Hybrid Project Manager – Building Engineering

at Arcadis

• Job title: Project Manager – Building Engineering
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: CA$90,000 - CA$125,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: PMP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Toronto, Canada

About the role

• Project Manager with an engineering background at Arcadis, overseeing building projects from design to completion. Ensuring timely deliverables and compliance with regulations.

Responsibilities

• Direct and manage project delivery including defining project scope, specifying deliverables, estimating and controlling project duration, effort and cost, create detailed project plans and manage change requests.
• Manage industrial, commercial and institutional building projects from start of design to completion of construction.
• Ensure all deliverables are delivered on time and within budget.
• Drive an attitude within project teams to deliver solutions, resolving issues and risks as they arise, while managing a diverse project team.
• Conduct regular site visits to monitor construction progress, attend construction meetings, identify potential issues, and ensure compliance with design specifications and local regulations
• Oversee and ensure contract administration deliverables are completed in accordance with client requirements
• Review contractor activities are in accordance with the contract documents and requirements
• Provide oversight and confirmation of completed contract quantities are accurately calculated for processing progress and final payments
• Review, interpret, and analyze the Contractor’s initial critical path schedule to determine conformance to the contract, and provide regular review and analysis of monthly critical path schedules
• Supervise and perform quality assurance acceptance and inspection of construction works
• Coordinate specialty inspection and testing
• Liaise with the contractor and client representatives
• Chair and lead project meetings
• Provide interpretation and recommendation of contractor submittals
• Negotiate price agreements, change orders, claims and work directives
• Travel to projects across the province
• Drive the requirements and analysis phase of the project by reviewing requirements documents, facilitating solution evaluation process, and managing RFP process where required.
• Work with clients, vendors and managers/supervisors, directing and developing project charters, project plans, costs estimates, business cases, steering committee presentations and other documentation supporting the requirements phase of the project.
• Drive day-to-day project activities through the application of sound project management principles and methodologies.
• Develop and maintain a detailed status, activities and issues report on each project to present to Management and major project stakeholders.
• Facilitate regular stakeholder and project sponsor meetings to define project direction and priorities in line with corporate objectives.
• Work with Business and Executive to establish meaningful, key metrics that properly reflect the performance of the team and indicates progress towards objectives.
• Works with the project team to conduct post-completion analysis of all projects and document post-completion recommendations, outstanding issues, and incomplete deliverables.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering preferred
• Minimum 8+ years full time experience in Project Management with projects related to industrial, commercial and institutional buildings
• Ability to read and interpret contracts and contract documents
• Automotive industry experience is an asset
• Registered or eligible to be registered with Professional Engineers is a must
• PMP Project Management Professional certification completed or in progress is desired
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, and be able to independently write reports and correspondence, as well as take part in proposal submissions
• Must be familiar with current software - Bluebeam, AutoCAD
• Proficient in Excel and Word (Office Suite)
• A vehicle and valid Driver’s License to travel to the site around the Vancouver Metro Area.

Benefits

• Meaningful work with a focus on sustainable solutions for a prosperous planet
• Equality and inclusion initiatives