Project Manager

**This is the Rundown**: Who We Are

Being one of the larger privately-owned construction companies in North America, Reliance offers general contracting services in all aspects of project planning, execution and delivery. Over the last year, we’ve grown continuously due to our employees’ performance, but mostly through their passion, focus, and determination. This expansion however has not let us forget that we are still a family-owned company established in 1948. Our presence in the construction industry over more than half a century has led us to an unparalleled understanding of the industry, allowing us to provide our clients with a sense of complete trust and confidence. They rely on us to complete a project they’ve envisioned, and we accept that responsibility to make it a reality.

**The Role**: Project Manager
The individual fulfilling this role will support the Senior Project Manager in the project’s administrative demands from pre-construction budgeting and schedule all the way through to procurement, shop drawing/coordination development, construction, project turnover, and contract closeouts. The Project Manager along with all members of the project must all collaborate to ensure the successful delivery of the project.

**What You’ll Do**:

- Lead the project team and ensure project completion is within budget, on schedule and conforms with the design documents
- Assist the Project Director/Vice President in working with all departments including estimating, scheduling, procurement, labor relations, finance, accounting, and other services required (goal is to achieve an integrated team approach)
- Develop project bidding strategy with the project team
- Prepare scopes of work for each trade, assembling bid packages and administering the tender process
- Review and provide schedule information for bid documents and execute contract negotiations in a timely manner to adhere to the master schedule
- Assist the Project Superintendent in developing a logistics plan that allows the contractors to complete their work in a coordinated, efficient manner (plan should look to mitigate the impact of the project on the surrounding neighborhood and traffic around the site)
- Direct and lead the activities of the Assistant Project Managers, Project Coordinators, and other support staff on the project
- Establish priorities for the project staff based on owner and project requirements
- Identify any factory visits that may be required and schedule those meetings accordingly
- Monitor contractor/vendor pending costs as reported by Reliance Construction and the appropriate contractor/vendor
- Ensure that the owner is apprised of all deviations from the project baseline data, i.e. original schedule, budget, etc.
- Coordinate all client business related contact/correspondences to ensure consistency of Reliance Construction reporting throughout the organization
- Conduct monthly project/client meetings to review project progress, current cost projections/ change orders issued to date, anticipated “pending” costs, schedule, requisition review, highlight near term major activities, A/C interface issues (equipment/shop drawing review, RH’s, etc.), and changes to the project (any other issues deemed appropriate should also be addressed)
- Obtain approvals for changes to the project that have been generated by the project team (A/C, owner, etc.)
- Prepare the submission of the final project report, and pormpt closeout of subcontracts

**What You’ll Need**:

- Degree in an Engineering, Architecture, or a Construction Management discipline, specialized courses in construction management or equivalent experience and training preferred
- Relative experience in an Assistant Project Manager or Project Manager role that is similar to the respective projects
- Broad general experience, education and rotation through and exposure to several departments (an asset)
- Current WHMIS certification and fall protection training (other licensure and/or certification in a discipline directly related to the requirements of this position is preferred, but not required)
- Strong knowledge in developing detailed scopes of work packages across all divisions
- Strong management skills and administrative experience
- Strong knowledge of construction, engineering, procurement, industry standards, and other project-related activities, their interfaces, and interdependencies
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Must possess computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (experience with project management software an asset)
- Proven leadership abilities

**What We’ll Offer You**:

- Competitive compensation package
- Collaborative but challenging work environment
- Early departure on Fridays for summer months
- Completely renovated office space
- Free coffee every day
- Frequent team bonding activities

**Note**: This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an employee in t