Project Manager - Building Engineering

 

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis is seeking a dynamic Project Manager with an engineering background in buildings to join their team! You will have the opportunity to work within a talented and supportive team and take a lead role in key civil, institutional and commercial buildings projects. 

We work with our clients around the world to create, support, and enhance smart, safe and sustainable places where people live, work, learn and thrive. Places impact on the quality of people’s lives. Whether new homes, shops, workplaces, schools and hospitals, manufacturing, research and development facilities, or data and distribution centers. People and communities thrive when the spaces in which they live, work, move and play are designed and managed in a way that best meets their needs.
 

Role accountabilities:

• Direct and manage project delivery including defining project scope, specifying deliverables, estimating and controlling project duration, effort and cost, create detailed project plans and manage change requests.
• Manage industrial, commercial and institutional building projects from start of design to completion of construction.
• Ensure all deliverables are delivered on time and within budget.
• Drive an attitude within project teams to deliver solutions, resolving issues and risks as they arise, while managing a diverse project team.
• Conduct regular site visits to monitor construction progress, attend construction meetings, identify potential issues, and ensure compliance with design specifications and local regulations
• Oversee and ensure contract administration deliverables are completed in accordance with client requirements
• Review contractor activities are in accordance with the contract documents and requirements
• Provide oversight and confirmation of completed contract quantities are accurately calculated for processing progress and final payments
• Review, interpret, and analyze the Contractor’s initial critical path schedule to determine conformance to the contract, and provide regular review and analysis of monthly critical path schedules
• Supervise and perform quality assurance acceptance and inspection of construction works
• Coordinate specialty inspection and testing
• Liaise with the contractor and client representatives
• Chair and lead project meetings
• Provide interpretation and recommendation of contractor submittals
• Negotiate price agreements, change orders, claims and work directives
• Travel to projects across the province
• Drive the requirements and analysis phase of the project by reviewing requirements documents, facilitating solution evaluation process, and managing RFP process where required.
• Work with clients, vendors and managers/supervisors, directing and developing project charters, project plans, costs estimates, business cases, steering committee presentations and other documentation supporting the requirements phase of the project.
• Drive day-to-day project activities through the application of sound project management principles and methodologies.
• Develop and maintain a detailed status, activities and issues report on each project to present to Management and major project stakeholders.
• Facilitate regular stakeholder and project sponsor meetings to define project direction and priorities in line with corporate objectives.
• Work with Business and Executive to establish meaningful, key metrics that properly reflect the performance of the team and indicates progress towards objectives.
• Works with the project team to conduct post-completion analysis of all projects and document post-completion recommendations, outstanding issues, and incomplete deliverables.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering preferred
• Minimum 8+ years full time experience in Project Management with projects related to industrial, commercial and institutional buildings
• Ability to read and interpret contracts and contract documents
• Automotive industry experience is an asset
• Registered or eligible to be registered with Professional Engineers considered an asset
• PMP Project Management Professional certification completed or in progress is desired
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, and be able to independently write reports and correspondence, as well as take part in proposal submissions
• Must be familiar with current software - Bluebeam, AutoCAD
• Proficient in Excel and Word (Office Suite)
• A vehicle and valid Driver’s License to travel to the site around the Vancouver Metro Area

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

The salary range for this position is $90,000 - $125,000. The base salary represents Arcadis’ hiring range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as location, skills, experience, and qualification for the role         #LI-CW62