Project Manager

Halifax, NS

Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, electrical, integrated building technology, and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa. We also develop custom, turnkey solutions to help reach the desired outcomes. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada’s infrastructure and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal.

WE BUILD FOR LIFE.

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 Gold Winner for Canada’s Safest Employers Award in the Building and Construction category and Excellence Winner for Canada’s Best Health + Safety Culture Award as well as Canada’s Best Health + Safety Leader Award.

The Project Management 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.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for building the budget, procuring equipment and subcontractors while billing and collecting funds for their respective projects in line with the KPI targets as determined by management on a quarterly basis.
Participate in estimating turnover meetings, preconstruction meetings and post construction meetings.
Complete monthly financial forecasting reports and participates in project status review meetings.
Attends client and construction meetings as required and to disseminate the information to work force, subcontractors and suppliers.
Manage and coordinate the equipment and systems commissioning process.
Contributing as necessary to the pre-construction process by reviewing contracts and determining project scope, planning and estimating prior to execution.
Maintaining safety standards in all aspects of each project.
Preparation and monthly update of the work in progress (WIP) forecast sheets.
Attends job site progress walks and is aware of project construction status.
Maintain safety standards in respect of their projects.
Creates purchase orders for suppliers and subcontractors.
Breaks out labour budget and reviews break out with Foremen.
Reviews Foreman labour plan with budget and input.
Communicates and confers with Foreman on the labour progress and makes financial judgement calls in monthly review on final labour hours.
PM is aware of field progress and communicates with foremen against the plan.

Qualifications and Job Requirements:

Typically holds a Post-Secondary degree in construction management, architecture, engineering however equivalent experience in the field could also be acceptable.
Minimum 5 year's experience working as a Project Manager in construction required.
Previous experience in healthcare is a strong asset
Experience in reading and interpreting construction drawings and documents.
Computer literate in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) and computerized scheduling packages.
Demonstrates the ability to plan and manage to a project schedule,
Knowledge of construction costs and budgets.
Understanding of all facets of the construction process.
Knowledge of basic accounting principles is an asset.
Team player, energetic, resourceful
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work in an office and field environment and maintain excellent working relationships with others.
Competent in conflict and crisis management.
Excellent time and project management skills.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

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

At Modern Niagara, we recognize the value of fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization and are committed to eliminating barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, LGTBQ2S+, people with disabilities, and new immigrants) in the construction industry. Our DEI vision is to build an organization where everyone has access to the same opportunities, experience equitable outcomes, and can thrive and reach their full potential.

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. We can be reached at [email protected].