project manager, construction

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Interior

Work setting

• Office
• Urban area
• Rural area
• Industrial construction
• Institutional construction
• Residential construction
• Commercial and/or industrial construction
• Office building

Budgetary responsibility

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

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
• Hire and supervise activities of subcontractors
• 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
• Utilize computerized quantity take-off

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people
• 3-4 people
• 5-10 people
• Contractors

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

• AutoCAD
• MS Excel
• MS Word

Construction specialization

• Industrial, commercial and institutional

Area of specialization

• Project management

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

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
• Large caseload

Own tools/equipment

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

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Accountability