Responsibilities
* Providing overall contract administration, technical expertise, and support to the project.
* Developing and implementing the project safety plan and leading by example for health and safety practices and procedures.
* Ensuring the project is constructed as per design, budget, resources, quality, and schedule.
* Understanding client drivers and offers value engineering proposals for functionality, cost, and schedule benefit.
* Managing project performance and providing performance status reports for safety, cost forecast, and schedule.
* Negotiating and issuing subcontracts, revisions, major purchase orders and progress payments and monitoring their progress and schedule.
* Understanding and enforcing the contract and contract documents.
* Participating in overall project commissioning and closeout.
* Identifying and managing risk and opportunities on construction projects.
If applicable, for design build project deliveries
* Monitoring progress of the design, including compliance issues, quality, general coordination, constructability, and timing of deliverables.
* Assisting the project team lead obtain a comprehensive design-management and design-quality plan and conduct periodic quality audits to ensure compliance.
* Keeping all parties informed of potential opportunities and challenges, and managing stakeholders’ expectations through appropriate forms of communication
Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree or diploma in engineering, construction management, or a related field.
* 5–8 years of progressive construction experience with leadership and mentoring preferred.
* Demonstrated experience implementing a strong safety culture by application of health, safety, and environment principles and legislation.
* In-depth knowledge of construction industry including building materials, construction specifications, methods and procedures, construction law and building codes, and safety and quality management practices.
* Strong planning, organizational, and time management skills including the ability to manage project budgets and schedules.
* Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders and decision makers.
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, project management and scheduling software, with a strong aptitude for adopting new technology.