Project Manager

Reporting to the Construction Manager, the Project Manager is responsible for the successful planning, execution, and closeout of Infrastructure projects, ensuring safety, quality, schedule, cost, and client expectations are met or exceeded. This role leads project administration from award through warranty, including contract management, procurement, subcontractor management, schedule and cost control, change management, forecasting, and stakeholder communication. The Project Manager coordinates closely with field leadership, estimating, subcontractors, suppliers, clients, and consultants to deliver projects in alignment with divisional standards, contractual requirements, and profitability targets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leads multiple concurrent, complex, multi-stakeholder projects with ambiguous scope and high financial or operational risk
• Accountable for project financial performance, including forecasting, cost control, and margin protection
• Proactively identifies systemic risks and implements mitigation strategies
• Mentors and coaches Project Coordinators and Jr Project Managers
• Reviews and challenges project plans developed by others
• Leads continuous improvement initiatives to enhance project delivery effectiveness
• Assists in developing and defining best practices and standard tools for project management
• Leads difficult negotiations related to scope, schedule, and cost
• Identifies recurring and systemic risks before they materialize, intervenes early to prevent project delays, cost overruns, or operational disruption.
• Lead execution from award through closeout, ensuring alignment to scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety requirements.
• Build and manage the project plan (controls, procurement, communication, document control, reporting cadence).
• Develop and maintain the baseline schedule; identify constraints and implement recovery plans as needed.
• Coordinate with field leadership on sequencing, logistics, site constraints, restoration, and traffic management.
• Administer prime contract requirements (notices, deliverables, testing/inspections, commissioning where applicable).
• Manage budgets, cost coding, committed costs, forecasting, WIP inputs, and corrective actions for variances.
• Lead change management: identify, document, price, track, and support negotiation/submission of changes.
• Lead procurement and subcontract administration from scope definition through award and performance management.
• Run subcontractor kickoff and coordination meetings; manage progress tracking and issue resolution.
• Manage relationships and communications with clients, consultants, municipalities, and internal teams.
• Maintain project documentation and controls (meeting minutes, correspondence, logs, files, reporting).
• Coordinate progress billing and invoicing, including required backup documentation and holdback administration.
• Lead closeout: substantial performance documentation, deficiencies, as-builts, O&M manuals, final accounts, and warranty items.
• Complete post-project reviews including lessons learned, estimate-to-actual review, and improvement actions.
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned, whether specifically or generally related to the role

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• 5–10+ years of progressive civil/infrastructure construction experience with project management responsibility.
• Demonstrated ability to manage cost, schedule, procurement, subcontractors, and contract administration on active construction projects.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure scopes including earthworks, sewer and watermain, restoration, traffic control, and temporary works.
• Strong ability to interpret and administer contracts, specifications, drawings, and project correspondence.
• Proficiency with project controls and financial management including budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking, change management, and reporting.
• Strong proficiency with core project tools including scheduling software, Excel, and document management practices.
• Strong communication, negotiation, organization, and leadership skills with the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders and priorities.
• Post-secondary education in Civil Engineering Technology, Construction Management, Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• PMP, C.E.T./C.Tech, Gold Seal, or similar designation considered an asset.

$110,000–$130,000 a year