Project Manager Preconstruction Job in Edmonton Recruiting by Hill Plain

ROLE SUMMARY  Reporting to the Manager of Preconstruction & Funding, the Project Manager is responsible for managing the overall planning, coordination, and control of pre-construction project activities to produce a functionally and financially viable project.  Hours of work are Monday to Friday – 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.  Travel to projects is required.   DUTIES & RESPONSIBLITIES   Leads, builds, and develops operations talent and cultural management.  Leads and ensures that all Operational standards and processes are achieved, ensuring operational efficiency, consistency & excellence are achieved.  Provide elevated client care and services to ensure the highest value to clients.  Develop a strategy to deliver and drive Results on the identified project performance goals and conditions of satisfaction.  Drive Innovation, Continuous Improvement, and a Lean Culture through best practices, training, and development of all staff members.  Responsible for all aspects of project start-up, and funding development approach deemed appropriate for the project with the Client, including but not limited to, finalizing appropriate Contract, establishing vision to detailed design project pathway with the Client, conducting project startup meetings, and preparing project execution plan, resource, consultant, and staffing plans, procurement management, Indigenous Participation Plan management.  Project execution and document control responsibilities including Tendering process, Requests for Information, Site Instructions, Submittals, Change Requests, and Change Orders.   Responsible for all aspects of financial start-up and management strategy including working with our Estimating & Grant Team directly to suit the project needs.  Management of Safety, Quality Control, Project Media, and Communications plan.  Create and manage the schedule.  Chair meetings, issue minutes, and follow up on action items.  Track productivity and performance of the project.  Manage stakeholder expectations.  Responsible for all aspects of project closeout including training, inspections, turn-over and warranty.  Support and grow ongoing sub-trade and client relationships.  Participate in project interviews.  Participate in Leadership development and training of the project team.  REQUIREMENTS & SKILLS   Undergraduate degree or diploma in construction management, engineering, or another relevant field  Collaborative leader who can work within inter-divisional teams and joint venture partnerships.   5+ years’ construction experience in a supervisory capacity.   Excellent budgeting, costing, and scheduling skills.  Strong computer skills with MS Office and Project Management Systems.  Strong leadership skills with experience managing all disciplines, internal employees, and external sub-trades.  Ability to inspire trust in difficult situations by instilling confidence and engaging people on matters that affect them.  Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and meet the time demands of unpredictable activities, capable of handling pressure and challenges.  Works within tight deadlines and prioritizes work to achieve them.  Strong analytical, critical thinking, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills, and a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.  Strong interpersonal and communication skills demonstrated through speaking to groups of on-site employees and communicating with various stakeholders including clients, management, and site employees.  Demonstrates a sense of urgency and a strong commitment to achieving goals; ability to work in challenging, fast-paced environments.  Strong written and verbal communication skills.  KEY COMPETENCIES   Communication: Strong writing skills for proposal drafting, and effective oral communication skills to assign tasks and sections to other team members or departments for completion.  Organization: Managing the different parts of bids and multiple proposals all at once, and organizing a cohesive document for submission.  Experience with word processing: Experience and knowledge of word processing software to format documents, create content, and plan proposals.  Attention to detail: Review and finalize proposals by identifying the intricacies of the client's requests and correcting errors or inconsistencies in the document.  Creativity: Design new and captivating ways to present information to ensure proposals are appealing to prospective clients and demonstrate the abilities of the organization and the proposed team members.  Project management: Time and project management skills to consistently meet the submission deliverables and deadlines outlined in the RFP.  Editing skills: Review documents and revise spelling, grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure.  Teamwork and collaboration: Must be able to collaborate effectively and efficiently with multiple contributors and conduct various levels of review before submission.  Powered by JazzHR