Assistant Project Manager

The Assistant Project Manager is responsible for the project and is accountable for satisfying The Company and the client in terms of quality, safety, timeliness and cost.  The Assistant Project Manager is responsible for giving the client a satisfying construction experience and is accountable for managing a safe, effective and efficient project, adhering to The Company values, policy and procedures.  The Assistant Project Manager may be assigned duties and responsibilities explicitly depicted in the descriptions of other Company role descriptions (i.e.

Project Director, Project Manager, and/or Superintendent) as required by the existence of certain circumstances (i.e.

size and complexity of the project, availability of qualified management/engineering personnel, etc.).  The Assistant Project Manager is accountable for managing the project team and for ensuring subcontractors and suppliers perform as contracted.  The Assistant Project Manager is also responsible for the financial performance of the project. 

Assistant Project Managers are expected to demonstrate proficiency in the following core competency areas at the level necessary to manage projects of moderate scope.

This position is project site based and may require travel outside of Ontario. Individual assignments will vary based on project scope, phase, and job requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following, however, other duties may be assigned.  Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Budget/Schedule/Cost Control


* Develops, maintains, updates, distributes and manages estimates.


* Informs Project Director/Project Manager of needed change orders and recommends a price for those change orders.

As directed, negotiates and implements change orders, including addenda to the contract and how to spread the costs.


* Manages and monitors the critical path on the master schedule.

Manages and monitors all assigned aspects of the schedule.


* Has the ability to see future problems/issues.


* Manages to schedule requirements and prepares contingency plans to address nonconformance issues for The Company and subcontractors.


* Identifies project-staffing needs.


* Meets with the Project Director/Project Manager and Chief Estimator to understand how the project was envisioned during the bidding process.


* Develops the overall plan for constructing the project, including methodology, means and master schedule.


* Monitors tool and equipment usage and intervenes as necessary.


* Requires extensive knowledge of cost accounting/reporting system, labor productivity, GC projection reports and expense projections to recognize and correct cost overruns and compensate for estimating mistakes.


* Requires ability to make and communicate monthly updates to superiors and clients.


* Ensures billing is done accurately and in a timely fashion to e...