Senior Project Manager

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This is the Rundown: Who We Are ()
Being one of the larger privately-owned construction companies in North America, Reliance offers general contracting services in all aspects of project planning, execution and delivery. Over the last year, we’ve grown continuously due to our employees’ performance, but mostly through their passion, focus, and determination. This expansion however has not let us forget that we are still a family-owned company established in 1948. Our presence in the construction industry over more than half a century has led us to an unparalleled understanding of the industry, allowing us to provide our clients with a sense of complete trust and confidence. They rely on us to complete a project they’ve envisioned, and we accept that responsibility to make it a reality.

The Role: Senior Project Manager
The Senior Project Manager will be be responsible for the project’s administrative demands from pre-construction budgeting and schedule all the way through to procurement, shop drawing/ coordination development, construction, project turnover, and contract closeouts. The Senior Project Manager along with all members of the project must all collaborate to ensure the successful delivery of the project.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the project team and ensure the project is completed within budget, is finished on schedule, and conforms with the design documents
• Assist the Project Director/Vice President in working with all departments including estimating, scheduling, procurement, labor relations, finance, accounting, and other services as required (goal is to achieve an integrated team approach and this position is accountable to lead that effort)
• Participate in developing project bidding strategy with the project team
• Prepare scopes of work for each trade, assembling bid packages and administering the tender process
• Review and provide schedule information for bid documents
• Participate in contract negotiations
• In collaboration with the project Superintendent, develop a logistics plan that allows contractors to complete their work in a coordinated, efficient manner (plan should look to mitigate the impact of the project on the surrounding neighborhood and traffic around the site)
• Coordinate and integrate the activities of the project Superintendent, Assistant Project Managers, Project Coordinators, and other support staff on the project
• Establish priorities for the project staff based on owner and project requirements
• Review and approve all major purchase orders, change orders, and contractor/vendor requisitions
• Establish regularly scheduled meetings with contractors and design team to review shop drawing preparation/approval, equipment/material lead times, required on-site dates, manpower projections vis-a-vis the project schedule, quality/performance issues on and off site etc.
• Identify any factory visits that may be required and schedule those meetings accordingly
• Monitor contractor/vendor pending costs as reported by Reliance Construction and the appropriate contractor/vendor.
• Ensure that the cost report is updated on a monthly basis
• Review and approve all project forecasts, schedules, cost estimates, and financial reports.
• Ensure that the owner is apprised of all deviations from the project baseline data, i.e. original schedule, budget, etc.
• Coordinate with the Project Director/Vice President on all client business related contact/correspondences to ensure consistency of Reliance Construction reporting throughout the organization
• Conduct monthly project/client meetings to review project progress, current cost projections/change orders issued to date, anticipated “pending” costs, schedule, requisition review, highlight near term major activities, A/C interface issues (equipment/shop drawing review, RH’s, etc.), and changes to the project (any other issues deemed appropriate should also be addressed)
• Obtain approvals from client for changes to the project that have been generated by the project team (A/C, owner, etc.)
• Responsible for the preparation and submission of the final project report, and prompt closeout of the subcontracts
• Obtain client’s acceptance of the work and sign-off for the completed project

What You’ll Need:

• Degree in an Engineering, Architecture, or a Construction Management discipline, specialized courses in construction management or equivalent experience and training preferred
• Minimum of ten (10) years of work experience in construction project management (broad general experience, education and rotation through and exposure to several departments an asset)
• Current WHMIS certification and fall protection training (other licensure and/or certification in a discipline directly related to the requirements of this position is considered an asset but not expressly required)
• Working knowledge of scope of work covered by contracts
• Knowledge of construction, engineering, procurement, industry standards, and other project-related activities, their interfaces, and interdependencies
• Management skills and administrative experience
• Written and oral communication skills
• Must possess computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (experience with project management software an asset)
• Proven leadership abilities

What We’ll Offer You:

• Competitive compensation package
• Collaborative but challenging work environment
• Early departure on Fridays
• Completely renovated office space
• Free coffee every day
• Frequent team bonding activities

Note: This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an employee in this position may be asked to perform from time to time.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.