Senior Project Manager

Confidential; Ottawa; In loco; CAD 90.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Confidential, a well-established supplier to the construction sector, is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead a small Ottawa/Gatineau team and manage multiple commercial and institutional projects onsite.

You will supervise PMs and estimators, oversee projects from contract award through closeout, and ensure schedule, quality, safety, and stakeholder satisfaction. Strong French/English skills and a related degree are required.

Competenze

• 5+ years of experience in a team lead, project management, or operations leadership role within construction or engineering.
• Proven mentoring experience, staff growth, and contributing to department revenue/headcount.
• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Fully bilingual (French and English) with strong contract comprehension.

Mansioni

• Lead, coach and mentor a small team of project managers and estimators.
• Assign projects and balance workloads across the team.
• Set goals and conduct performance reviews; support professional development.
• Participate in hiring and onboarding; build a strong team culture.
• Manage a portfolio of commercial and institutional projects; oversee from award to closeout.
• Build and maintain project schedules; coordinate with site supervisors and crews.
• Ensure work meets quality standards, codes and health and safety rules.
• Act as senior contact for general contractors, consultants, architects and owners.
• Attend site and coordination meetings; resolve issues before escalation.
• Contribute to process improvement and best practices across PM group.

Conoscenze

Team leadership

Project management

Mentoring staff

Client relations

Bilingual French/English

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Descrizione del lavoro

Our client is a well-established specialty supplier to the commercial and institutional construction sector. They deliver specialized products and installed solutions for projects such as healthcare facilities, schools, government buildings and commercial developments.

They are looking for someone to lead the team in a satellite office in the Ottawa/Gatineau area.

The Opportunity

As Senior Project Manager, you will lead a small team as well as some assigned projects.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys developing people as much as delivering projects. You will work onsite from the Ottawa–Gatineau office and job sites.

Key Responsibilities

Team leadership

• Lead, coach and mentor a small team of project managers and estimators
• Assign projects and balance workloads across the team
• Set goals, conduct performance reviews and support professional development
• Participate in hiring, onboarding and building a strong team culture
• Manage a portfolio of commercial and institutional projects
• Oversee projects from contract award through submittals, procurement, installation and closeout
• Build and maintain project schedules, and coordinate with site supervisors and installation crews
• Ensure all work meets quality standards, building codes and health and safety requirements

Client and stakeholder relations

• Act as the senior point of contact for general contractors, consultants, architects and owners
• Attend site and coordination meetings, and resolve issues before they escal
• Contribute to process improvement and best practices across the project management group

What You Bring

Required

• 5+ years of experience in a team lead, project management, or operations leadership role within the construction or engineering industry.
• Proven experience mentoring staff, managing hiring needs, and contributing to the growth of a department or branch's revenue and headcount.
• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Fully bilingual (Native/Fluent French, Fluent English) with strong written contract comprehension in both languages.

Base salary of $90,000 - 120,000 plus bonus

All inquiries and applications will be treated in strict confidence. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome applications from all qualified individuals. Accommodations are available on request at every stage of the recruitment process.