Associate Director, Project Management
Toronto, ON, Canada
Job Description
Date Posted: 05/05/2023
Req ID:31102
Faculty/Division: Capital Projects
Department: Prop Mgmt Design&Constr-09
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Description:
The University of Toronto has embarked on an ambitious campaign to build over $4 Billion in capital infrastructure to meet our academic, office, and student services space needs over the next 5 years. Our world-class building designs are typically infused with features like geothermal wells, photovoltaic cells, low carbon materials, and low energy systems that support our Net Zero Carbon goal. Be a part of our amazing team of Project Management professionals building a sustainable future in the heart of the Greater Toronto Area.
We are seeking a Project Management leader with over 10 years delivering ICI capital projects greater than $10M in the Greater Toronto Area to deliver some of the University?s largest, most complex projects.
Associate Director Responsibilities
Team Leadership:
- Energizing, empowering, supervising, mentoring, and evaluating other Project Management professionals.
- Ensuring UPDC expectations, policies, best practices, procedures, and methodologies are implemented on your projects.
- Fostering an ethical environment of accountability, excellence, inclusivity, collaboration, and innovation.
Project Management:
- Leading, advising, and/or overseeing a variety of CM, DB, DBB, IPD and P3 projects from concept to handover.
- Communicating regularly and proactively with your clients and manager.
- Acting as the first level of escalation on projects you oversee.
- Establishing, maintaining, and achieving project goals and criteria to satisfy client expectations.
- Developing a contracting strategy, procuring, negotiating, and holding parties accountable to their contracts.
- Defining, documenting, and controlling project scope and changes to the specified level of quality.
- Developing, controlling, and forecasting project budgets/costs, contingencies, and schedules.
- Completing projects within scope, schedule, budget, and the client?s changing needs.
- Supporting University Planning prior to approval to proceed to design and construction.
- Managing the activities of consultants, contractors, suppliers, AHJs, operators, and stakeholders.
- Leading our Risk Management process to mitigate project risks.
- Troubleshooting and problem solving to ensure there are ?no project surprises?.
- Fully and accurately informing your manager of project issues that could affect UPDC?s project targets and reputation.
Relationships:
- Collaborating, communicating, and building rapport with clients, stakeholders, adjacent property owners, and UofT peers.
- Working with developers, AHJs, landlords, tenants, architects, engineers, suppliers, and contractors.
- Obtaining client feedback and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Positioning UPDC as a leader in project management services.
Qualifications Required:
EDUCATION:
- University degree in engineering or architecture with professional license
EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of 10 years' senior level project development/management experience, including experience overseeing both large and small construction projects of varying complexity.
- Experience managing complex urban projects involving multiple roles of owner, planner and designer.
- Strong knowledge of contractual methods and ability to manage risk.
- Experience managing large, complex budgets.
- Several years design experience; demonstrated management experience.
SKILLS:
- Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion.
- Strong problem-solving and negotiating tactfully with diplomacy.
- Demonstrated above average written and oral communication skills; strong interpersonal and analytical skills.
- Experience with project management, scheduling and design software is an asset.
- Proficiency in standard computer applications (e.g., Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.).
OTHER:
- A clear understanding of the role of the Project Manager in providing service to the University Community.
Closing Date: 05/22/2023,11:59PM ET
Employee Group: Salaried
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: PM 6 - Hiring Zone: $116,938 - $136,427 - Broadband Salary Range: $116,938 - $194,897
Job Category: Engineering / Technical
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Job IdJD2171189
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationToronto, ON, Canada
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EducationNot mentioned