Project Manager

Key Purpose

The Project Manager (PM) is responsible for overall project planning and scheduling, resource allocation, project accounting and control, providing technical direction and ensuring compliance with quality standards. The PM’s responsibilities cover all areas of project management including project planning, cost management, time management, quality management and contract administration. The PM is responsible for overseeing several projects at a time and communicating with a range of people including clients, subcontractors, suppliers, internal staff, and the public.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Design Build Team participant from sales hand over to turnkey project delivery, including design, quality, team management, safety, PC / SS support and leadership
• Keep projects on or below budget by tendering scopes of work competitively and negotiating buyouts of sub-contracts based on overall value of the bid and schedule impacts
• Budget management and tracking of multiple projects
• Identify project risks, mitigate company exposure to them effectively and within the terms of both Prime and Sub-contracts
• Drive project schedules through planning and leading Site Superintendents, Project Coordinators and Trade Contractors, being proactive and clear on next steps
• Ensure the schedule is being tracked regularly on an actual vs baseline basis
• Ensure that the clients’ expectations are being met and that all relevant details from the project team are communicated to them
• Periodic inspection of construction sites to ensure quality is being delivered, sites are well maintained, and that Superintendents are running “tight ships”
• Direct Site Superintendents by delegating authority and responsibility to them for maintaining schedule and organising work as appropriate for the scale and complexity of a given project
• Oversee tendering, bid selection, buy-out approval, and contract administration
• Post-Construction client support for warranty calls
• Ensure construction billing documentation is delivered to the Finance Department accurately and on time
• Overall control of the construction program of the project and ultimately responsible for the timely and accurate preparation and administration of submittals, change logs, inspection requirements, and RFI logs whether maintained by the PM or other staff
• Proactively prevent disputes from arising. Where they do arise, the PM is to carry them to a swift conclusion with support of senior leadership
• Manage each vendor’s expectations, ensuring our commitments to them are being met without the need for notices of legal action
• Accurately complete biweekly reports and monthly budget forecasting for all projects in a timely manner, while being prepared to provide project updates as they are needed

Key Knowledge and Skills

Education and Experience Requirements

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