Senior Project Manager, Buildings and Parks

JOB SUMMARY

The Design and Construction Facilities Branch is responsible for architecture, engineering and landscape architecture services, design and construction management, and other related technical and professional services. 

You manage total project delivery for assigned major multi-year, multi-discipline construction and renovation projects for municipal building and/or landscape architectural projects.  

You are responsible for: all phases of concurrent project delivery from project inception through consultant selection, pre-design, detailed design, contract documentation, tendering, award, construction, testing, commissioning, turnover to Client and Operating Division and warranty inspection; participating in project identification, prioritization, planning, public consultation and risk management; coordinating the environmental site assessment process and other studies and all stages of the project lifecycle; monitoring, tracking and reporting on project status; approving all project expenditures; and contributing to the review/development of department standards. 

You also provide expert, technical advice and manage project delivery for:

• assigned capital works or renewal projects for the construction of new facilities, additions, major renovations and/or significant new building functionality and use (including community centres, arenas, swimming pools, major recreation complexes, fire stations, libraries, archives, municipal ward yards, transit maintenance facilities, paramedic stations, administration buildings, heritage and cultural facilities), etc.,

and/or

• assigned capital works or renewal projects, including new parks and open space developments, as well as major park renovations and other related municipal facilities.

You have a good working understanding of all construction industries, including engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural practices. 

*The Senior Project Manager Building and Parks will work in one of the following architectural disciplines and the educational requirements will be adjusted accordingly: Building OR Landscape.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of 4 year Bachelor of Engineering or Architecture or Landscape Architecture

Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in the discipline of planning, design and construction of building and/or landscape architecture projects, 5 of which must be in construction project management.

Experience with City’s Project Management System is an asset

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

KNOWLEDGE

• Complete building and/or landscape architectural, design and construction methods and practices and related national and provincial construction standards, including legislation, regulations, codes and by-laws pertaining to Ontario Building Code, Accessibility for the Built Environment,  Occupational Health and Safety Act, Canadian Green Building Council, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), Environmental Assessment Act, Ontario Fire Codes, CSA Documents, etc.
• Principles of project management, including cost containment/control, risk management and reporting of multi-year, highly complex and high dollar value projects
• Processes for developing Requests for Qualifications, Requests for Proposals and the tendering and contracting process, including acceptance, review and selection of bids/tenders while ensuring transparency and probity of the tendering/contracting process
• Computer applications including, City’s Project Management systems, Computer Aided Design (CAD), scheduling, spreadsheet and word processing programs, e-mail and use of the Intra-Internet
• Protocols for preparing reports, briefings and other communiqués and those pertaining to public consultation, and responding to senior management/Councillor inquiries
• Current construction materials, methods, processes and practices
• Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) documentation
• Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to manage concurrent complex, high dollar value and often highly sensitive projects and bring projects to completion on time and within budget
• Ability to prepare RFQ’s and RFP’s, review, analyze and recommend acceptance of proposals
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing, to inquiries from senior management, Councillors or the general public and present technical material in formats conducive to various audiences
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Effective presentation skills; ability to prepare and deliver presentations to large groups and various target audiences; ability to convey information in an understandable and relatable manner
• Ability to work as a team player/leader
• Ability to identify and recommend solutions to issues and problems pertaining to assigned projects to mitigate loss/project downtime
• Organizational skills
• Ability to manage activities between technical staff, consultants, contractors, other levels of governments and external agencies/utilities
• Ability to read drawings from existing records or for proposed works 
• Ability to deal effectively with multiple demands and conflicting priorities
• Ability to foster trust and cooperation
• Independent, self-motivated
• Organized and attentive to detail 
• Demonstrated initiative
• Adaptable and resourceful
• Flexible and able to work with elected officials, representatives from all levels of government, the public, and consultants/contractors
• Ability to carry out construction work site reviews for the purpose of resolving project on-site problems and accepting/rejecting contractors’ work