Construction Manager

Responsibilities

•    Creates and influences a strong safety culture by leading through example, mentoring teams, and ensuring compliance with all safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
•    Oversees project execution to ensure construction is delivered in accordance with design, budget, schedule, quality, and contract requirements.
•    Leads and supports business development, pursuits, and preconstruction activities by contributing to estimates, proposals, presentations, and client solutions.
•    Oversees development and implementation of project execution and quality management plans to achieve successful project outcomes.
•    Provides strategic oversight of design coordination, constructability, code compliance, scope management, and technical risk resolution.
•    Monitors project performance and drives achievement of schedule, cost, quality, safety, resource, and productivity objectives.
•    Leads project financial management, including forecasting, cost control, change management, progress payments, and profitability.
•    Identifies project risks and implements mitigation strategies to manage commercial, contractual, technical, and operational exposures.
•    Builds and maintains strong client, consultant, subcontractor, and stakeholder relationships while actively managing expectations and project success criteria.
•    Leads, coaches, mentors, and develops project teams, fostering a high-performance culture and supporting succession and workforce planning.
•    Oversees project staffing, resource planning, and organizational effectiveness across all phases of construction.
•    Manages contract administration, claims, disputes, and major project changes to protect project and organizational interests.
•    Oversees commissioning, project closeout, warranty activities, and final turnover to ensure client satisfaction and project completion.

Qualifications

•    Postsecondary education or training in engineering, construction management, or related discipline.
•    15+ years of progressive construction experience, including leadership, mentoring, and exposure to multiple contract delivery methods; estimating experience is an asset.
•    Expert knowledge of construction operations, building materials, specifications, methods, sequencing, and quality management practices for large, complex projects. 
•    Extensive knowledge of safety and environmental legislation, practices, and procedures, with a demonstrated commitment to building strong safety cultures. 
•    Advanced understanding and application of construction laws, building codes, collective agreements, jurisdictional assignments, insurance, bonding, and legal requirements. 
•    Strong strategic business acumen with the ability to identify risks, opportunities, staffing needs, and labor considerations on complex projects. 
•    Proven ability to lead and manage multidisciplinary project teams, coordinate multiple scopes of work, and assess trade performance. 
•    Excellent communication, presentation, relationship management, conflict resolution, and negotiation skills with clients, consultants, and internal stakeholders. 
•    Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and execute work effectively in a fast-paced environment. 
•    Expertise in project controls, including budgeting, forecasting, scheduling, cost management, change management, and resource planning. 
•    Experience administering complex subcontracts, purchase orders, and document control processes while mitigating risk and maximizing project outcomes. 
•    Strong understanding of accounting principles, company procedures, and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and project management, scheduling, and estimating software.