Senior Project Manager - Utilities Construction (CB)

Clark Builders; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Clark Builders in Edmonton, Alberta, is seeking a Senior Project Manager, Utilities Construction, to oversee multiple large-scale projects and provide technical and training support in collaboration with the Operations team. You will help manage the Sturgeon Data Center project, initially from the temporary joint venture office in downtown Edmonton before transitioning to the site near Fort Saskatchewan.

Strong leadership, cost control, scheduling, and safety performance are essential for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Civil Engineering, construction, or related field.
• 8+ years of building construction leadership experience.
• Direct experience on large-scale utilities construction projects.
• Ability to coordinate with utility providers, regulators, and stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of cost, scheduling, estimating, purchasing, and engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple or large project scopes and support Operations teams.
• Lead tenders, bid leveling, and scope reviews; oversee contract execution.
• Attend ORM and OAC meetings and coordinate with Architects/Engineers.
• Develop and review Project Execution Plans and QC Plans.
• Lead project startup and monitor procedures; manage staff across projects.
• Ensure safety, ethics, and compliance on all projects.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication skills

Lean methods

Risk management

Microsoft Office

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Construction diploma/certificate

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

At Clark Builders, we’re more than a construction company — we’re purpose driven partners committed to building stronger communities. Serving institutional, commercial, and industrial clients across Western and Northern Canada since 1974, we bring a relationship-based approach, deep expertise, and a commitment to safety, innovation, and sustainability to everything we do. As part of the Turner Construction family, we offer the personalized culture of a local team with the strength of a global leader. Learn more about our Purpose and what drives us by visiting our Who We Are page.

Position Description

The Senior Project Manager, Utilities Construction oversees multiple and/or large scope construction projects and teams; managing the technical, administrative and training support for project development, with an emphasis on project engineering in collaboration with the Operations team. This role will support the construction of the Sturgeon Data Center project and will initially be based out of the project’s temporary joint venture office in downtown Edmonton, Alberta, before transitioning to the project site located just outside of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities

• Manage multiple or large project scopes, and serve as resource to Operations teams, offer project management and other project management related insight, knowledge, direction, and support.
• Perform constructability reviews during Preconstruction and work with Preconstruction team to prepare estimates for multiple assigned projects.
• Participate and lead project tenders, bid levelling, and scope reviews, and award meetings.
• Oversee execution of client contracts.
• Attend and lead Operational Review Meetings (ORM) and Owner Architect Contractor (OAC) meetings for assigned projects.
• Engage, communicate, and negotiate with Architects and Engineers on topics important to construction industry and impacts to projects.
• Develop and review assigned projects’ Project Execution Plan and Quality Control (QC) Plans.
• Active leadership in each project’s start-up and maintain general overview of project procedures throughout project.
• Attend and actively participate in project staff resourcing meetings.
• Ensure projects maintain strict adherence to safety, ethics, and compliance requirements at all times.
• Conduct weekly reviews and ensure adherence to Project Schedule for assigned projects.
• Develop schedule mitigation plans where work performed is not conforming to schedule requirements.
• Lead and review project forecasting and attend forecasting meetings with project teams across each assigned project.
• Conduct regular jobsite visits, and attend jobsite meetings.
• Assist with risk management and lead in the development of Risk Registers and Risk Mitigation planning.
• Manage QC inspections to ensure installations are per contract documents and in accordance with approved shop drawings.
• Monitor and assist in development, training, and evaluation of project staff across projects.
• Remain current on Clark Builders value-add services and manage jobsite rollout of new technologies throughout assigned projects.
• Collect best practices or good examples and formats for various procedures or methods, including scheduling, budgeting and QC Plans from jobsite visits and share across projects.
• Foster open exchange of information and regularly lead meetings to discuss operational excellence (e.g., budgeting, QC, etc.), current challenges, relevant issues, lessons learned, and lean initiatives.
• Focus on continuous improvement efforts for content within procedures manuals; expand new content and procedures for areas in need of attention.
• Ensure each project maintains up-to-date Launch and Closeout Boards; review closeout procedures with each project, and present and report on project status during Launch and Closeout meetings.
• Lead creation of and make available various detailed project checklists with emphasis on risk management.
• Take lead of off-site document storage and retrieval for each assigned project.
• Attend conferences and industry seminars to gather information on new technologies or new systems to review impact to projects.
• Conduct timely performance and development discussions with direct reports and complete related documentation.
• Ensure supervisors across assigned projects engage in regular performance and development discussions with their direct reports.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, Diploma, or Certificate in Civil Engineering, construction, or related program from a recognized technical college with a minimum 8 years of building construction leadership required or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
• Direct experience managing large scale below-grade utilities construction projects is required.
• Prior experience with large industrial or campus sized projects ($150M to $10B) is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with utility providers, consultants, regulatory authorities, municipalities, and other key stakeholders to effectively coordinate utility design, approvals, permitting, interfaces, and execution.
• Excellent knowledge of construction cost, scheduling, estimating, purchasing, and engineering principles and techniques, and accounting procedures Advanced knowledge of various construction methods and materials, their characteristics, installation procedures and tolerances.
• Management and leadership experience.
• Excellent presentation delivery, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Understand continuous improvement methods and tools.
• Possess solid problem solving and analytical capabilities, familiar with basic lean culture and concepts.
• Advanced project management skills, able to manage concurrent project and prioritize responsibilities for self and team.
• Approachable and effectively interact with all employee levels and management.
• Proficient computer skills and Microsoft suite of applications

We Build Exceptional Experiences One of the top ten general contractors in Canada and part of the largest construction organization in North America, Clark Builders serves industrial, commercial and institutional market sectors. In collaboration with our partner, Turner Construction Company, we maintain the culture of a small company with the distinct capabilities of an international firm. Regardless of the size, sector, location or complexity of a project, we will confidently deliver.