Bloom Recruitment Inc
North Vancouver, BC
Bloom Recruitment is in search of a Construction Project Manager with building + general construction contracting experience to join our client's team immediately.
Title: Construction Project Manager
Industry: Steel Building Contracting + Construction
Location : North Vancouver (office) + travel to client sites
Salary : $70,000 - $95,000
Responsibilities:
Pre-Construction:
- Ensure that the preconstruction services and construction delivery are to the highest standards and meet the needs of all stakeholders.
- Participate in preconstruction activities such as project opportunity interviews, proposals, schedule development, constructibility, construction sequencing and value engineering.
- The Project Manager may be involved in the Contract Negotiation phase
- Prepare letters of Intent and contracts for trades
- Development of a project plan
- Ensure that the final budget is set up by accounting and that costs are monitored and reported
- Tendering, negotiating and preparation of trade contracts and purchase agreements
- Day to day management and monitoring of each project to ensure compliance with schedule, budget and contract
Construction Management:
- Monitoring and reviewing of plans, specifications, shop drawings
- Leadership by creating and maintaining good relations and communications between corporate team members, client team members, civic officials and the public.
- Tracking and distribution of drawings, specifications, shop drawings, colour schedules, change orders, site instructions, etc.
- Provide engineering and design input in solving construction detail problems as a value added service to the design team.
- Monthly cost forecast
- Conduct field inspection of each job site on a regular basis as required ensuring compliance with requirements of the construction contract.
- Prepare, monitor, update and track the schedule
- Identifying, logging, providing proper notice for and the preparation and pricing of Construction Cost and Delay Claims as required ensuring compliance with the construction contract.
- Ensure superintendents and other members of the project site team are effectively utilizing Company project delivery tools for scheduling, QA/QC, LEED, cost control, risk management and safety
- Approval of monthly invoices for payment.
- Finalize the project budget and contract amount.
- Review scope of work sections.
- Tender and award sub-contracts.
- Obtain or arrange to have obtained, permits, easements and deposits.
- Ensure Notice of Project to WCB.
- Ensure each project is registered with the insurance provider
- Coordinate final inspections and certificates where required.
- Resolve all contract issues during construction.
Required Skills:
- Experience in steel building construction + industrial and commercial construction
- Experience in Design/Build construction
- Strong knowledge of construction safety
- Working knowledge of the estimating process, including ability to perform quantity takeoffs.
- Negotiation skills.
- Knowledge of Construction Contracts CCDC2 – 1994; CCA5 – 1998
- Ability to tender and negotiate Trade Contracts.
- Leadership abilities and well developed communication skills with the ability to seamlessly work with a diverse set of partners and staff.
- Ability to carry out Project Cost Forecasts.
- Knowledge of drawings and document control.
- Ability to manage the risk of Trade Contractors.
- Knowledge of project cash flow management.
- Ability to write technical reports.
- Knowledge of computer systems and common software: Office, Autocad,
- Knowledge of basic accounting.
- Ability to ensure timely collection of billings.
- Good construction knowledge of architectural and structural aspects of projects
The Ideal Candidate:
- The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5+ years of professional experience overall, with a minimum of ten years of management leadership experience in a construction company.
- Proven track record of successful project management of major building construction projects more than $50 million.
- Deep expertise and a proven track record with respect to the continuous improvement project delivery services and value-added constructibility processes and practice.
- Demonstrates integrity and strives for excellence in her/his work. Has strong interpersonal skills and, in particular, the ability to mentor.
- Service and results-orientated; being able to build and steward trust with a broad network of excellence, pride in teamwork and outstanding service after project completion
- Demonstrated competence in the areas of safety, workforce management, project execution, cost control, quality and administration