Construction Manager

Overview

Flat Iron Building Group Inc. is a commercial strategic consult, design, and build company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The company’s mission is to inspire communities by cultivating a new standard. At Flat Iron, we place great emphasis on selecting our clients and forming project teams composed of the right individuals who are bold, open, and value community. Our approach emphasizes trust, honesty, and collaboration - because we know that the best outcomes come from strong, cohesive teams working toward a shared goal.

Every day at Flat Iron we strive to overcome whatever stands in our way to get to something better. We’re working to change the perception of our industry so that everyone has a story they love telling, not one that they wish would just go away. We’re moving the dial on equality in our leadership and across our team, knowing there is still a long way to go.

We’re creating communities of people, not just places, by giving back, hosting events that keep us together, and elevating everyone who comes through our doors. We’re building an Olympic level team because we know what s possible when you trust the person next to you.

JOB TITLE

Construction Manager.

JOB OVERVIEW

The basic function of a Construction Manager is to ensure projects are completed on time and on budget through proactive management of the service providers, designers, and trades. They are the primary central point of communication on a project and are responsible for clearly defining and setting expectations and ensuring all project team members adhere to those expectations while maintaining a positive relationship and overall project team.

Pre-Construction

• Participate in pre-construction meetings/drawing reviews with consultants etc.
• Work closely with the project estimator to create budgets, Class D through
  
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• Work closely with the estimator to develop a sub-trade bidders list, instructions to bidders, tender RFIs, and clarifications.
• Present budget iterations to the project team.
• Bid review, leveling, and tender summary presentation to the project team.
• Review purchase orders & scope inclusions with sub-trades.

At Beginning of Project

• Read and understand drawings including discrepancies between tender, issue for construction, and permit (redline), and identify potential issues, opportunities, and risks.
• Read and understand contract details and update all standard documents with terms including profit, overhead, and incidentals to add as standard to changes (i.e., supervision, insurance, bonding, etc.)
• Attend the Internal Kick-Off meeting documenting all information received from estimating and circulating outstanding actions after the meeting.
• Attend the Pre-Meet with the Design firm as required.
• Lead the External Project Kick-Off as per company procedure addressing proactively the major issues anticipated in terms of maintaining the project schedule and budget.

Sub-Trade Management

• Review the trade scope of work and clarify/collaborate with estimating as required.
• Complete all trade mobilization calls between day 4 and day 10 post-award and email confirmed commitments on schedule, shop drawings submittals, changes, terms of payment, closeout, and other outstanding items.
• Lead the construction trade kick-off meeting reminding all trades of timelines and commitments in the trade kick-off call for schedule, shop drawings, changes, terms of payment, and closeout.
• Manages sub-contractor costs to meet or exceed target profitability.

Changes Management

• Agree to change process and timing with the trades, service provider, designer, and client at the start of the project (in the external kick-off, trade mobilization calls, and construction kick-off).
• Act as the first point of escalation for Project Coordinators if Sub-Trades are not meeting expected turnaround times and deadlines are slipping. Hold Sub-Trades accountable to meeting turnaround expectations.
• Review contract changes and distribute to sub-trades for pricing, create quotations for consultant/client review and approval.
• Identify schedule impacts of potential changes to the consultant team and project stakeholders.
• Clearly communicate to all trades that…