Project Manager (Contract)

About the Role

The Project Manager plans and oversees the end‑to‑end delivery of assigned projects, which are generally of moderate complexity, risk, and exposure, ensuring that scope, budget, and requirements are met. Key responsibilities include defining project scope and deliverables with stakeholders, developing detailed project plans, estimating resources, budgets and timelines, identifying and mitigating risks, monitoring progress, leading the project team, communicating status, and guaranteeing compliance with regulatory, environmental, health, and safety standards. The role also focuses on client relationship management by building effective relationships, resolving issues, managing expectations, and ensuring client satisfaction. For urgent projects, the manager must quickly gather requirements, conduct risk assessments, produce cost estimates, lead kick‑off meetings, secure on‑the‑fly funding, and maintain a regular communication cadence with the client’s organization. • Define project scope, deliverables, and requirements with stakeholders. • Develop and implement comprehensive project plans, schedules, and budgets. • Estimate resource needs and create cost estimates for budgeting. • Identify risks and develop mitigation and contingency plans. • Monitor project progress to ensure timely completion and regulatory compliance. • Lead and oversee project team activities, tracking task completion. • Communicate status updates, risks, and opportunities to relevant parties. • Build and maintain client relationships, resolve issues, and manage expectations. • Rapidly gather requirements, conduct risk assessments, and produce cost estimates for urgent projects. • Organize kick‑off meetings and secure on‑the‑fly funding using industry benchmarks. • Maintain a regular cadence of communication with client organizations. • Manage vendor performance and ensure quality delivery. • Create business cases and class D estimates without consultant support.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸scope definition
• ▸project planning
• ▸cost estimation
• ▸risk management
• ▸progress monitoring
• ▸client management

What You Bring

Required qualifications are a community college diploma in architectural, construction, or engineering technology (university degree preferred) and three to five years of project‑management experience. Proven abilities in budgeting, risk mitigation, communication, relationship building, vendor management, quality improvement, and proficiency with the MS Office suite are essential, with PMI accreditation, LEED certification, or Engineer‑in‑Training status considered assets. • Demonstrate strong multitasking across multiple simultaneous projects. • Possess PMI accreditation, LEED certification, or Engineer‑in‑Training status (preferred).

Requirements

• ▸pmi
• ▸leed
• ▸eit
• ▸ms office
• ▸project management
• ▸budgeting

Benefits

This is a regular, full‑time position offering a salary range of $75,374‑$94,218 per annum, with the starting salary based on the candidate’s competencies, experience, education, professional designations, and performance related to the role.

Work Environment

Onsite