Bridge Construction Manager

You have many years of first-hand experience on large highway and transportation infrastructure projects. You have a strong quality management background in civil infrastructure. You are comfortable working within a diverse team and equally comfortable making decisions. You conduct yourself in a business-like and professional manner at all times, particularly when representing the Owner/Client.

Binnie is looking for a Bridge Construction Manager to join our Structures & Civil Inspection Division, which provides construction management and supervision, quality management and assurance, contract management and administration, civil inspection and construction survey services to Owners including the Ministry of Transportation and Transit, BC Hydro, major municipalities, and developers in British Columbia.

As a Bridge Construction Manager and Staff Manager you will oversee 5-20 technical staff including Project Supervisors, Contract Administrators, Assistant Project Supervisors, Surveyors, Geomatics Technicians, Civil Inspectors, and administrative staff on client projects throughout British Columbia.

Your client transportation and infrastructure projects will range from $1 M to $150 M and will include bridges, interchanges, highways, railways and drainage, structures, and utilities infrastructure construction.

The role of the Bridge Construction Manager is to manage and supervise members of Binnie’s Construction Services Group project delivery teams throughout the lifecycle of the projects to which they are assigned. The Bridge Construction Manager provides the necessary leadership, planning, and direction to meet the needs of their clients as well as Binnie’s internal policies, procedures, and the established objectives of the projects.

The incumbent will be responsible for maintaining existing client relationships and seeking out new business opportunities. They will liaise with and review the work of all staff assigned to the projects, ensuring that quality meets requirements. They will work closely with the Division Manager on all elements of projects throughout their lifecycle and will be responsible for direct management of staff, including recruitment, development, performance management, administration, and retention.

• Manage and guide your project staff to ensure successful delivery of our client’s projects.
• Provide structures construction management and contract administration leadership, guidance and support to your staff on client projects.
• Lead the review of client requests for service and provide detailed work plans including staff resourcing with budget estimates for review by the Division Manager.
• Support the Division Manager in the preparation of responses to requests for qualifications, expressions of interest and requests for proposals.
• In a team environment, develop solutions to quality problems when they arise during construction.
• Plan the development of projects, schedule and coordinate the required resources and prepare realistic project schedules for construction work with target dates to meet established deadlines.
• Fully understand project scope and ensure that clients, staff and subconsultants have a clear understanding of the client-approved scope definition.
• Review plans and contracts to troubleshoot issues prior to projects being tendered.
• Plan and attend pre-construction meetings to provide support to the project delivery team.
• Monitor and control costs and expenses related to projects, particularly the effort spent by staff, to ensure work is being conducted efficiently. Provide timely updates to project managers if budgets will run over or under.
• Act as a structures technical expert on multiple project teams and provide support and guidance to ensure project objectives and quality expectations are met.
• Work with the Division Manager to prioritize work and establish schedules for the allocation of staff and equipment amongst projects, including notifying them when significant scheduling difficulties arise and reallocation of staff will be necessary.
• Collaborate with the Engineers of Record (EoR) and Project Managers as assigned to projects and ensure that any changes to…