Construction Manager - Ibt

Modern Niagara helps build and maintain the spaces where Canadians live, learn, work, and heal by meeting the mechanical, electrical, and building controls and services needs of Canada's infrastructure. We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and, as a result, our award-winning safety culture has a record that's well above industry standards.

At Modern Niagara, you will work alongside values-driven, safety-conscious, and high impact teams in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment. Here, your knowledge, skills, and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canada's infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.

Modern Niagara is one of Canada's Best Managed Companies and is a recipient of SMACNA's Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP) - Canada and the Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Magazine's Canada's Best Health + Safety Culture Award and Canada's Safest Employers Award in the Building and Construction category.

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Construction Manager - IBT to join our team in Vaughan.

As a member of Controls leadership team, the mission of the Construction Manager will be to provide oversight and solutions to ensure the successful execution of various projects by directly leading a team of project managers and coordinators. Working under the guidance and supervision of the Director of Controls, the Construction Manager will possess in-depth knowledge of construction execution, project management principles, building technologies and client relationships.

OVERVIEW OF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Actively participating and contributing in estimating turnover, and pre-construction meetings.
• Ensuring the successful completion of a portfolio assigned projects, their profitability, and client retention.
• Establishing project objectives, policies, procedures and performance standards within the boundaries of Modern Niagara policies.
• Monitoring and controlling construction progress through administrative direction of on-site project personnel to ensure projects progress on schedule and within budget.
• Close collaboration with the mechanical and electrical divisions of Modern Niagara.
• Mentorship, coaching and supervision of Project Managers and administrative staff.
• Ensuring optimum utilization of labour, material and other resources across all projects.
• Managing financial aspects of contracts to protect the company's interests.
• Assisting with reviews and negotiation of contracts; liaising with legal counsel as appropriate in conjunction with the Management Team.
• Developing, recommending and implementing project plans upon project award.
• Monitoring and controlling progress, costs and budgets throughout the project.
• Overseeing monthly forecasting activities.
• Maintaining relationships with suppliers & subcontractors.
• Advising the Management Team on project status and results in a timely fashion.
• Resolving disputes between the Company and owner, or Company and subcontractors.
• Identifying required and optional changes in project scope; negotiating COs with the owner.
• Ensuring members of the project team understand and follow Modern Niagara's operating policies and practices.
• Adhering to Modern Niagara's safety standards.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 8-12 years' experience in the construction industry in a Project Management capacity, specifically on large projects in large commercial or institutional sector.
• Experience working with Building Controls and Integrated Building Technology required
• Thorough knowledge of all aspects of construction (technology, equipment, materials, negotiation, engineering, estimating, scheduling, finance, billing, accounting, and safety).
• Experience with a variety of project delivery methods, including design build and P3s
• Strong financial acumen and experience working with data and analytics.
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Must be able to apply innovative and effective management techniques to maximize performance.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

At Modern Niagara, we recognize the value of fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization and are committed to eliminating barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and new immigrants) in the construction industry. Our DEI vision is to build an organization where everyone has access to the same opportunities, experience equitable outcomes, and can thrive and reach their full potential.

We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Modern Niagara is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise us so that suitable accommodations can be made. We can be reached at careers@modernniagara.com.