Job Description

Company Description

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you invest your career in CPP Investments, you join one of the most respected and fastest growing institutional investors in the world. With current assets under management valued in excess of $500 billion, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure long-term sustainability. The CPP Fund is projected to reach $3 trillion by 2050. CPP Investments invests in all major asset classes, including public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure and fixed-income instruments, and is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, Sao Paulo and Sydney.

CPP Investments attracts and selects high-calibre individuals from top-tier institutions around the globe. Join our team and look forward to:

• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• Stimulating work in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• Global career development opportunities
• Being motivated every day by CPP Investments' important social purpose and unshakable principles
• A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working
• A deeply rooted culture of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance

If you share a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach everything with the highest integrity, here's an opportunity for you to invest your career at CPP Investments.



Reporting to the Global Managing Director and Head (GLT-MD) of Global Corporate Services (GCS), the Managing Director, Strategic Planning and Projects - Construction, will be accountable for driving the vision and direction of the Strategic Planning and Projects team in support of CPP Investments' Workplace of the Future program. You will be responsible for co-leading ongoing and new global corporate leasing and construction projects driving all construction capital and project spend. You will lead and monitor all relevant lease and construction activities, including real estate parcel selection, lease negotiation and execution, contracts, project management, detailed design development and review, budgets against actual spend, corporate procurement and logistics.

This role will be of interest to a self-driven, highly organized individual who is interested in leading a global corporate facilities transformation program towards the Workplace of the Future where sustainability, employee experience, corporate brand, systems, automation, process refinement, and cost management intersect. The candidate should have a combination of corporate construction, facilities, project management, technical and financial skills, and is ready to take the next step in their career.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Defines project charters, goals, tasks, and overall scope for all Strategic Planning and Projects activities.
• Provides strategic leadership and expertise while overseeing the strategic planning and projects leasing and corporate construction strategy and objectives
• Leads the team responsible for selection of and contracting for general contractors, construction managers, and other third party consultants for each project through formal RFP processes where required.
• Manages all construction documents and approval of specifications and confirmation to program requirements with key stakeholders.
• Ensures compliance with corporate policies as well as Health and Safety legislation pertaining to tendering and award of all construction related activities from inception to completion within department's mandate.
• Leads our team to establish and manage construction program schedules, quality and costs standard; assisting in the analysis of potential corporate development in existing or new markets for CPP Investments.
• Manages the preliminary and final bid and procurement process to manage all construction costs, assist in the review and approval of construction drawings and specifications.
• Provides leadership and fosters open communication for effective program implementation to realize project goals.
• Acts as business sponsor and lead for regularly scheduled project meetings including Design, Procurement, Construction and Logistics to ensure open collaborative engagement and communication between all stakeholders.
• Prepares monthly development status reports providing updates on program progress.
• Performs site walks - through inspections of all project programs to insure accurate schedule management.
• Interfaces with architects/design team, contractors and other project stakeholders
• Oversees all decisions and process related to lease and construction contracts, selection of sub-contractors, vendors, consultants and other third-party suppliers.
• Responsible for the development of departmental budgets, business cases, and financial models to support corporate services strategy development, ad hoc analysis and resource requirements necessary to meet departmental needs.
• Leads the implementation of capital projects and preparation of budgets including feasibility studies as required.
• Manages talent through coaching/mentoring and provide structured & timely feedback to direct reports, identifying development needs and delivering solutions.
• Ensures a positive working environment and culture.

Qualifications

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• College Diploma or Technical Degree (BA, MBA, Engineer, Facilities Management, Project Management and/or PMP designation is preferred).
• A minimum of 5-10 years of experience in corporate office, facilities or residential project management with progressive responsibilities.
• Advanced PC skills (MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
• AutoCad expertise is preferred.
• Experience with Integrated Workplace Tools would be considered an asset.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills able to liaise confidently with internal and external stakeholders, including team members, senior management, office managers, contractors, and consultants.
• Has strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple projects or tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to be assertive in a public environment.
• Strong internal communication skills.

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At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process.

Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity:

In addition to being dedicated to building a workforce that reflects diverse talent, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, etc.), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Disclaimer:

CPP Investments does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other web-site job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by CPP Investments to provide resumes to this posting or web-site will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered. CPP Investments will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.

Mandatory Vaccine Policy

All employees in the Toronto, New York, San Francisco, Mumbai, Sydney, Hong Kong, and Sao Paulo offices will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Accommodations to this policy will be made for medical or other protected grounds. Please contact us to discuss any accommodation needs.