Project Manager - High Rise Residential (Kitchener/ Waterloo) - Jobs in Waterloo, Ontario

Job Description

Job DescriptionBrief Overview:The Project Manager reports to the Senior Project Manager and is accountable for the overall project performance, planning and development including, cost, quality, safety, and schedule. They maintain excellent relationships with owner, designer, consultants, subcontractors and public. The Project Manager provides leadership and mentorship to the project team. This position will work full time on a project located in the Kitchener/ Waterloo area.Responsibilities:

• Accountable for all contract document, Request for Information, Site Instruction, and Submittal controls and distribution procedures. Ensures all project correspondence and records are properly managed and maintained by the team.
• Collaborates with the superintendent to establish the major construction work plans and engineering methods. Provides input to the method from a cost perspective.
• In conjunction with the Superintendent, develops and puts the Project Execution Plan in place (including project procedures, project and contract requirements) and ensures it is communicated and understood. Chairs project startup meetings.
• Chairs, and minute, Project OACamp; Construction Progress Meetings. Conducts weekly team huddle is chaired by the superintendent.
• Accountable for project profitability including the budget/cost control system preparation, maintenance, and forecasting.
• Manage the project Change Management process to ensure additions to contract are properly notified, addressed and closed out.
• Procurement of all Trades in all Divisions for the project, unless noted as Owners in the Contract.

• Enforces contractual responsibilities and resolving disputes. Ensuring the project is completed in compliance with the contract requirements.

• Identifies, tracks, and mitigates risk throughout the project life cycle. Ensuring scope is covered and risks are allocated to the appropriate parties.

• Ensures that the project team is efficient, and tasks are completed timely. Making sure the team is “Doing what we are saying we will do”. Provides mentorship and feedback to the project team regarding expectations and can delegate workamp; scopes accordingly.
• Oversight of project schedule, task definition and breakdowns. Ensuring compliance by all parties with the schedule. Regular schedule progress reporting and updates oversight.
• Management of internal project close-out including archiving of documents and producing the final project report. Plan for contract close out, including occupancy, commissioning, and maintenance and warranty manuals.
• Negotiate and issue subcontracts and monitoring their progress, schedule, and risk of default. Handle all change orders, including negotiating, processing and assessing cost and schedule impact.
• Liaise with the accounting team in preparing the monthly billing to ensure subcontractor and supplier invoices are approved and tracks costs to ensure budgets are maintained.
• Primary point of contact for escalated issues with Clients, Consultants and Subcontractors.

• Promotes a team atmosphere to give the most opportunity for the team to learn from each other. Coaches project team to ensure they are performing in their roles well and provided opportunities to take on stretch assignments and learn roles of their supervisors.
• Management of Prime Contract between CCM and Owner to ensure compliance and profitability. Including Notifications as required by the Contract due to defaults by Trades or Owner.