Project Manager

**Position Summary**:
The Project Manager oversees the planning, implementation, and tracking of all key project phases which have a beginning, an end, and specified deliverables. Project duties include but are not limited to defining the scope of a project in collaboration with the contractor, the maintenance of project documentation, creating a detailed project plan which identifies and sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the project, developing a schedule for project completion, determining objectives and measurables upon which the project will be evaluated at its completion, and producing consolidated reports. Administrative requirements include performance management of team, accurate project file set-up and documentation, regular reporting of project status and summarization of project close-out documents.

**Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities**:
Responsibility Area #1 - Supervisory
- Support the projects team in their activities to ensure their responsibilities are fulfilled
- Provide performance feedback to team on a continual basis
- Support future plans and goals for the projects department
- Ensure all pertinent information is available at kick-off meetings to allow optimal efficiency and accuracy throughout project
- Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with objectives and schedules
- Responsible for improvements on cost control/monitoring and increasing overall technical/drafting efficiency.
- Translate the strategic business plan into operational tasks for the detailing and document control departments
- Responsible to implement industry practices and procedures that impact detailing department

Responsibility Area #2 - Documentation and Reporting
- Assist in the development and training for an efficient document control department.
- Produce progress reports for each project (weekly/monthly)
- Record and manage project issues
- Evaluate the outcomes of each project with a project summary
- Assist in the development of administrative efficiencies through documented procedures.

Responsibility Area #3 - Health and Safety
- Ensure all staff and adhere to A&H Steel’s Health, Safety and Environment practices and procedures
- Ensuring a Health and Safety moment is included at all department meetings

Responsibility Area #4 - Financial Accountabilities
- Evaluating each projects cost breakdown at start of project to ensure maximum profitability at end of project
- Develop ‘checks and balances’ to track costs throughout each project.
- Evaluate the cost/financial outcomes of each project with accounting department and provide monthly project forecasting
- Responsible for upholding prudent spending on project budgets.

Responsibility Area #5 - Communication and Feedback
- Project Kick-off Meetings - As required_
- Facilitate discussion for a particular project with regards to points of contact, scope, estimate review, constructability review, schedule milestones and initial contact questions
- Weekly follow-up on the progress of the project, gathering all information required for project close-out meeting.
- Project Close-out Meetings - As required_
- Facilitate review of a project with regards to project outcomes/metrics, were scheduled milestones met, constructability issues, team evaluation and budget review.
- Facilitate discussion around ‘was this project successful’. Take note on lessons learned and take aways for future projects.
- Alignment Meeting - Weekly_
- Advise project team of any significant issues / lessons learned that require the attention of the entire team.
- Project Review Meeting - Monthly_
- Advise on project month end financial / production status
- Actively participate in open discussions with team
- Provide updates/reports for metrics in projects department
- General_
- Responsible for change management initiatives in the projects department
- Responsible for providing improvement feedback on department inefficiencies through innovative approaches
- Assist in the development and suggest improvements for A&H standards with other groups including estimating, accounting, production and field for efficient project completions, and a high-quality finished product
- Continual growth of knowledge and experience by attending educational workshops, establishing networks, and participating in professional committees
- Maintain a co-operative, motivated and successful team

Responsibility Area #6 - Values and Purpose
- Focus on developing self and others through practicing living the company values every day.
- Participate in continuous trainings, coaching, and discussions about the values as requested or needed.
- Participate in helping A&H facilitate its purpose.

**Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities**:

- Comprehensive knowledge of construction drawings and construction work methods, specific to concrete reinforcing.
- Comprehensive knowledge of project sequencing, resources, and objectives.
- Excellent organizational, planning and time management skil