Senior Project Manager - Buildings Projects

Job Description

AECOM Buildings + Places , the company's architectural business unit, is seeking a Senior Project Manager - Buildings Projects to be based out of the Halifax, Nova Scotia area. This successful candidate ideally has an Architecture or Engineering background and experience, and will go on to manage the architectural/engineering design and construction of various buildings projects.

AECOM Buildings + Places Canada (B+P Canada) is a vibrant and growing fully integrated team spanning architecture, all the building’s engineering disciplines, landscape architecture, urban planning, urban design, economics and asset management for design and infrastructure projects. Project assignments may include, although not limited to: Transit and Municipal, Commercial, and Institutional projects, Justice, Education and Government.

Major Responsibilities:

• Develop strong client relationships and lead our Marine facilities and infrastructure projects from beginning to end, to achieve our client’s goals and objectives

• Lead program and project planning, scheduling and budgeting, consultant tendering and selection, operational readiness planning, and contract administration efforts

• Regularly report to the client on project status by means of schedule updates, meeting minutes, financial records and other reports

• Manage project staff allocated to your projects, peer reviewing their deliverables and continuously developing their knowledge and capabilities

• Manage project budgets and finances and complete monthly invoices and financial reporting as required.

• Chair client, project and site meetings, find resolution to issues and coordinate between multiple stakeholders

• Provide oversight and leadership to the change management process, payment certificates and other contract or project related administrative documents

• Ensure that client expectations and satisfaction are met or exceeded on all projects and the client’s best interests are represented with respect to contractual and technical issues

• Select and organize project teams and establish levels of authority and lines of communication

• Manages portfolio of clients with multiple projects with varying levels of complexity.

• Consistently delivers profit margins planned.

• Typically manages projects involving RTF (Risk Triggering Factors).

• Has decision-making authority and directs others in recognizing risk and uncertainty with plans to mitigate and eliminate risks. Directs staff to operate and minimize exposure to claims.

• Supervises and directs multiple project teams to exceed client and financial expectations.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

In order to be considered for this position, applicants must possess at a very minimum:

• No less than a University Degree + six (6) years of relevant experience in project management delivering buildings projects.

Demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education may be considered.

See preferred requirements below.

Preferred Requirements:

• A university degree or diploma in design, architecture or engineering

• MBA, PMP designation and LEED AP accreditation is an asset

• Ten (10) + years of experience in in project management delivering buildings projects

• Experience in project management, delivering Marine structures (jetties, wharfs and piers) and other related projects

• Depth of knowledge in program and project planning, scheduling and budgeting, interior and base building construction techniques, operational readiness, and contract administration

• Experience with the preparation of RFP's, tenders and tender closing/award procedures

• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills

• Strong computer skills, including a working knowledge of scheduling (MS Project), word processing (Word) and spreadsheet (Excel) software applications

• Team Player

Additional Information

• Company paid relocation is not available for this position.

• Sponsorship for Canadian employment authorization is not available for this position.

Offered compensation will be based on location and individual qualifications. The expected range is $100,000.00 - $135,000.00.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID: J10120147

Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: Canada

Career Area: Program & Project Management

Work Location Model: Hybrid

Legal Entity: AECOM Canada ULC