Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Provides overall contract administration, technical expertise, and support to a medium size construction project. 
• Develops and implements the project safety plan and leads by example for health and safety practices and procedures. 
• Ensures 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. 
• Manages project performance and providing 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 enforces the contract and contract documents. 
• Develops and coordinates overall project closeout. 
• Identifies and manages risk and opportunities on construction projects.
• If applicable, for design build project deliveries: 
• Monitors progress of the design, including compliance issues, quality, general coordination, constructability, and timing of deliverables. 
• Assists the project team lead obtain 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 manages stakeholders’ expectations through appropriate forms of communication. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in engineering, construction management, or a related field. 
• 8–10 years of progressive construction experience with leadership and mentoring 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 building materials, construction specifications, methods and procedures, construction law and building codes, and safety and quality management practices.  
• Strong planning, organizational, and time management skills including the ability to manage project budgets and schedules.  
• Ability to identify and manage risk and opportunities on construction projects.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders and decision makers. 
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, project management and scheduling software, with a strong aptitude for adopting new technology.