Project Delivery Manager

Role impact :

The Project Delivery Manager will support the successful delivery and provide strategic input for project plan development, budget and scope ensuring consistency across various projects.

The Project Delivery Manager will ensure project success by driving operations through the application of sound project and change management principles and methodologies.

The incumbent is accountable for effective leadership, client relationship and vendor management, strong communication skills, ability to identify and improve internal processes and procedures, sound judgment and follow through that will be critical for success in this role.

What you will deliver :

• Responsible for managing or supporting multiple, simultaneous projects with vendors and other project resources.
• Protect integrity of project implementations delivered by independent contractors.
• Continuously engage stakeholders / clients in discussions to understand and anticipate needs.
• Track and report all project phases within the project management lifecycle.
• Manage selected projects, internal resource allocations and commitments. Participate in assigned client’s work from start to finish which includes the Request For Proposal process, business case development (planning, implementations, and commissioning phases), cost / schedule tracking, vendor management, etc.
• Provide effective stakeholder management in the preparation of related project budgets through determining future needs and provide budgetary estimates for project costs.
• Provide effective stakeholder engagement in the development of related project material through determining future needs.
• Prepare project business cases on selected projects for approval to clearly explain the rationale and expected benefits from proposed projects including defined and measurable performance targets to determine success.
• Establish and train internal stakeholders in project management processes to ensure consistency in contract negotiations, standards, execution, tracking and delivery of projects.

Activities include initiating, planning, executing, making process improvement recommendations, and closing projects by applying industry accepted project, process, and change management methodologies.

• Coordinate all aspects of project delivery including defining and maintaining the integrity of the project scope, identifying, and mapping requirements, defining services and processes, specifying deliverables, estimating project duration, effort, and cost, managing project budget, creating detailed project plans, schedules and managing change requests.
• Maintain regular communications with multi-disciplinary teams, departments, and business stakeholders to ensure necessary and appropriate steps are taken to resolve difficulties which may impede progress or compromise achievement of project’s objectives.
• With the support of internal stakeholders, maintain a detailed status, activities and issues reports on each project. Accurately forecast, monitor, report and manage project costs (budget).

Effectively establish and use budget tracking approach and metrics that accurately tracks team productivity, earned value and Return On Investment.

Ensure project is delivered within approved budget, schedule, contingency and meets quality standards against pre-defined success measures.

What your strengths are :

• Demonstrate high adaptability and stress tolerance.
• Strong and effective stakeholder and change management.
• Sound financial business acumen.
• Detail-oriented with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to deal with situations where information is difficult to obtain, complex or ambiguous.
• Ability to collaborate, consult and build strong relationships.
• Strong capability for critical thinking and decision-making by identifying, assessing, and managing both risks and opportunities.
• Effective conflict resolution and negotiation skills with the ability to influence others.
• Effective organization and prioritization skills with proven success in managing multiple priorities with varying deadlines.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills are necessary to effectively convey goals and status updates to team members and top management.

Extensive experience in direct customer contact and presentations.

• Proactive, energetic, professional self-starter with the ability to maintain a high level of performance under the pressure of time constraints and a fast-paced changing environment.
• Highly skilled at influencing, leading, and engaging a team of individuals.
• Possess a continuous improvement and quality mindset along with a desire to continuously seek and incorporate innovative practices and technologies in order to deliver value to the clients.

What you need to succeed :

• Post-secondary education in a related field combined with relevant experience.
• Minimum years of relevant and progressive experience in project and program management work experience
• Demonstrated experience in project and change management and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Report writing skills and proven ability to communicate and present to all levels of management
• LEED and / or PMP accreditation would be an asset.
• Experience using Google platforms (Gmail, Google Docs, etc.) and project management tools such as Asana
• Proven experience in managing the end-to-end project management lifecycle of medium to large capital projects

Why you should join us :

At Cadillac Fairview we have been transforming communities for over years. We are so much more than our properties. We are building leaders at all levels.

We offer the challenge of interesting work, a great organizational culture, the opportunity to collaborate with the best in the business, and support for your growth and development.

We reward values-based behavior and superior results with a competitive rewards package that includes best-in-class benefits and pension.

Imagine a place where you can make a difference!

At CF our everyday actions and critical business decisions are guided by our CF Values. Achieving results is naturally important for us and we achieve results through behaviours that are consistent with our CF Values.

Are you someone who believes in our values?

• Aim Higher we strive to exceed expectations
• Own Your Expertise we empower ourselves and each other
• Collaborate Effectively we bring the right people together to get the right results
• Engage with Empathy we objectively consider the needs of others
• Embrace Change we drive, learn from, and adapt to change

At CF you’ll join a diverse community and award-winning team where your talent and commitment to excellence are welcomed, valued and respected.

We’re ready to meet you there are you?

CF is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment.