Senior Project Manager - ref. b4632523
Overview:
We deliver capital project solutions to fulfill our clients’ needs across the built environment. The work we do makes a difference in communities and for the people who live there. We have a passion for it.
Our commitment to realizing our clients' vision inspires us to look beyond the immediate – to the possibilities of what we can achieve together. We are 15,000 projects and counting – improving lives and helping shape the growth of sustainable, progressive and inclusive communities.
Your role
In this role, you’ll join our team of experts who lead major capital building and community infrastructure projects for our clients in Southern Ontario. We are seeking project leaders with experience in delivering linear civil infrastructure, including: roads, bridges, water/wastewater, transit and/or rail.
Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership to the client's projects, representing their best interests and achieving their strategic end goals.
- Be a trusted advisor to the client, applying your deep understanding of design, construction and operation of community infrastructure.
- Lead clients through the set-up, initiation, execution, monitoring and reporting of their projects
- Organize project teams towards a common goal and establish levels of authority and lines of communication.
- Provide accountability for project quality and financial metrics based on Colliers’ Quality Management System and key performance indicators
- Chair key project and site meetings, identify and resolve project issues and coordinate multiple stakeholders.
- Apply your leadership and communication skills to bring together stakeholders and project teams.
- Mentor and develop Project Managers and Assistant Project Managers.
- Serve as the relationship manager for select clients with the goal to nurture trusted relationships.
- Contribute to planning and growth of the infrastructure and/or other sectors within the Southern Ontario business unit, including proactive participation in helping to achieve annual business unit sales targets
- Lead proposal response to RFPs and develop new opportunities through client account management
Qualifications:
- A degree or diploma in civil, municipal engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- P. Eng. and PMP designations preferred.
- Minimum 10 years of consulting engineering experience delivering capital projects for municipalities.
- Previous exposure to capital and municipal planning for infrastructure development
- Extensive client-facing experience in the delivery of related projects.
- Led and/or significantly contributed to the preparation of proposals, RFP/Q’s, tenders and tender awards.
- Strong working knowledge of a variety of design and construction delivery models and associated industry standard contracts.
- Practical understanding of provincial government planning legislation and processes.
- The leadership skills needed to influence decisions and resolve client and project issues.
- Active presence in the infrastructure industry and desire to continue growing your network
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Strong computer skills, including a working knowledge of scheduling (MS Project).
So, if you’re excited about this role but don’t have every single qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. Whether it’s this role or another one, you may be just the right candidate.
What you can expect:
- An opportunity to truly impact our communities
- A flexible work environment
- A comprehensive onboarding experience
- Significant professional development, training, and a mentorship program
- A paid volunteer day
- An environment where people feel welcome, heard and included, regardless of their differences
- And much more
Join our team of difference-makers and help shape the growth of dynamic communities.
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