Senior Project Manager, Justice

NORR Architects Engineers Planners; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

NORR Architects Engineers Planners in Toronto seeks a Senior Project Manager to plan and manage projects, ensuring timely and budget-compliant delivery. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team, monitor project performance, and forecast revenue, drawing on strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

The role requires deep understanding of project financials, extensive experience in architecture and engineering environments, and experience with justice projects.

Qualifications

• Must have an understanding of project financials to determine resources for successful execution.
• Experience leading a multi-disciplinary team and ensuring QA/QC on deliverables.
• 15+ years of project work experience.
• Experience on justice projects is preferred.
• Registered with a relevant professional association is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Negotiating, developing, monitoring, and controlling the scope of deliverables, work plans, schedules, and budgets for all project stages.
• Developing a detailed work plan for all architectural and engineering disciplines, allocate hours to the work plan, and monitor project progress.
• Leading an integrated team of architects and engineers in QA/QC for all deliverables, specifically drawings and specs.
• Maintaining understanding of project scope and negotiating changes to meet client expectations and obligations.
• Coordinating with contractor, sub-consultants, or authorities to address constructability or owner concerns.
• Acting as primary liaison with client, contractor, and project team to maintain close client relationships.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Client Management

Financial Acumen

Stakeholder Communication

Job description

This is an exciting time to join our team. As we continue to grow, we are looking for talented professionals who are ready to contribute, collaborate with exceptional colleagues, and help shape the future of the built environment. If you are looking for a place where your expertise will be valued, your career can grow, and your work will make a difference, we invite you to explore what is possible with us.

We empower our employees to choose where they work whether remotely, from home or from one of our office locations because we believe flexibility, trust, and collaboration drive great results.

Justice architecture demands multi-faceted design to uphold and express the legal process, and achieve efficient and functional operations, while maintaining a safe and secure environment. Our experience in the design of judicial buildings spans more than 30 years across all levels of government including courthouses, police facilities and detention and correctional centers.

Learn more about our Justice Portfolio.

We are currently seeking a Senior Project Manager to plan and manage projects to ensure that all contractual commitments are met on time and within budget. As a Senior 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.

You Will Make an Impact by

• Negotiating, developing, monitoring, and controlling the scope of deliverables, work plans, schedules, and budgets for all project stages
• Developing a detailed work plan for all architectural and engineering disciplines, allocate hours to the work plan, and monitor project progress
• Leading an integrated team of architects and engineers in the quality assurance and quality control procedures for all deliverables, specifically the construction drawings and specifications
• Maintaining 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
• Coordinating with contractor, sub-consultants, or relevant building authorities to address and document issues with constructability or owner concerns
• Acting as the primary liaison with the client, contractor, and project team and ensure close client relationships are maintained

You Will Make an Impact by

• 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
• 15+ years of project work experience
• Experience in justice projects

We are:

The spaces we design and the technology we embrace shape how people live, work, learn, and connect. As an employee-owned, integrated Architecture and Engineering company, you will collaborate with talented professionals on projects that make a lasting impact on communities across Canada, the US, and the UK.

At NORR we are committed to innovation, advancing sustainable design and helping our clients reduce environmental impact, and shaping a net-zero future. We invest in our employees by fostering continuous learning, encouraging innovative thinking, and creating opportunities to solve complex challenges, grow professionally and build meaningful careers.

The hiring base salary range for this vacant position is $120,000.00 - $170,000.00 annually. Actual compensation will be based on several factors such as education, experience, internal equity and skills.

NORR is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic: Race/Color/Gender/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.