Project Manager

Walters Group is a family-owned steel construction company that designs, fabricates, and constructs unique and complex commercial and industrial projects throughout North America. With over 65 years of experience, Walters ensures high quality results through our passion and commitment to every project. Our head office is located in Hamilton and we have multiple fabrication plants in Hamilton, Stoney Creek and Princeton. As Walters grows and expands into new markets, we are seeking to welcome aspiring and driven individuals to our team who share our passion, vision, and values.

At Walters, we build history, and we are incredibly proud of our projects, to name a few - Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, ON, the Burgoyne Bridge in St. Catharines, ON, The Bow in Calgary, AB, and the Canadian Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg, MB.

We're consistently ranked among the best companies to work for, including Canada's Best Managed and Great Place to Work Certified. We're committed to supporting and developing our teams. We also ensure a positive, safe, collaborative work environment with ample personal and career development opportunities.

If you want to be a part of our team – read on and apply. Even if you feel like you don’t meet all criteria, please give it a shot, and still apply.

About the Position :

Reporting to the Director of Projects, the Project Manager is accountable for leading and delivering multiple projects of varying degrees of complexity and scale, from the Proposed Design and Bidding Stage through to on-site construction and effectively balancing the competing demands of quality, scope, time, and cost; ensuring projects are delivered on time and on budget.

Main responsibilities will include but not limited to :

• Assists in preparing bid packages / proposals by engaging experts in engineering, designers / detailers, estimators, production and constriction in providing the necessary information in order to build a competitive bid.
• Integrates all the processes and functions involved in the project, including planning, engineering, design, construction, and other technical functions. Coordinates actions and decisions with these elements, resolving conflicts and settling issues arising by dealing with technical managers and Squad Leaders who are responsible for their respective technical phase of the project.
• Reviews specifications and drawings to ensure understanding of what’s required within the contract and from the client, engaging Field Services and Engineering in the divisioning and sequencing of the project in the initial phase of preparing the plan, to ensure “constructability” in the field.
• Provides oversight on day-to-day project delivery activities, assuring compliance with applicable statutory and contractual requirements.
• Visits job sites with the client, building relationships and ensuring the project is moving along on target and issues and problems in the field are being resolved.
• Anticipates problems and proactively consults with other senior managers in identifying issues that may hinder the success of a project. Develops strategies and presents solutions to affected groups such as engineering, production, construction, union officials and others.
• Assigns duties within the project team and renders necessary technical assistance to assure compliance with project budget, criteria, and deadlines.
• Manages the activities of the project team to assure steady workflow, maximum production, compliance with deadlines and regulatory requirements and efficiency of operations.

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Walters Group is committed to providing accommodations throughout the interview and employment process. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.