Project Specialist (Backfill)

Insight Global; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Project Specialist in Vancouver to support planning, budgeting, and execution of brick-and-mortar projects across new builds, optimizations, and renovations. The role includes coordinating vendors, overseeing procurement and bidding, and ensuring delivery within time and budget.

You will work with cross-functional teams to support scope development, change management, and site execution, including reviews of drawings and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of retail or residential construction coordination experience.
• Hands-on experience managing multiple construction projects at varying stages.
• Strong vendor management skills, including sourcing bids and overseeing execution.
• Experience with budgeting, purchase orders, and cost tracking.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and support scope development.
• Proven project coordination and strong organization, time management and communication.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Bachelor's degree preferred with 3+ years construction experience.

Responsibilities

• Support planning, budgeting, and execution of brick-and-mortar projects across new builds, optimizations, and renovations.
• Coordinate vendors, manage procurement and bidding processes, and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Assist scope development, change management, and site execution with cross-functional teams.
• Review architectural drawings and manage purchase orders; mitigate risks to project delivery.
• Collaborate with global retail operations to support large-scale store development.

Skills

Construction coordination

Project management

Vendor management

Budgeting & PO

Reading drawings

Project coordination

MS Office

Interpersonal skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Smartsheet

Coupa

Job description

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a Project Specialist for a prominent retailer in Vancouver. This individual will be responsible for supporting the planning, budgeting, and execution of all brick-and-mortar projects, delivering against the annual real estate plan across new builds, optimizations, and renovations while also supporting the existing store fleet through minor works and strategic initiatives.

The team plays a key role throughout the full project lifecycle-managing small-scale construction projects, coordinating vendors, overseeing procurement and bidding processes, and ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget. In close partnership with cross-functional and external teams, they support scope development, change management, and site execution, including the coordination of fixtures, finishes, and equipment. With a strong focus on construction execution, the team reviews architectural drawings, manages purchase orders, oversees in-store work from start to finish, and proactively identifies and mitigates risks to ensure seamless project delivery.

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Skills and Requirements

• 2-5 years of retail or relevant residential construction coordination experience
• Hands-on experience managing multiple construction projects at varying stages simultaneously
• Strong vendor management skills, including sourcing bids, coordinating work, and overseeing execution
• Experience with budgeting, purchase order (PO) creation, and cost tracking
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and support scope development
• Proven project coordination skills with strong organization, time management, and communication abilities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Bachelor's degree (preferred) with a minimum of 3+ years of construction-related experience
• Demonstrates accountability, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to build trusted relationships across teams
• Brings an entrepreneurial mindset, communicates with honesty and positivity, and contributes to a collaborative, high-performing, and enjoyable team environment Experience using Smartsheet for project tracking and coordination
• Familiarity with Coupa for procurement and purchasing processes
• Experience working within a similar global retail environment with large-scale store development operations