Construction Project Manager

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Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Interior

Work setting

• Office
• Industrial construction
• Residential construction
• Commercial and/or industrial construction
• Construction site

Budgetary responsibility

• 0 - $100,000
• $100,001 - $500,000
• $500,001 - $1,500,000
• $1,500,001 - $4,000,000

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Coordinate subcontractors activities
• Evaluate daily operations
• Plan and organize daily operations
• Select trade subcontractors
• Prepare and submit construction project budget estimates
• Recruit, hire and supervise staff and/or volunteers
• Plan and prepare construction schedules and milestones and monitor progress
• Prepare contracts and negotiate revisions, changes and additions to contractual agreements
• Establish and implement policies and procedures for quality control
• Operate CADD and other computer software systems
• Read blueprint, schemas and drawings
• Plan and manage budgets
• Direct the purchase of building materials and land acquisitions
• Develop and implement quality control programs
• Develop risk management plans
• Oversee the analysis of data and information
• Prepare reports
• Construction site supervision

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people
• 3-4 people
• 5-10 people
• 11-15 people

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Working at heights training
• First Aid Certificate
• CADD Course

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

• SolidWorks software
• AutoCAD
• MS Excel
• MS Office
• MS Outlook
• MS Word

Equipment and machinery experience

• Hand tools

Construction specialization

• Industrial, commercial and institutional

Area of specialization

• Project management
• Asbestos abatement and removal

Additional information

Security and safety

• Basic security clearance
• Enhanced reliability security clearance
• Confidential security clearance
• Criminal record check
• Driver's validity licence check
• Reference required

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Own vehicle
• Willing to travel
• Willing to travel regularly

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Own tools/equipment

• Hard hat
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Cellular phone

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Organized
• Team player
• Values and ethics