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The Project Manager, Construction reports to the Construction Manager and is an integral part of a dynamic and motivated internal team. This role involves guiding a team of consultants, general contractors, and vendors to drive construction projects for Canadian Tire, Party City, and Canadian Tire gas bar initiatives. The Project Manager is responsible for overseeing all aspects of these projects, ensuring they meet budget, schedule, risk analysis, design, safety, quality, and due diligence metrics. This position handles constantly evolving priorities, complex approval processes, and the intricacies of the construction industry. The Project Manager must maintain best practices and meet the standards expected by stakeholders while executing their responsibilities within all assigned projects.
About Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee all facets of assigned projects from a Construction Department perspective to meet the needs of internal and external stakeholders, including Associate Dealers (store operators).
- Manage internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with procedures, project metrics, proto guidelines, corporate standards, building codes, health and safety regulations, quality control, contract monitoring, and best construction practices, with a focus on high value and functionality.
- Collaborate with colleagues in the Store Planning, Real Estate, and Development teams, offering support in site layout designs, store designs, and municipal project approvals.
- Work with the estimating team to prepare cost estimates for internal approvals, accurately forecasting contractual services, supplies, equipment, and space/phasing requirements for all project activities. Validate resources and quantities needed to achieve project objectives.
- Develop overall project schedules, establish project milestone dates, and periodically present project status overviews for management and stakeholders.
- Assist in the project procurement process, recommending necessary consultants for working drawings and specifications. Engage pre-qualified contractors, third-party inspection and engineering firms, or other suppliers.
- Conduct timely site visits to review new and past work, phasing and schedules, budgets, approve quality, and meet with Dealers and Staff.
- Prepare tender packages, engage approved contractors, review and analyze bid submissions with managers and the estimator group, issue letters of award, and prepare contracts.
- Complete all necessary Project Close-out requirements and resolve warranty items.
- Collaborate effectively with internal staff across the corporation on design scopes and other construction matters, as well as with external stakeholders to define project and construction requirements.
- Work with municipal staff, adjoining property owners, developers, contractors, consultants, insurance companies, and legal firms regarding project requirements.
- Engage with suppliers, account managers, sales staff, technical experts, and professionals to align construction methods with materials and works.
- Coordinate construction projects with Associate Dealers and other store staff to meet mutual requirements.
