Electrical Utilities Manager

The Roberts Onsite team is growing. If you are an independent, enthusiastic, and driven professional searching for an opportunity to build a solid foundation for your career, this position is for you. The **Electrical Utilities Manage**r position is located in Kitchener, Ontario and reports directly to the Electrical Division Manager. You will be responsible for the overall direction, co-ordination, implementation, execution, control, and completion of specific projects and will be the point of contact for Foreman, clients, suppliers, and management for the utilities group.

**A Little About You**:
You are able to plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate electrical utilities projects from the estimate stage through to the project completion. You can quickly assess, evaluate, and report on project status in accordance with schedule, specifications, and budget. You have a continuous improvement mind set always looking for a better way. You are an effective communicator and collaborate well with others. You can clearly set expectations and hold yourself and others accountable to meeting those commitments. You are always willing to roll-up your sleeves to dig in and find the solution to whatever problem the day has presented to you. Your primary focus is safety, planning, monitoring progress, scheduling, quality, costs management, estimating, reporting, and managing project changes under the direction of senior leadership.

**The Role and Essential Job Functions**:

- Ensure work is performed in compliance with applicable standards - i.e. health and safety regulations, company policies and procedures, Ministry of Labour and COR requirements;
- Estimate or assist with estimations for the traffic signal, street lighting and utilities portion of roadway construction projects;
- Review contracts and negotiate revisions, changes and additions to contractual agreements with clients, suppliers, subcontractors, and consultants;
- Negotiate contracts in coordination with the purchasing department;
- Maintain oversight of work in progress, assessing for areas of risk and deficiencies, instructing the project team to address issues that arise;
- Monitor daily production requirements and ensure quality control are achieved and tracked for unit price model projects;
- Work with internal purchasing staff to ensure materials and equipment are available to tradespersons;
- Ensure monthly cost forecasting and checklists are completed accurately and on time;
- Assist job cost administrator in the preparation of monthly customer invoicing;
- Ensure accurate productivity reports are completed weekly;
- Ensure utility locates and permits are completed and on-site prior to work commencing;
- Ensure that extra items beyond the original estimate are tracked and invoiced appropriately;
- Attend pre-construction and progress meetings;
- Regularly liaison with owner/consultant or general contractor throughout the duration of the project;
- Report any concerns/trends occurring in project that may be critical to the organization’s financial performance or corporate image to the Electrical Division Manager;
- At the completion of the project verify quantities to ensure invoicing can be completed appropriately.

**Skill Requirements**:

- Understanding of construction scheduling, planning, and execution principles
- Business operations processes
- Organization and time management
- Outstanding communications, negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Ability to read, analyze and process documents.
- Computer skills, familiarity with MS suite (Excel, Word, Office)
- Strong verbal and effective written communication skills.
- Ability to adapt to changing conditions with regards to weather and materials.
- Ability to train, monitor, mentor and develop the skills of subordinate staff.
- Solid decision-making skills, including the ability to address unexpected issues in short timeframes (e.g., equipment failures, last-minute changes to client needs, etc.) and understand the impact of one’s decisions on multiple stakeholders.
- Good problem-solving skills, including the ability to employ judgement and past experience to determine the best solutions amongst several alternatives.
- Intermediate user of:

- Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Project)
- Accubid estimating software an asset, but will train

**Education and Work Experience Requirements**
- Diploma or degree in Project Management, Construction Engineering Technology, Construction Management or relevant field
- 3-5 years of Project Management experience in the utilities industry
- If you’re not sure you meet every qualification but feel you have other experience relevant to the role, we encourage you to apply.
- If you feel the skills you’ve developed over your career may be suited to this role, you are welcome to apply.

**The Team You Will Be a Part of**:
Roberts Onsite is one of Ontario’s largest multi-trade contractors providing high-quality construction services, an