Job Overview

The Senior Project Manager will lead, manage, and coordinate all phases of large and multiple construction projects from pre-construction through project closeout by leading and working in close relationships with teams of project coordinators, project managers and superintendent.

The Senior Project Manager must have proven leadership capabilities, client relationship management skills, the highest ethical standards, and skills to both lead and develop others. The CM is also responsible for ensuring project quality, schedule, cost control, project controls, safety, and ensuring adherence to specifications and contractual requirements.

The Senior Project Manager brings a highly ethical approach to this position and works in a team-orientated environment. Promotes a positive atmosphere and a professional work environment with effective communication and will have strong management, delegation, planning and leadership skills.

Duties

• Be accountable for successful delivery of multiple projects

• Develop diverse, high performing teams through coaching, training and development and creating opportunities for new and challenging experience.

• Provide oversight, leadership and be accountable for the development and maintenance of project schedules and execution plan.

• Oversee the preconstruction phase, team selection and ensure the teams executes on the construction turnover and post turnover service stages on a portfolio of projects.

• Coach, mentor and develop a diverse team while ensuring the company is creating growth opportunities to achieve both individual and corporate goals and objectives. Promote and instill the company's core values.

• Develop strategies and action plans to overcome project execution challenges. Acquire, build, and maintain a strong dedicated workforce.

• Develop and/or advance the latest industry technologies, systems, processes and innovations to ensure the company maintains its position as an industry leader in construction.

• Support business development activities by creating and maintaining long lasting relationships with clients, the design community, engineers, suppliers, sub-contractors and other organizations which enhance future business development opportunities.

• The success of the Construction Manager will be measured by: client satisfaction, project management, financial performance, safety performance, quality, employee engagement, and development.

• Adhere to all company policies and procedures.

• Perform any other duties that may be superficially or generally assigned.

Knowledge

• Thorough knowledge of construction techniques and disciplines, production and cost control, scheduling, safety policies and regulations, and engineering requirements.

• Knowledge of construction engineering and design. (i.e. formwork, hoisting, access, soils)

• Knowledge of the Ontario Health and Safety Act and Regulation

• Knowledge of Federal and Provincial Acts & Regulations (i.e. Const. Act, Lien Act, G.C., etc.)

• Knowledge of the type of contracts

• Knowledge of the impact of changes on cost and schedule

• Knowledge of union contracts and procedures

• Knowledge of the company quality management system

Skills

• Demonstrated experience in the construction industry.

• A post secondary degree or diploma in construction or engineering.

• Minimum of 15 years in construction with at least 8 years managing progressively larger and more complex projects and teams.

• Proven leadership skills, with strong focus on mentoring and motivating.

• Demonstrated ability to manage key relationships, including clients, business partners, government agencies and sub-trades.

• Computer literate, working knowledge of Microsoft software (excel, word, etc.) and emails.

• Adaptable and Flexible.