Assistant project manager Offres d'emploi - Old toronto, ON

What you’ll do

The Assistant Project Manager, Construction reports to the Construction Manager, as part of a high energy and motivated internal team, who will guide a team of consultants, general contractors, and vendors. Driving remerch projects forward, while providing overall management with every aspect in the Canadian Tire construction process and ensuring there is consistently a high level of customer service provided for our stakeholders.

The person will be responsible to ensure projects meet the metrics associated with budgets, schedules, risk analysis, design, safety, quality, and all due diligence related to the refreshment of Canadian Tire and Canadian Tire gas bar projects.

Manage all internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with all : procedures, project metrics, proto guidelines, corporate standards, building code, health & safety, quality control, contracts monitoring, and best construction practices. With an emphasis on high value and functionality.

Work with the estimating team to prepare cost estimates for use with internal approvals, including to accurately forecast contractual services, supplies, equipment, and space / phasing requirements for all project activities, and to validate resources & quantities needed to accomplish project objectives.

Manage the development of overall project schedules, with the establishment of project milestone dates and to periodically present overviews on project status for management and stakeholders.

Assist in the project procurement process, including to recommend consultants required to provide the working drawings and specifications. As well as engaging pre-qualified contractors, third party inspection & engineering firms or other suppliers.

Conduct timely site visits to review - new and / or past work, phasing & schedules, budgets, approve quality, meet with Dealers and Staff etc.

Prepare tender package, engage approved contractors, review and analyze bid submissions with manager(s) and the estimator group, issue letters of award and prepare contracts.

Perform all necessary Project Close-out requirements and to resolve warranty items.

Work effectively with all internal staff, throughout the Corporation regarding the design scopes and other construction items and with external stakeholders to define the projects and construction requirements to meet the project scope.

Work with municipal staff, adjoining property owners, developers, contractors, consultants, insurance companies and legal firms regarding project requirements.

Dialog with suppliers account managers, sales staff, technical and professionals regarding materials and works to align construction methods.

Work with Associate Dealers and other store staff to coordinate construction projects with mutual requirements.

Assist Project Manager on project administration for capital projects.

Other duties / projects as required.

What you bring :

Post-Secondary degree or diploma in Architecture, Engineering and / or Project Management

5 years of project experience in construction related to retail / commercial / gas-bar

The ability to travel 2-3 days per week

Excellent analytical, listening, written & verbal communication and interpersonal skills.

Strong methodical problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

A results-oriented attitude with the capacity to act and take responsibility, is self-motivated, takes the initiative, and has an eagerness to learn and contribute to meeting project deliverables

Excellent organizational and time management skills, with an ability to prioritize competing tasks.

Computer proficiency in Project Management software applications, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)

Hybrid

At Canadian Tire we work flexibility embracing ‘Hybrid’ whereby individuals utilize a combination of working at a CTC campus and or virtually in service of outcomes. Determined by managers, decisions around work location will be made based on business and team needs and grounded in a desire to support individual well-being and personal needs. Our goal is to empower teams and individuals to make the right decisions for them, and we expect that to look different for everyone.