Project Manager, Construction

What You’ll Do
The Project Manager, Construction reports to the Director, Construction as part of a high energy and motivated internal team, who will guide a team of consultants, general contractors, and vendors. Driving projects forward, while providing overall management with every aspect in the Canadian Tire construction process and ensuring there is consistently a high level of customer service provided for our stakeholders.

The incumbent will be responsible to ensure projects meet the metrics associated with: budgets, schedules, risk analysis, design, safety, quality, and all due diligence related to the construction of new build’s, expansions, renovations, and other capital programs, for Canadian Tire, Parts Source, and Party City projects. The position deals with constantly changing priorities, complex approval processes and the intricacies of the design and construction industry at large.

What You’ll Do
The Project Manager, Construction reports to the Director, Construction as part of a high energy and motivated internal team, who will guide a team of consultants, general contractors, and vendors. Driving projects forward, while providing overall management with every aspect in the Canadian Tire construction process and ensuring there is consistently a high level of customer service provided for our stakeholders.

The incumbent will be responsible to ensure projects meet the metrics associated with: budgets, schedules, risk analysis, design, safety, quality, and all due diligence related to the construction of new build’s, expansions, renovations, and other capital programs, for Canadian Tire, Parts Source, and Party City projects. The position deals with constantly changing priorities, complex approval processes and the intricacies of the design and construction industry at large.

The Project Manager will maintain best practices and the level of standards expected by the Director, Construction, AVP of Construction and all stakeholders, while executing the following responsibilities within all assigned projects.

Oversee all aspects of assigned projects from a Construction Department view, to meet the needs of internal and external stakeholders including the Associate Dealers (store operators).

Manage all internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with all: procedures, project metrics, proto guidelines, corporate standards, building code, health & safety, quality control, contracts monitoring, and best construction practices. With an emphasis on high value and functionality.

Liaise with and support our colleagues in the Store Planning, Real Estate and Development teams in a variety of ways, with site layout designs, their store designs and the municipal approval of projects.

Work with the estimating team to prepare cost estimates for use with internal approvals, including to accurately forecast contractual services, supplies, equipment, and space/phasing requirements for all project activities, and to validate resources & quantities needed to accomplish project objectives.

Manage the development of overall project schedules, with the establishment of project milestone dates and to periodically present overviews on project status for management and stakeholders.

Assist in the project procurement process, including to recommend consultants required to provide the working drawings and specifications. As well as engaging pre-qualified contractors, third party inspection & engineering firms or other suppliers.

Conduct timely site visits to review - new and/or past work, phasing & schedules, budgets, approve quality, meet with Dealers and Staff etc.

Prepare tender package, engage approved contractors, review and analyze bid submissions with manager(s) and the estimator group, issue…