CHANGING SKYLINES, BUILDING FUTURES
Project Manager General Contracting
Compensation/Benefits
- Competitive salary
- RRSP and TFSA matching up to a combined 4% of regular earnings after 90 days of employment
- Employer-paid health and dental benefits
- Company-sponsored training (CET, PMP, P.ENG, etc.)
Duties/Responsibilities Pre-Construction Management
- Develop and maintain Master Project schedule with input from the Project Superintendent and subcontractors
- Ensure all contracts and subcontracts are issued in accordance with the schedule. Buyout schedule is produced and maintained
- Provide breakdown of initial cost code allocation for review and acceptance of internal management team
- Hold and lead financial start up meetings with internal stakeholders to ensure cost code allocation is understood and correct
- Setting up projects, including administration set-up, document control, monthly progress and KPI update documents
- Establish and complete preconstruction planning activities including look ahead schedules, HS\&E, quality, procurement, construction logistics, risk register and Project Execution Plans
- Develop labour and equipment forecast in conjunction with the Superintendent and Estimator
- Support the estimating team during the cost Plan and tender process
- Ensure all team members have read and understood project objectives, including project specifications / agreements and head contract requirements
- Create the record of events, ensuring all document control requirements are up to date and detailed in nature
- Prepare all scope of work for Self preformed and subcontract work
- Prepare and issue all subcontracts and follow through to execution of the subcontract with the Subcontractor
- Obtain all permits and local authority permission to build, as required by the contract
Construction Management
- Execute quality management program
- Support the Superintendent to drive productivity on the site
- Complete initial subcontractor start-up meetings
- Conduct internal construction project start-ip meetings to ensure contracts, safety and scope are aligned with project goals and head contract requirements
- Review drawings and submission requirements prior to submissions
- Review all subcontract submissions to ensure compliance with contract documents, codes and standards
- Ensure compliance with all Occupational Health \& Safety Acts and Construction Safety Act regulations applicable to the province in which the project is being executed
- Establish and monitor construction work schedules including "look ahead" schedules
- Update and maintain Master Project Schedule and ensure Superintendent look-ahead are aligned. Monitor productivity rates and subcontractor planned vs. actuals in the schedule
- Hold regular subcontract progress meetings and track progress
- Review all RFIs and change order requests to ensure completeness and clarity prior to submission to client and owner representative
- Ensure all work meets or exceeds federal, provincial and municipal laws and standards
- Ensure site operation is following the requirements of the Inspection test plan and quality control procedures
- Hold and lead biweekly meetings with the client or owner's representative. Provide detailed minutes, review outstanding RFIs, change order requests, conflicts, possible delays, and risk register
- Manage financial requirements for the lifecycle of the project, including revenue forecasting, billing, invoicing and approval of payments
- Manage all subcontracts including monitoring notification periods and value increases. Manage payments, promptly settle disputes if they arise and perform subcontractor performance evaluations
- Prepare monthly external and internal reports as per the project procedures handbook and requirements of the contract
- Ensure all insurances, licenses, bonds, LOC, certificates are in place and renewed when required
- Ensure compliance with all environment regulations and policies
- Ensure commercial terms, head contract and legal obligations required by the project are always followed
- Manage and assess risk for the duration of the project
- Implement and monitor Project Execution Plan, including manage cost report, conduct monthly WIP meetings; Develop Commissioning plan and meetings; implement labour relations agreements; manage change; inspection; test plan; facility turnover and achieve substantial performance
- Administer and ensure adherence to all applicable labour agreements and labour standards
- Allocate work, where applicable, and provide direction to the Project Coordinators in the planning and execution of the project as it relates to: customer relations; RFIs, scope of work, extra work orders, issue logs, NCRs (quality), deficiencies, administrative distribution, commissioning, as built documentation, LEED and close out documents
Post Construction Management
- Manage the timely completion of any deficiencies and issues related to the warranty period
- Ensure timely total completion of project including contractually and financially
- Notify client of requested changes and action plan to obtain completion
- Complete project close-out report; and conduct a close out meeting with internal team and client
- Close project
- Follow up with client for building operation and performance evaluation
Employee and Talent Management
- Lead in the recruitment of new talent and support the development of personnel through on-going coaching and mentoring to ensure effective, safe project delivery and individual career development
- Develop high performance employees by effectively recruiting suitable new talent, providing continuous positive and constructive feedback, on-going assessment of non-performing employees and planning for succession
- Coach and mentor the entire project team members to ensure effective preconstruction delivery
- Conduct annual performance reviews of all direct reports, and ensure annual reviews are conducted with all staff. Sense of urgency and strong commitment to achieving goals; ability to work in challenging, fast paced environment
- Superior written and verbal communication skills at multiple levels: client/owner representative, construction site
- Additional hours may be required from time to time to meet ongoing requirements of the project
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Professional experience in Commercial and/or Institutional Construction
- 5 years of Project Management experience in a construction company
- Proven track record of successful commercial or institutional project management
- Accomplished in delivering projects under a variety of contract types including Construction Management, Design Build, and Hard Bid
- Experience using MS Word, Excel, Outlook, MS Project or Primavera P6, SAP, Electronic Document Management System, Bluebeam, and Plan grid
- Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and meet the time demands of unpredictable activities; capable of handling pressure and challenges
- Deep expertise and a proven track record with respect to the continuous improvement of project delivery services and value-added constructability processes and practice
- Demonstrates integrity and strives for excellence
- Proven ability to ensure the successful completion of projects, their profitability, and retaining owners as continuing clients of the company
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills demonstrated through delivering presentations, negotiating, and communicating to a variety of stakeholders including clients, management and site employees
- Ability to lead a team through mentoring, supervising, training and development
- Ability to inspire trust in difficult situations by instilling confidence and engaging people on matters that affect them
- Ability to forge, grow and maintain positive relationships
- Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and meet the time demands of