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Construction Manager

The HR ICU
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
$60-$70 an hour (estimated)
Full-time

Overview

As leaders in the landscaping industry, we at D&G Landscaping take pride in every job we undertake and have a solid reputation for delivering quality services, focusing on industrial / commercial / and a large part of civil landscaping.

At D&G Landscaping we also do site development, bank stabilization, aggregate production, equipment rental, and road construction to the public, private, and non-profit sectors.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Maintain a neat and organized customer service process
  • Establish, develop and maintain excellent client relationships
  • Developing and implementing strategies to facilitate the cost effective and timely execution of multiple, simultaneous, small and large scale projects
  • Managing client and stakeholder expectations including effective communication and issues resolution
  • Monitoring the progress and quality of work associated with project outcomes.

General Responsibilities

  • Assume overall end-to-end ownership of scope, schedule, and quality of multiple projects’ life cycle;
  • Create project work plans in coordination with appropriate internal and external stakeholders, technical subject matter experts and business leads to establish project scope, deliverables, budgets, accountabilities, schedules, timelines, resources, monitoring, and post project audit / evaluation;

including communication documentation

  • Host stakeholder engagements with senior executive leaders and / or delegates to lead and collect requirements for projects
  • Set project milestones and manage team to successfully meet project goals by setting clear expectations for each phase of the project
  • Monitor deliverables to ensure milestones are met on-budget and on-time, and hold routine communications with team members to discuss the status of deliverables, shared issues, end-user concerns, budget, and upcoming milestones;
  • Manage daily operational aspects of the project by providing project management expertise and guidance, enforcing project standards, anticipating and troubleshooting issues and minimizing the hospital’s exposure to risk
  • Develop, manage and deliver progress reports, requirements documentation, and presentations;
  • Report on implementation progress, risks and issues to direct report on a regular basis and quickly identify strategies to minimize / resolve obstacles to successful project delivery;
  • Conduct project post mortems and create recommendations reports in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements for on-going process improvement
  • Work on unusually complex problems and is seen as a resource for resolution of unique or highly complex business problems by providing highly innovative, creative and integrated solutions that will achieve quality and work process improvements;
  • Identify and work with stakeholders, sponsors and champions across the organization and supports overall stakeholder management;
  • Some estimating work based on the need and season which may include : Advising, examining, and recommending tendering, receiving and manage tenders, various budgeting activities, submitting tenders and perhaps face to face client work as needed.

Job showings, site visits as well as draft proposals and quotes as needed.

  • Manage engagement risk by reaffirming client expectations, managing scope and taking early action to resolve problems;
  • Regularly interface with appropriate stakeholders, champions and leadership to build and maintain; strong relationships and ensure a smooth transition of business solutions throughout the program life cycle;
  • Identify and monitor outcomes and targets associated with key initiatives;
  • Develop and present material for review and information using strong written, verbal, and graphical communication skills with the ability to express complex technical concepts effectively;
  • Work well with people from different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience;
  • Assist and support program / project communications and overall visibility and establish communications plans, processes and tools across projects / programs, stakeholders groups, leaders and champions.

Relevant Experience & Qualifications

  • 5+ years of relevant experience
  • This position requires a high level of organization and self motivation
  • Be able to troubleshoot and be resourceful
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Civil Engineer University Degree
  • Civil Engineer College Certificate may be considered if substantiated by industry experience

General

  • Able to lift 25lbs
  • Proficient in MS Office programs especially PowerPoint, Excel and Word
  • 7am-5pm There is no remote work unless you are visiting a site

Compensation

  • Salary 130k + based on experience
  • Health & Dental Benefits
  • 3 Weeks Vacation

The above statement reflects the general details considered necessary to performance the duties of the job. This shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the requirements of the job.

While we thank all applicants, only those under consideration for the position will be contacted. If you require accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources

14 days ago
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