Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Provides overall contract administration, technical expertise, and support for a large or complex construction project. 
• Oversees the development and implementation of the project safety plan and creates and influences the safety culture on site through leading by example. 
• Oversees total construction to ensure the project is constructed as per design, budget, resources, quality, and schedule. 
• Understands client drivers and offers value engineering proposals for functionality, cost, and schedule benefit.
• Accountable for project performance and reviews performance status reports for safety, cost forecast, and schedule. 
• Negotiates and issues subcontracts, major purchase orders and progress payments and monitors their progress and schedule. 
• Understands, communicates, and proactively manages the contract and contract documents. 
• Develops and coordinates overall project commissioning and closeout. 
• Identifies and manages risk and opportunities on construction projects.
• Supervises, directs, coaches, trains, and mentors project team including direct and indirect reports.

If applicable, for design build project deliveries: 

• Monitors progress of the design, including compliance issues, quality, general coordination, constructability, and timing of deliverables. 
• Obtains a comprehensive design-management and design-quality plan and conduct periodic quality audits to ensure compliance. 
• Keeps all parties informed of potential opportunities and challenges, and managing stakeholders’ expectations through appropriate forms of communication.  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in engineering, construction management, or a related field. 
• 10-15 years of progressive construction experience, with leadership and mentoring skills preferred. 
• Demonstrated experience implementing a strong safety culture by application of health, safety, and environment principles and legislation.  
• In-depth knowledge of construction industry including diverse project types, building materials, construction specifications, methods and procedures, construction law and building codes, and safety and quality management practices.  
• Superior planning, organizational, and time management skills including the ability to manage project budgets, risks, resources and schedules.
• Ability to monitor and forecast project resources and staffing for the project.
• Ability to identify and manage risk and opportunities on construction projects.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders and decision makers. 
• Experience in leading a team, construction project facets and trade performance.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, project management and scheduling software, with a strong aptitude for adopting new technology.