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Job Details

Project Manager, Construction

Employer

District Mechanical

Date Posted

October 28, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $65,000.00 to $100,000.00 annually (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 37.5 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Nov 27, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

District Mechanical

Languages

English

Education

  • College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
  • or equivalent experience

Work site environment

Interior

Work setting

  • Office
  • Various locations
  • Willing to relocate
  • Institutional construction
  • Relocation costs not covered by employer
  • Commercial and/or industrial construction

Budgetary responsibility

  • 0 - $100,000
  • $100,001 - $500,000
  • $500,001 - $1,500,000
  • $1,500,001 - $4,000,000
  • $4,000,001 - $8,000,000
  • $8,000,001 +

Tasks

  • Coordinate subcontractors activities
  • Evaluate daily operations
  • Plan and organize daily operations
  • Select trade subcontractors
  • Prepare and submit construction project budget estimates
  • 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
  • Read blueprint, schemas and drawings
  • Direct the purchase of building materials and land acquisitions
  • Develop risk management plans

Supervision

  • 3-4 people
  • Contractors

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS) Certificate

Computer and technology knowledge

  • MS Excel
  • MS Office
  • MS Outlook
  • MS Project
  • MS Word

Construction specialization

Industrial, commercial and institutional

Area of specialization

Project management

Security and safety

Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Own vehicle

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

Cellular phone

Personal suitability

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

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
  • What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Experience

Experience an asset


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Project Manager, Construction is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Construction Managers
DIRECTIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to direct, control and evaluate construction projects from start to finish according to schedules, specifications and budgets; and in directing purchases of building materials and land acquisitions and in supervising the activities of subcontractors and staff

METHODICAL

Interest in preparing contracts, in planning and preparing construction schedules and milestones, in monitoring progress against established schedules and in developing and implementing quality control programs

social

Interest in negotiating revisions, changes and additions to contractual agreements with architects, consultants, clients, suppliers and subcontractors

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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