Senior Project Manager - #450383

Kingston, Ontario

We are development experts at Patry Group of companies, we have completed 30+ projects, we have over 5000 units currently under management with another 1000 units under construction, and 4,700 units at various planning and development stages.

We are growing exponentially fast, and are looking for an all-star Senior Project Manager to help maintain our trajectory and bring us to the next level.

Position Summary: This position will be responsible for guiding the construction projects from design, estimating and bidding, through to completion, while ensuring that the project is quality build, on-time, and on budget. This position requires strong work ethic and leadership characteristics.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide clear, detailed and effective written and oral communication to team members, clients, authorities and all other project stakeholders.
• Supervise project staff – provide training, coaching and mentoring to team members to assist in the development and growth of their knowledge and abilities.
• Provide overall management, administration, and technical direction for the project (or multiple projects).
• Develop, prepare and maintain a detailed master project schedule, identifying critical path, milestones, trade and material delivery timelines, and inspection requirements.
• Ensure project schedule is monitored, updated, and distributed monthly or sooner when events have impact on schedule.
• Establishing and enforcing project safety and environmental programs in line with company policy and Ministry Guidelines.
• Manage project costs – monitor actual costs against project estimates on a weekly basis and prepare accurate and timely cost reporting reflecting the project’s material and labour costs, including projected updated cost to complete project.
• Manage contracts – carry out full review of sub-trade, supplier, and consulting tenders and pricing, review and edit draft documents, ensuring they are compliant with company policy and procedures, approve and give direction on processing of original contract and amendments, and ensure that contracts stipulate schedule requirements that coincide with project master schedule.
• Work to establish construction methods and sequencing and assist in identifying and resolving conflicts.
• Chair project meetings – give direction to PC on preparation and distribution of agendas, chair meetings, ensuring accurate minutes are kept, and identify task responsibilities and scheduling commitments.
• Direct project team on project close-out – ensure documents are kept current via red-lining to reflect as-built conditions and monitor and direct PC on collection of project documentation such as maintenance and warranty manuals, deficiencies and warranty work.
• Provide detailed review and analysis of project drawings and specifications – document and communicate deficiencies.
• Identify and direct PCs on preparation of RFIs and processing of SIs issued by consultants, and ensure project documentation is circulated throughout project team, including site, trades, suppliers, and authorities.
• Monitor regularly with PC the status of outstanding RFIs, SIs, NOCs, and Cos, and assist in pursuing documents to ensure timely processing.
• Set standard for collaborative working relationships among team members, other departments, project teams, owners, consultants, and authorities.
• Report monthly to Ownership on project status, including budget, schedule, quality, and outstanding contract issues.
• Carry out additional tasks, as assigned by Ownership from time to time.
  
  

Job Specifications

• Minimum of 8 – 10 years’ experience working in construction, including 10+ years of Project Management
• Experience in residential construction in a medium-sized construction company building mid-rise projects
• PMP or PMAC certifications is preferred
• Ability to lead a team by being a good and effective communicator (verbal & written)
• Excellence in building rapport and creating a team environment where all those with project responsibilities work well together
• Thorough understanding of all stages of the design and construction process
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including MS Project, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Master's Degree in Architectural or Engineering Technology, plus equivalent in work experience.
• Ability to maintain a high level of organization by ensuring daily job allocation
• Excellence in planning how each process should be done, how resources are to be acquired, and when the project should be completed
• Ability to determine potential risks while devising proactive ways to solve them
• Excellence in the budgeting of financial resources
• Ability to welcome feedback and use it to improve the quality of production