We are currently searching for an Senior Construction Project Manager to join our team in London, Ontario. We are a progressive developer/builder of residential high rise, midrise and mixed-use developments located in Southwestern Ontario. Our ideal candidate is a team player who enjoys full responsibility for directing, organizing and controlling projects of varying size and complexity.
Our ideal candidate is a proactive self-starter with outstanding communication skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously. The Senior Project Manager will provide leadership to the project team including project cost, schedule, safety and the productive effort needed to meet specific requirements and contractural obligations.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Chair project start-up meetings, progress and sub trade meetings, scheduling, task definition and breakdown
- Equipment selection, budget/cost control system preparation, maintenance and forecasting
- Quality control planning and management, material procurement
- Issuing and administering subcontracts
- Ensuring the project is completed in compliance with the contract requirements
- Advanced experience with field operations emphasizing on high return activities
- Knowledge and understanding the project and contract requirements
- Evaluating and approving construction methods
- Overall project planning, development of the construction plan
- Project organization and staffing, safety planning, monitoring and management
- Securing and maintaining all necessary insurance and permits
- Ensuring project correspondence and records are properly managed and maintained
- Working closely with accounting
- Change management, reporting and control
- Training of project staff, continued self-education and improvement
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 7+ years of construction experience as a Project Manager with a General Contractor/Builder
- Construction-related degree or diploma (Construction Management, CET, Engineering Degree, etc.) an asset
- Solid understanding of current construction practices; strong working knowledge of construction documents, drawings, specifications, and project management
- Proven ability to guide safe work practices in a high-pressure environment while maintaining project quality, schedule, and budget
- Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate with multiple project stakeholders, interpret stakeholder's needs and identify solutions
- Capable of anticipating issues in complex situations and creating solutions in the construction plan and schedule
- PM experience building new ground-up high-rise residential projects an asset
- Combination of work experience and/or technical training in an industry-related trade certification/education program
- Extensive working knowledge of health, safety, and environmental protection practices and procedures as they apply to common construction processes
- Ability to use Word, Excel, and Outlook; familiar with scheduling software
- Must have and maintain a valid provincial driver’s license