against scope and budget.
• Support change management processes including scope validation, pricing, and client approvals.
• Identify commercial risks and support mitigation strategies to protect project outcomes.

Safety & Environmental Leadership

• Enforce company safety programs and ensure compliance across all field activities.
• Lead safety engagement, field audits, and incident/near-miss reviews.
• Promote proactive hazard identification and corrective action implementation.
• Ensure environmental requirements are integrated into execution planning and subcontractor scopes.

Stakeholder & Client Management

• Act as primary liaison for clients, Indigenous partners, regulators, and internal project stakeholders.
• Lead project meetings, progress updates, and milestone reporting.
• Manage issue resolution and maintain alignment between field execution and client expectations.
• Coordinate communication between field leadership, engineering, procurement, and project controls teams.

Quality Assurance & Project Controls

• Ensure quality systems, inspection and test plans (ITPs), and turnover requirements are implemented and completed.
• Coordinate field verification, redlines, and as-built documentation.
• Support project controls activities including progress tracking, reporting, and schedule updates.
• Ensure compliance with contract requirements and project quality standards.

Qualifications & Skills

• 5–8+ years of progressive project management experience in utility, civil, or infrastructure construction.
• Experience managing projects through ECI, pre-construction, and EPC delivery phases required.
• Strong background in field execution, construction coordination, and multi-discipline project delivery.
• Experience managing subcontractors, schedules, budgets, and changing site conditions.
• Solid understanding of construction drawings, scopes of work, and contract requirements.
• Proficient in project management systems such as Procore, SAP, MS Project, and related reporting tools.
• Diploma or degree in construction management, engineering technology, or related field.
• PMP, CET, or equivalent certification considered an asset.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to travel and support execution at active or remote project sites.

Additional Information

• Hybrid (GTA-based), but expect regular site presence
• LOA provided
• Fast-paced, execution-driven culture
• You will be expected to own outcomes, not tasks

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