Assistant Project Manager

1 month ago

Kelowna, Canada Marcon Full time

Salary:
**This job will be posted until 4:00 pm on Wednesday, November 15, 2023**

Reporting to the Project Manager and in collaboration with the site leadership team, the Assistant Project Manager is responsible for supporting the Project Manager with project objectives through efficient use of project management process. He/She will leverage excellent communication and people skills to develop successful relationships with clients, consultants, architects, and sub-contractors. The Assistant Project Manager will achieve high standards of project delivery and operations excellence through a strong focus on quality, schedule, people leadership and financial management.

**About Us**

Marcon Construction is a trusted name in the construction community. If a project needs building, we can do it, and chances are we have. Low-rises, high-rises, townhomes, retail centres, industrial parks—we've built them all, and partnered with well-known and highly regarded developers to complete each project. With every building our clients' priorities come first, ensuring each development is completed on time and with Marcon quality built in. None of this is possible without a hardworking team, working together, to make it all happen.

**About the Role**
- Project Support_
- Collaborate with:

- Project Manager to develop project objectives, strategies, and concept plans.
- Engineers, architects, and consultants to determine, specifications, design requirements, value engineering and constructability.
- Trades and partners to develop project plans, sequence, risk mitigations, and schedules.
- Site supervisors to review design documents and drawings to ensure optimized construction methods.
- Support negotiations and tender process for selection of contractors and sub-trades.
- Assist with contractual requirements and change management process.
- Organize project execution activities.
- Attend and sometimes lead project meetings.
- Manage customer interface and project stakeholders' communications.
- Assist with preparation of project reports for executives, customers, and other stakeholders.
- Ensure execution of regulatory standards, Marcon's policies, protocols, and processes at construction site.
- Assist with project close-out.
- People Leadership_
- Assist Project Manager with driving results, through setting ambitious targets, set accountability, focus people's energy on project direction, and remove barriers.
- Participate in recruitment of site resources when required.
- Fosters a teamwork approach for achieving objectives.
- Process Leadership_
- Promote and execute Marcon's Operations system and processes, including PMO and the Last Planner System.
- Engage with continuous improvement of Marcon's process and systems.
- Use of key performance indicators to ensure continuous learning and improvement.
- Safety Leadership_
- Promote Marcon's safety management system, and zero accident culture.
- Ensure pro-active safety process and adherence to OHSA regulations.
- Support and uphold COR certification standards.
- Quality Leadership_
- Ensure Marcon's standards for quality and brand is maintained.
- Engage with Customer Care department to incorporate customer satisfaction measures with site deliveries.
- Ensure corrective and preventive actions are in place for reduction of rework.

**About You**
- 3-5 years of experience in construction project management.
- College diploma or university degree in related field, PMP an asset.
- Leadership, conflict resolution and communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience with managing contract operations.
- Excellent time management, organizational skills, and attention to details.
- Excellent interpersonal, teamwork and collaboration skills.
- Commitment to operations excellence.

**What We Offer**
- Full-time, long-term employment;
- Excellent group benefits
- Personal and professional development opportunities;
- Dynamic fun work environment and company wide social events; and of course
- Competitive pay rates

If you are an enthusiastic and hard-working individual who is interested in being a part of our team, then we want to hear from you

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