Senior Project Manager - Construction

Halifax, NS

Join Us in Creating the Best Places to Live, Shop, Work & Play

As Senior Project Manager, you will oversee the entire project lifecycle for residential, high-rise buildings, from concept design to construction start-up, procurement, and mobilization, ensuring projects are on time, on budget, and of the highest quality.

We believe in going beyond the necessary to create inspiring environments. To us, a building is so much more than just a collection of walls under a single roof. We believe an innovative, exceptional, thoughtfully designed building can inspire great things to happen inside and around it.

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Here's a Few Reasons Why We Love Where We Work

• Performance Based Bonus Eligibility
• Flexible Work Schedule
• Comprehensive Extended Health & Dental Benefits
• Monthly Transit Allowance Program
• RRSP Plan with Company Matching - 4%
• Employee Health & Wellness Incentive - $300.00 Annual Reimbursement
• Professional Development Opportunities & Education Reimbursement
• Employee Discount Program - 10% off Southwest Properties Lease
• Resident & Employee Referral Programs
• Service Awards and Social Staff Events
• Charitable Donation Matching Program - $1,000.00 Annually + 1 Paid Day off to Volunteer

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What Your Day Will Look Like

As the Senior Project Manager, you will work closely with Site Superintendents, sub-trades, and operations staff to manage construction, document deficiencies, manage suite completions, and handle commissioning and closeout phases, emphasizing long-term quality.

The Senior Project Manager interfaces with the entire construction team and reports directly to the Construction Manager.

Hours of Work: Monday – Friday 40 hours per week.

Work Location: Mixed between the Main Office and onsite Construction Office. All sites are within HRM.

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What You'll be Responsible For

• Help create and maintain roles and responsibilities matrix for project teams.
• Create a list of deliverables for the project team and our subtrades.
• Ensure team personnel complete all required tasks relating directly to their position and project delivery.
• Assist with maintaining safety program.
• Create, update and maintain the overall construction schedule and sequencing.
• Incorporate short cycle schedules, six-week look ahead schedules with trade input using Lean scheduling principles.
• Assist with administering subcontracts, defining scopes of work, creating schedules of values and ensuring subcontractor's obligations are met.
• Review shop drawings and ensure team is tracking and logging them appropriately.
• Conduct Start-Up meetings with every subtrade, reviewing relevant show drawings and related scopes of work for coordination with other trades.
• Author, distribute and track RFI's as a part of the QA/QC program.
• Responsible for change management, ensuring reports help manage SI's CCO's CD's and creating and distributing change orders.
• Navigate and resolve any conflicts arising from contentious omissions with sub-trades and consultants.
• Ensure direct reports are coding, issuing and tracking PO's accordingly.
• Collect and approve monthly invoices.
• Administer and monitor construction budgets.
• Administer all cost reporting and forecasting via Procore.
• Conduct Trade Meetings and track minutes and deliverables.
• Conduct Consultant Meetings and track minutes and deliverables.
• Conduct weekly internal team meetings.
• Conduct various quality control activities and inspection programs on an ongoing basis as tasks change and new trades start and finish.
• Check-in on the as-built drawing process for site staff and sub-trades.
• Assist with project closeout, including archiving documents, operations and maintenance manuals, deficiencies, and warranty close out work.

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Your work environment will be shared between the Main Office and an onsite Construction Office. Safety hazards can be, but not limited to, loud noise, seasonal temperature extremes, high levels of dirt and dust.

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What Will Help You Succeed

You don’t require all the listed qualifications to add incredible value to our team. If you feel energized thinking about what you could accomplish with is, we would love to hear from you.

Requirements:

• 5+ years experience in a Construction Project Manager role.
• Up-to-date knowledge of construction techniques and standards, as well as building codes and best practices.
• An Engineering Degree or a Construction Technology Diploma is considered an asset.
• Experience working on large residential, high-rise construction sites, knowledge of Procore Construction Software, and previous People Leadership experience are considered assets.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 Apps.
• Ability to read and intepret construction drawings and documents.
• Strong initiative with the ability to quickly and effectively troubleshoot minor and complex project-related issues.
• Exceptional time management and prioritization skills.
• Highly innovative and results oriented.
• Strong attention to detail with a high level of quality, consistency, and analytics.
• Excellent communication skills. Ability to liaise with a variety of clients, suppliers, and contractors.
• Entrepreneurial spirit with a strong focus on a collaborative teamwork ethic.
• Position requires: Criminal Records Check Completion.

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People are at the Heart of Everything We Do

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse team, who values your experiences, perspectives, and unique identity. We are committed to creating and maintaining an environment that is inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

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Thank you for your interest in this position. Those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

We are a team of individuals who get joy from bringing joy to others.