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Project Manager

As a Project Manager for Cavan Construction you will contribute to our team by:

  • Developing and implementing the project safety plan, leading by example for health and safety practices and procedures.
  • Ensuring the project is constructed as per design, budget, quality, and schedule.
  • Understanding client drivers and offering value engineering proposals for functionality, cost, and/or schedule benefit while maintaining value-added outcomes as part of our solution provider service where warranted.
  • Managing project performance, schedule, and resources.
  • Providing performance status reports for safety, cost forecast, and schedule.
  • Performing risk and opportunity-management, and forecasting.
  • Preparing and/or verifying progress payments to clients and trade contractors, and monitoring progress.
  • Interfacing with the project team, client representative, consultants, and trade contractors for assigned area, scope, or project.
  • Negotiating and issuing subcontracts and major purchase orders and monitoring their progress and schedule.
  • Understanding, communicating, and enforcing the contract/contract documents and resolving disputes.
  • Assisting with site inspection by the design team for installation deficiencies and witnessing and signing off on systems commissioning.
  • Developing and overseeing overall project closeout, including document archival, maintenance and warranty manuals, deficiencies, and warranty work.
  • Overseeing commissioning plan development, closeout plan, and their execution.
  • Identifying and managing risk and opportunities on construction projects.
  • Other duties as required.  

What you will bring to the role:

  • Postsecondary education or training in engineering, construction management, or a related discipline.
  • 8–10 years of progressive construction experience with leadership and mentoring preferred.
  • Knowledge and application of health, safety, and environment principles/ procedures/legislation.
  • In-depth knowledge of construction industry and company operations, including building materials, construction specifications, methods and procedures, and safety and quality management practices for more complex projects or scopes.
  • In-depth knowledge of project construction law and building codes, with the ability to leverage such knowledge.
  • Strong planning, organizational, and time management skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize direct-report tasks for prompt execution.
  • Ability to manage project budgets and create and schedule a project.
  • Demonstrated experience implementing a strong safety culture.
  • Ability to identify and manage risk and opportunities on construction projects.
  • Experience with cost and change management.