Project Manager - Utilities Construction (CB)

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Position Description:

The Project Manager – Utilities Construction oversees multiple and/or large scope construction projects and teams; managing the technical, administrative and training support for project development, with an emphasis on maintaining or exceeding the demanding and compressed project execution schedule in collaboration with the Operations team.

The position will initially be based out of our main office in Edmonton, Alberta, with the role later shifting to a project site located near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.

Reports to: Senior Project Manager or Project Executive

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in preconstruction activities including design reviews, tendering, bid levelling and reviews, award meetings and project launch.
• Participate and review Project Execution and Quality Control (QC) plans with Project Superintendent (PS).
• Maintain detailed knowledge of Prime Contract and terms.
• Finalize team roles and responsibilities and chair meeting with project team meeting to discuss.
• Serve as liaison with Architects, Subcontractors, Consultants, Suppliers, Inspectors, and other project staff and owner representatives in resolving issues related to plans and specifications.
• Attend and speak to scope elements at Owner Architect and Consultant (OAC) meetings.
• Oversee and make decisions related to contract drawings and subcontract information. Ensure drawings and specifications accurately relate to estimate.
• Manage Last Planner System (LPS) and Production Control Systems (PCS), including preparing, facilitating, and coaching JV partners and trades through implementation and ongoing maintenance of meetings and systems.
• Manage project budget including reviews of invoices, follow through on claim submittals.
• Own completion and presentation of monthly forecasting and progress reporting to Operations Manager (OM).
• Manage submittals and shop drawings, assess all for conformance to contract specifications and resolve conflicts in interpretation.
• Log, manage, and resolve change orders identified on Constraint Log in conjunction with Project Coordinators.
• Conduct Quality Control (QC) inspections to ensure installations are per contract documents and in accordance with approved shop drawings.
• Communicate critical path and coordination risks that affect project schedule. Prepare and manage Long Lead Matrix.
• Negotiate Change Orders. Manage information on changes in work; prepare independent analysis, as required; obtain and check estimates for changes from subcontractor; obtain approval of Architect and Owner, and resolving any conflicts.
• Oversee closeout process. Manage Commissioning, occupancy, final handover, training, holdback, and financial closeout.
• Support Building Living Injury Free Every Day (L.I.F.E.) practice on project.
• Supervise Project and Construction Coordinators, Co-Op Students and provide input on performance appraisals.
• Hold regular check-in meetings with direct reports.
• Prepare Scope of Work documents for trades.
• Develop reports such as General Conditions Items, labor, safety, Change Order logs, and Quality Control.
• Scheduling and managing subcontractor trade coordination meetings, preconstruction meetings and submittal review meetings.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Certificate from an accredited program and minimum of 4+ years of related experience or equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience
• Direct experience managing large scale below-grade utilities construction projects is required
• Utilizes leading-edge technologies such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) and lean
• Understand and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule
• Professional verbal and written communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills, demonstrate leadership and teamwork skills
• Effective active listening skills and follow-up practices
• Understand continuous improvement methods and tools
• Possess solid problem solving and analytical capabilities, familiar with basic lean culture and concepts
• Prioritize responsibilities for self and team
• Project management skills
• Approachable and effectively interact with all employee levels and management
• Work independently with little or no supervision, collaborate with others
• Embrace change and quick learner to adopt process and technology