Construction Director, Infrastructure | General Contractor | Vancouver | Outpost Recruitment

Large Canadian general contractor, is seeking an experienced a Construction Director to join their growing team focusing on exciting transformative major infrastructure projects in Vancouver BC. Salary $300k+ plus benefits plus annual bonus. Outpost Recruitment is excited to work with our client on this full-time permanent role.As a Construction Director you will use your proven experience and technical expertise and be a leader in construction and project management, delivery and excellence. Working on large-scale infrastructure projects up to $1 billion – you will have the opportunity to use your solution focused and team-oriented attitude to lead a collaborative team of construction professionals.

Responsibilities, Experience, Skills of Construction Director:

• Project Development
  • Assist in securing new work through participation in bidding and proposal teams
• Project Management- Responsible for delivery against all budget, schedule & quality targets
  • Construction Operations
    • Safety. Establish safety, team, systems and procedures and ensure a safe work environment for everyone involved in the project.
    • Schedule. Develop, monitor and make decisions to ensure project is delivered on schedule.
    • Quality, ensuring key metrics and KPI’s are established and targets are consistently achieved.
    • Responsible for all aspects of project close out
  • Commercial Management
    • Ensure teams understand and protect JV interests under the Prime Contract
    • Ensure teams have a process to efficiently and effectively process change orders
    • Financial / cash flow management
    • Identifies risks and implements mitigation and contingency plans
    • Results. Ensure everyone on the project has a commercial mindset to deliver the project at or exceeding budget.
• Stakeholder Management
  • Create and maintain excellent relationships with all stakeholders
  • The client, architects, engineering firms, etc.
  • Joint venture partners
  • Government, the public, special interest groups
• People Management
  • Creates and maintains a culture and environment that is open and respectful
  • Hire, supervise, coach and mentor project personnel
  • Ensure project has capacity and expert capability is in all engineering, procurement and construction activities
  • Expertise in required functional areas: Design management, Project Controls, Procurement, Contract Management, Quality, Commercial Management)
  • Communicates with Sr. Management to ensure adequate resources are provided
  • Ensure the project as required staffing and succession plans
• Communication
  • Builds engagement through ongoing communicates to all staff and stakeholders
  • Provide all required project reporting / forecasting
• Executive Responsibility
  • Ambassador to employees, the client, partners the public and executive leadership.

Required Knowledge and Experience of Construction Director

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil engineering or similar.
• A minimum of 20 years of construction leadership experience on complex major projects, with a proven track record of delivering commercial success.
• In depth expertise in civil construction with a solid understanding of rail systems.
• In depth experience in working with complex contractual agreements and project financing
• 3+ years’ experience working on complex rail projects, stations
• The proven ability to successfully manage large and complex construction projects through the full project lifecycle
• Experience working on projects with international joint venture partners
• Thorough knowledge of change management principles including identifying significant variations, claims identification, narration, quantification and evaluation
• Proven track record with claims management and dispute resolution on major projects
• Experience with risk identification and management
• Experience in liaising with client, subcontractor and consultant representatives
• The proven ability to effectively recruit and build teams and manage senior project staff
• Sound understanding of contractual, commercial and financial functions on major projects
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in English is required (oral and written)

Requirements

• Design build experience on major projects ($1bn+)
• Joint Venture experience
• Minimum 10 years of transportation / public buildings, Healthcare etc. experience
• 20 years ofconstructionexperience
• Buildings & civil / infrastructure experience ideal

Compensation:

• $300k+ plus annual bonus plus excellent bonus

Unique career opportunity within a progressive environment with continuous learning and opportunity for growth, as well as a competitive compensation package.An equal opportunity employer. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview. #J-18808-Ljbffr