Senior PM
JOB_53527461121919Job type
PermanentLocation
VancouverProfession
Construction And PropertyIndustry
ConstructionPay
$150k — $200k
Senior Project Manager – Heavy Civil
Description:
The Project Manager represents the owner/client interests when liaising with the Construction Department. Uses job estimate information and contract details to set up project, coordinates all meetings between company representatives and client/owner/engineer, purchases job materials, and manages subcontractors. Monitors all aspects of costing and production, approves monthly progress billings, generates cost-to-complete reports, and provides project schedule updates. Coordinates and completes all duties while promoting and fostering the company’s culture, core values, and vision.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
These tasks outline the essential duties and responsibilities. Additional duties may be assigned as required.
1. Monthly Reports & Billing
- Monitors and critiques cost vs. estimate data on an ongoing basis.
- Completes monthly cost-to-complete reports.
- Reports the job’s forecasted billable revenue by month to the company controller.
- Facilitates all progress billings, ensuring that all items, extras, and change orders are billed correctly and completely.
2. Procurement
- Purchases—or approves the purchase of—job materials.
- Sets up project subcontractors with scope of work, contracts, and purchase orders as needed, in coordination with the estimator and manager of engineering.
- Communicates with the yard purchaser to maximize the use of existing material inventory.
3. Owner/Client Representation and Relations
- Manages as-built drawings, control plans, submittals, transmittals, and RFIs.
- Represents the owner/client with respect to contractual obligations, schedule milestone dates, other stakeholders, and standard or job-specific specifications.
4. Working Closely with the Construction Department
a. Construction Manager
- Creates and regularly updates a project schedule that meets owner/client milestone dates while aligning with the construction schedule.
- Ensures timely completion of all required permits and legal documentation.
- Reviews the completed project binder to verify accuracy and relevance.
- Shares job setup details at the internal pre-construction meeting between the estimator, construction manager, superintendent, and foreman; facilitates the job kick-off.
- Critiques construction department production rates/costs in relation to progress billing, conducting post-job analyses to maximize job profitability.
b. Superintendents and Foremen
- Provides all required IFC drawings, permits, purchase orders, and owner/client communications to support efficient operational planning.
- Reviews construction methods in relation to design and contractual details, ensuring compliance with specifications and commitments while minimizing rework.
- Initiates contract change management and clearly communicates the scope of any additional work as needed.
- Schedules the purchasing and delivery of job materials with supervisors based on the construction schedule.
- Schedules on-site construction meetings between the engineer and contractor.
- Inspects and reports on project progress, equipment, and materials to the project management team.
- Maintains satisfactory relationships with owners, consultants, subcontractors, and others.
- Works effectively in a team environment with project managers, engineers, and superintendents.
Core Competencies
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong ethics and integrity.
- Ability to work under pressure in certain situations.
Essential Skills
- Strong organizational, planning, and prioritization abilities.
- Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in construction management.
- Excellent people and leadership skills.
- Ability to estimate quantifiable characteristics of products, events, or information.
Required Certificates/Qualifications
- Certificate or degree in construction management or equivalent experience.
- Possession of a Class 5 driver’s license.
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Located in Vancouver (EN), 450 – 1095 W. Pender street, VancouverTelephone: 6042393232JOB_53527461121919