Want to be a part of a thriving company with exciting careers and a profoundly purpose-driven, values-based culture? The Macklan Group of Companies is looking for you!
We have an immediate opportunity at DORA Construction Ltd for a Project Manager
Reporting to the Director of Operations, the Project Manager can expect to be managing various projects at a time. Working with light steel framing, wood framing, structural steel, historical restoration, concrete, and mass timber construction projects. Target markets include Multi Family Living Complexes, Tract and Custom Home Building, Prefabricated Onsite assembly, Community Buildings, and Retail Commercial Projects.
Position Responsibilities
*Including but not limited to:
- Negotiating with vendors, suppliers and subcontractors.
- Creating, monitoring and updating project schedules, look ahead schedules, updating weekly progress plans and preparing monthly Project Reports.
- Reviewing and negotiating changes to scope of work, reviewing and managing claims for extra costs from Trade Contractors.
- Ensuring that the health and safety project plans are implemented.
- Coordinating the trades and contractors and ensuring that they are performing as required.
- Collaborate with design team and participate in construction coordination meetings.
- Shop drawing review and coordination.
- Maintaining all lines of project communications.
- Attend, run and minute all construction and coordination meetings.
- Understand and administer DORA’s contract and subcontract agreements.
- Foster and enhance owner, architect, subcontractor and vendor relations.
- Working with Preconstruction team in development of project.
- Manage budget and financial reporting, interpret and analyze reports to ensure adherence to project budget.
- Manage and oversee field operation and engineering processes and procedures.
- Drive competencies to team on requirements for insurance, labor relations, and employee relations.
- Work with Accounting to initiate Pay Application process and follow up to ensure payment is received in a timely manner.
- Keep management informed on progress of project and budget through regularly scheduled Operation Review Meetings.
Job Requirements
The ideal candidate will meet the following requirements:
The following qualifications are just suggested guidelines. Personality, attitude and personal attributes are most critical to the success of the incumbent in this role.
- 10+ years’ experience in construction as a Project Manager with a record of completing full-cycle construction projects.
- Possess thorough knowledge in designing and building mid to large-scale construction projects.
- Can read construction working drawings including and not limited to architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical and civil drawings.
- Have a thorough understanding of mid to high rise residential and commercial projects.
- Panelized Wood Walls/Floors & Mass Timber Experience an asset.
- Must have strong budgeting and scheduling skills and aptitude with scheduling software and project management software is a must. Procore training an asset.
- Have strong customer focus, organizational skills, emotional intelligence, and ability to manage through change.
- Have strong problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated traditional and agile project management capabilities (leadership, influence, delegation, organization, facilitation, sprint planning & control).
- Solid understanding of project delivery models as well as expert knowledge of both agile and traditional project management principles and practices.
- Ability to communicate with leaders and decision makers with varying perspectives.
*travel may be required
Salary: Dependent on experience
Company offers:
4 weeks paid vacation time.
RRSP matching
Medical and Dental benefits
Paid volunteer time
Flexible working hours
Paid time off on top of vacation time- A
Access to Telus Health and EAP
Healthy Living Allowance
Paid employer training and development programs.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $90,000.00-$110,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care
- Wellness program
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Dartmouth, NS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Construction Project Management : 6 years (required)
Language:
Work Location: In person
