Construction Director, Infrastructure | General Contractor | Vancouver | Outpost Recruitment

Large Canadian general contractor, is seeking an experienced a Construction Director to join their growing team focusing on exciting transformative major infrastructure projects in Vancouver BC. Salary $300k+ plus benefits plus annual bonus. Outpost Recruitment is excited to work with our client on this full-time permanent role.

As a Construction Director you will use your proven experience and technical expertise and be a leader in construction and project management, delivery and excellence. Working on large-scale infrastructure projects up to $1 billion – you will have the opportunity to use your solution focused and team-oriented attitude to lead a collaborative team of construction professionals.

Responsibilities, Experience, Skills of Construction Director:

- Project Development

- Assist in securing new work through participation in bidding and proposal teams

- Project Management– Responsible for delivery against all budget, schedule & quality targets

- Construction Operations

- Safety. Establish safety, team, systems and procedures and ensure a safe work environment for everyone involved in the project.

- Schedule. Develop, monitor and make decisions to ensure project is delivered on schedule.

- Quality, ensuring key metrics and KPI’s are established and targets are consistently achieved.

- Responsible for all aspects of project close out

- Commercial Management

- Ensure teams understand and protect JV interests under the Prime Contract

- Ensure teams have a process to efficiently and effectively process change orders

- Financial / cash flow management

- Identifies risks and implements mitigation and contingency plans

- Results. Ensure everyone on the project has a commercial mindset to deliver the project at or exceeding budget.

- Stakeholder Management

- Create and maintain excellent relationships with all stakeholders

- The client, architects, engineering firms, etc.

- Joint venture partners

- Government, the public, special interest groups

- People Management

- Creates and maintains a culture and environment that is open and respectful

- Hire, supervise, coach and mentor project personnel

- Ensure project has capacity and expert capability is in all engineering, procurement and construction activities

- Expertise in required functional areas: Design management, Project Controls, Procurement, Contract Management, Quality, Commercial Management)

- Communicates with Sr. Management to ensure adequate resources are provided

- Ensure the project as required staffing and succession plans

- Communication

- Builds engagement through ongoing communicates to all staff and stakeholders

- Provide all required project reporting / forecasting

- Executive Responsibility

- Ambassador to employees, the client, partners the public and executive leadership.

Required Knowledge and Experience of Construction Director

- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil engineering or similar.
- A minimum of 20 years of construction leadership experience on complex major projects, with a proven track record of delivering commercial success.
- In depth expertise in civil construction with a solid understanding of rail systems.
- In depth experience in working with complex contractual agreements and project financing
- 3+ years’ experience working on complex rail projects, stations
- The proven ability to successfully manage large and complex construction projects through the full project lifecycle
- Experience working on projects with international joint venture partners
- Thorough knowledge of change management principles including identifying significant variations, claims identification, narration, quantification and evaluation
- Proven track record with claims management and dispute resolution on major projects
- Experience with risk identification and management
- Experience in liaising with client, subcontractor and consultant representatives
- The proven ability to effectively recruit and build teams and manage senior project staff
- Sound understanding of contractual, commercial and financial functions on major projects
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Fluency in English is required (oral and written)

Requirements

- Design build experience on major projects ($1bn+)
- Joint Venture experience
- Minimum 10 years of transportation / public buildings, Healthcare etc. experience
- 20 years ofconstructionexperience
- Buildings & civil / infrastructure experience ideal

Compensation:

- $300k+ plus annual bonus plus excellent bonus

Unique career opportunity within a progressive environment with continuous learning and opportunity for growth, as well as a competitive compensation package.

An equal opportunity employer. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.

#J-18808-Ljbffr