Project Manager

Modern Niagara

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA

1d ago

Modern Niagara helps build and maintain the spaces where Canadians live, learn, work, and heal by meeting the mechanical, electrical, and building controls and services needs of Canada’s infrastructure.

We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed.

Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and, as a result, our award-winning safety culture has a record that’s well above industry standards.

At Modern Niagara, you will work alongside values-driven, safety-conscious, and high impact teams in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment.

Here, your knowledge, skills, and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canada’s infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.

Modern Niagara is one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and is a recipient of SMACNA s Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP) Canada and the Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Magazine’s Canada’s Best Health + Safety Culture Award and Canada’s Safest Employers Award in the Building and Construction category.

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Project Manager to join our Special Projects team in Vancouver, BC.

The Project Manager role encompasses a wide range of duties, some of which include managing labour, purchasing, administration, cost control, supplier and subcontractor coordination, communication, scheduling, pricing of change orders, financial ownership of your projects, establishing and managing client relationships.

Overview of Responsibilities :

Actively participate and contribute in estimating turnover, and pre-construction meetings

Support the project Foreman by developing a strong working relationship and provide project execution guidance

Effectively manage the labour work force on your respective project

Complete detailed and accurate monthly financial forecasting reports and participate in our project status review (PSR) meetings

Build and strengthen subcontractor and supplier relationships; review contracts for scope, maintain productivity, quality, and costs and ensure the projects are completed in a manner that supports the overall strategic and operational objectives of the company

Willing to advance both professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and seminars, review professional publications, establish a personal network of industry peers, and be highly motivated to benchmark state-of-the-art practices

Participate in client and construction meetings as required and to disseminate the information to our work force and subcontractors

Estimating and assisting in estimating if required

Other duties as requested

Education and Experience :

5+ years experience working as a Mechanical Project Manager, within construction

Post-Secondary education in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience is an asset

Ability to interpret site and building plans and specifications

Can successfully prioritize tasks based on demand and deadlines

Results and solutions oriented individual

Experienced with, and a willingness to train and mentor team members

A track record that clearly demonstrates effective leadership when interacting with multiple external clients

Working knowledge of contract terms and conditions

Fundamental understanding of project financial controls

Ability to communicate professionally and effectively

Ability to work autonomously with frequent travel to site locations

Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously

Proficient with Microsoft Office

General understanding of QA / QC as well as Health and Safety practices / requirements

Design / build experience is an asset

Committed team player with excellent interpersonal skills

Live the Modern Niagara Core Values - Teamwork, Initiative, Dedication, Professionalism, Passion.

Please submit your resume today!

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

At Modern Niagara, we value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Modern Niagara is an equal opportunity employer.

If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise us so that suitable accommodations can be made.

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