Senior Project Manager, Construction

Job Description

The Senior Project Manager (PM), Construction will have primary responsibility for construction projects with capital project budgets of up to $100 million as part of Extendicare’s Long-Term Care Redevelopment program and will be a key member of the team led by the Vice President, Property Development and Construction.

This position is a hybrid opportunity with travel required to construction sites throughout Ontario.

The ideal candidate will reside in the areas Northern Ontario, preferably Sudbury or the surrounding areas.

The incumbent will have a broad knowledge of various disciplines and is responsible for providing their professional opinion on structural, technological, mechanical, electrical and building systems. In addition, s/he provides expert professional advice and shares specialist knowledge on dealing with challenging and significantly complex construction project implementation issues, including construction phasing and scheduling, and recommends innovative approaches and/or solutions.

The Senior PM manages changes in project scope, identifies potential risks and devises contingency plans while adhering to overarching goals of keeping the project on time and budget within the agreed upon scope. The Senior PM is responsible to delivery our redevelopment projects on‑time and on budget dealing with the inevitable challenges that arise on construction projects in a proactive and disciplined approach to ensure full visibility to Extendicare leadership team of the project status and tracking to budgets and schedules.

We envision this role to be very hands on in the field dealing with the general contractor and other partners (architects, engineering consultants, etc.) throughout the project life cycle.

The Senior Project Manager will have the following responsibilities and qualifications:

• Act as the primary liaison with the general contractor and/or construction manager, and project team and ensure close client relationships are maintained
• Assemble request for proposals for required consulting services. Formalize contracts in accordance with industry standards.
• Manage and coordinate the consultants.
• Complete the due diligence requirements associated with the municipality, stakeholders and any requirements for zoning, severance, site plan approvals, etc.
• Assemble tender documents required for various forms of construction contracts.
• Depending on the strategy for each build, the Senior Project Manager will act as Extendicare’s agent for the following types of contracts:
  Construction Management, Design Build, Lump Sum, GMP or a modified/hybrid version best suited for the project and be familiar with various forms of CCDC contracts
• Make recommendation, award and formalize contracts.
• Liaise with third party cost consultants as required by internal, lenders or other stakeholders.
• Review all security, insurance and other requirements necessary to facilitate each project and the specific contractual requirements.
• Work intimately with Extendicare internal resources and communication experts.
• Provide monthly reporting specific to each project. (Budget, schedule, risk evaluations, etc.)
• Review all invoices associated with each project and process in accordance with Extendicare's requirements.
• Review all requests for scope changes and make recommendation for its approval or rejection.
• Liaise with Extendicare’s FFE Coordinator as required to coordinate all aspects of FFE and base building provisions and ultimately the installations and delivery at the applicable time.
• Engage with internal operations prior, during and following construction to ensure that operational considerations, improvements, efficiencies are implemented in a practical manner.
• Engage with internal engineering prior, during and following construction to ensure that operational considerations, improvements, efficiencies are implemented in a practical manner.
• At project close‑out, ensure smooth transition with operations & engineering facilities management.
• Ensure compliance at 1‑year warranty review with each facility.
• Work with facilities and operations and if necessary, exercise securities that are in place to ensure any defects…