Project Operations Manager overseeing schedules, budgets, trades, and client handoffs for Hamilton design-build company. Protecting margins and improving residential construction project execution.
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain project schedules with the Construction Manager
Monitor milestones, identify delays, and coordinate recovery plans
Coordinate delivery-team priorities and drive commitments to completion
Resolve or escalate issues threatening schedules, budgets, or client satisfaction
Build project budgets, track actual and committed costs, and forecast costs to complete
Protect gross margins and implement corrective actions for variances
Provide financial forecasts to accounting
Coordinate trade quotes, scope reviews, and vendor awards
Ensure trade contracts and purchase orders are completed before work begins
Maintain current trade pricing for estimating
Scope, price, and obtain approval for change orders before work begins
Take projects over from sales at contract signing and hand complete plans to the field
Keep clients updated through closeout
Improve and implement project-management processes and workflows
Evaluate and roll out appropriate software
Maintain accurate schedules, budgets, tasks, CRM records, and project files
Lead the project coordinator and follow up on assigned work
Own scorecard numbers in weekly leadership meetings
Requirements
5 or more years as a Project Manager on residential construction or renovation projects
Multi-unit experience is a plus
Experience building project schedules and job-cost budgets and running jobs through closeout with little oversight
Knowledge of the construction process end to end, including permits, trade sequencing, inspections, handover, and the Ontario Building Code
Highly organized, detail-oriented, proactive problem-solving and ownership
Comfortable with Excel and scheduling or project management software such as MS Project, Procore, or Buildertrend
Prompt, clear communication with trades, clients, and a partly remote team
Reliable follow-through and proactive updates
Benefits
Some remote work is possible
Benefits included
Daily stand-up meetings, weekly leadership meetings, performance scorecards, and quarterly priorities to maintain alignment, accountability, and consistent execution
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