The ideal candidate will be responsible for all project direction, planning, completion, and financial outcome. In order to succeed in this position, the candidate must be organized and have excellent time management skills.
Project Preparation: The Assistant Project Manager is subject to following-up one or multiple sites at the same time and assist as required Construction Superintendent & Site Manager on projects. They are also responsible for:
- Coordinate client and site kickoff
- Prepare Budgets
- Make contractual Review
- Link with Design Department
- All documents (HSE, Method statement, etc.)
- Make sure that the Construction Superintendent is aware of all the particularities on the site and to visit sites prior to mobilization
Health and safety:
- Ensure all HSE requirements are respected according to risk assessment and safety manual and comply with Worksafe ON regulation
- Attend project Safety Orientation and make sure all staff and visitors have followed the Orientation prior to access the site
- With the help of the safety Advisor, establish a Site Hazard Analysis prior to start of the works
- Carry out a safety tool box with site staff on weekly basis
- Report accidents to Management and HSE Advisor
Project Supervision:
- Supervise and Train the Site Managers
- Ensuring the validity of the Design parameters
- In charge of preparation of the summary sheet check list
- Attend to all meeting requested by the client
- Be the main point of contact of the client
- Follow the budget, P&L
- Ensure the contractual review of the project and coordinate all contractual aspects with the Project Manager
- Submit the client invoicing and supervise the payment tracking with the accounting department
- Submit the site internal rentals to the Operations Manager and Yard/Equipment Manager.
- In charge of quality control
- Manage contract(s); negotiate and prepare change orders
- Manage potential conflicts
- Identify areas of risk and opportunity within projects
Qualifications:
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Continuous improvement attitude
- Well developed critical thinking skills and mental agility
- Ability to read and understand drawings/specifications
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and schedules while maintaining safety and profitability
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to ‘think on your feet’ and make quick decisions that allows the safe and profitable advancement of projects
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Good conflict management skills
- Working knowledge of construction tools and equipment
- Knowledge of MS Office
- Team player with a positive ‘can do’ attitude
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree of science in Civil Engineering or other relevant equivalent degree/diploma
- 3 years' of relevant experience
- Strong organizational skills