Project Manager I

**Requisition ID**:38885

**Organization**

Located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Peoples, Vancouver has a commitment to becoming a City of Reconciliation. Vancouver consistently ranks as one of the world’s most liveable cities and is working towards being the greenest city in the world. Named among Canada's Top 100 Employers, BC's Top Employers, and Canada's Greenest Employers, the City of Vancouver seeks colleagues who can help shape and embody our core commitments to sustainability, decolonization, equity and outstanding quality of life for all residents.

Consider joining our committed team of staff and being part of an innovative, inclusive and rewarding workplace.

**Main Purpose and Function**

The Project Manager I, is responsible for the delivery of lifecycle replacement/ renewal of building systems on existing City of Vancouver buildings and facilities. This includes but is not limited to the development of project scope and definition, procuring project design and/or construction teams, managing teams during the project assessment, design, construction, commissioning, handover, and closeout phases. The projects vary in scope from feasibility studies to complex rehabilitation or replacement projects often involving multiple building systems. Building systems include but are not limited to HVAC, plumbing, electrical, elevating devices, building envelope, structural, controls, and fire and life safety systems.

**Specific Duties and Responsibilities**
- Manages all aspects of projects to ensure that the City objectives are incorporated into the project.
- Manages project teams to successfully deliver projects. The team members could be internal departmental staff, consultants and contractors.
- Has responsibility for managing staff, including input for staff hiring. Makes effective recommendations to the Manager on the engagement of consultants. Assigns work to project team members, specifying deliverables, timelines and expectations. Assists with monitoring the performance of project team members.
- Coaches and mentors team members.
- Ensures that areas such as maintenance and operations, safety, and City initiatives and policies are well considered and addressed as part of the project.
- Engages with stakeholders and performs investigations to prepare project scope and requirements.
- Hires consultants to prepare feasibility studies, detailed designs, IFT/IFC/final design drawings, and design specifications.
- Prepares and updates project budgets for approval by senior staff and/or Council.
- Acts as the City’s representative and liaises between consultants, contractors, and City Departments in matters pertaining to project scope, schedule, budget design, construction, project requirements, and contracts.
- Monitors the progress of the work related to budget, schedule, sustainability, quality and completeness; identifies problems; evaluates if alternate approaches should be taken to meet the project targets/requirements.
- Ensures the projects meet all the program requirements and are delivered within the approved budget and timelines.
- Reviews plans at various stages for conformity with the program of requirements, cost-effectiveness, and inclusion of later requests made through correspondence or meetings.
- Reviews change orders, progress payment certificates and recommends payment.
- Reviews and maintains project cost and project metric data and issues monthly reports.
- Reviews construction to ascertain it is in general conformance with contract documents.
- Review consultants’ review and testing reports and recommend action where appropriate.
- Review legal agreement with consultants, contractors etc. and recommend actions as appropriate
- Oversees the acceptance, training, commissioning and handover processes for projects assigned.
- Files and updates project records in corporate financial, project and document management systems
- Identifies, assesses, implements and documents low cost/no cost operational type measures for inclusion in the project
- Other duties/responsibilities as assigned.

**Qualifications**

Education and Experience:

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture or an equivalent degree in a related field, and a minimum 5 years of experience as a project manager, leading teams through various stages of complex building construction projects, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience with construction on existing buildings is considered an asset.
- Experience in project management or construction management of capital projects in civic buildings or similar facilities.
- Experience as a construction manager, construction superintendent and/or design engineer of record is considered an asset.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

- Thorough knowledge and experience with building systems such as HVAC, heating plant, plu