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.

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.