Construction Manager

1w1 week ago

Bird Construction

Mississauga, CA · Full-time · C$140,000 – C$180,000

About this role

The Construction Manager leads, directs and coordinates the daily management of a large transit project. This role provides strategic input to construction planning, scheduling, budgeting, procurement, and workforce resourcing. It ensures compliance with safety, quality, and training requirements while managing a successful team and developing future construction professionals.

Daily responsibilities include planning, implementing, and enforcing project-specific safety programs, supervising safe work practices, and conducting regular site inspections and safety meetings. The role involves addressing hazards, ensuring proper incident reporting, and holding staff, subcontractors, and suppliers accountable for safe performance. It also covers reviewing project progress reports, schedules, quality, and procurement plans.

Lead and manage a construction team of field engineers, construction leads, and superintendents to execute work safely and efficiently across self-perform and subcontracted scopes. Promote a strong health, safety, and environmental culture in compliance with company policies, client requirements, and legislation. Facilitate construction management meetings between Contractors, the Owner, Engineering, and key stakeholders.

Work with Engineering during construction to facilitate solutions to design issues and challenges. This position supports planning, scheduling, setting objectives, and controlling activities during the construction phase. Located in Toronto, it offers opportunities to drive high performance and develop team members in a century-old leader in Canadian construction.

Requirements

10+ years’ experience as a Construction Manager on large scale rail or major infrastructure projects across both self-perform and subcontracted scopes
Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or Certified Engineering Technologist (CET) designation
Demonstrated leadership, project management and problem-solving skills support collaborative approach to delivering results and developing team members
Strong understanding of risk management
Demonstrated advanced ability to engage teams and drive high performance through expert knowledge of construction safety standards and strong commitment to fostering a proactive safety culture
Proficiency in reading and interpreting contract requirements, including contractor / client negotiations with advanced communication skills (written and verbal)
Ability to maintain a professional and effective working relationship with the Project Owner, Project Team, and key stakeholders
Excellent computer skills and proficiency with MS Office including MS Project; experience with Viewpoint Project Management system considered an asset

Responsibilities

Plan, implement, and enforce project-specific safety programs; supervise safe work practices; conduct regular site inspections and safety meetings
Address hazards and unsafe conditions; ensure proper incident reporting and investigations; hold all staff, subcontractors, and suppliers accountable for safe performance
Lead and promote a strong health, safety, and environmental culture across all project activities by ensuring full compliance with company policies, client requirements, and applicable legislation
Plan, schedule, set objectives and control activities during the construction phase of a project(s) in conjunction with the project team
Manage and lead a construction team of field engineers, construction leads, and superintendents to execute work safely and efficiently, ensuring quality standards and schedule adherence
Review and analyze project progress reports, and schedule, quality and procurement plans
Work with Engineering during construction to facilitate solutions to design issues and challenges
Facilitate and run construction management meetings between Contractors, the Owner, Engineering, and other key stakeholders