Project Manager

About Bockstael

Bockstael Construction Limited is one of Manitoba’s leading General Contractors, Construction Managers and Design Builders specializing in Institutional, Commercial, and Industrial projects. Committed to employee development and promotion, Bockstael has been building its success on the strength of its people for over 114 years.

About the Opportunity

As a Project Manager at Bockstael Construction, you will play a key leadership role in delivering complex construction projects from pre-construction through to completion. Working alongside clients, consultants, trade partners, and project teams, you will drive project success through effective planning, budgeting, scheduling, and execution, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

This includes, but is not limited to:

• Ensure the successful completion of the project, its profitability and for retaining the owner as a client for life.
• Maintain the Bockstael Brand with all clients, employees, trade partners and supply chain partners.
• Serve as the main company representative to fulfill contractual obligations.
• Maintain safety standards in all aspects of projects.
• Proactively identify, address and resolve issues/problems as or before they occur.
• Prepare and manage project budgets. Track project progress, variances and recovery. Mitigate potential risk and provide accurate forecasts.
• Manage project controls staff to provide accurate and timely project administration/contract administration including price change orders, track requests for information, review of shop drawings, document control, and communication to all stakeholders.
• Manage site delivery staff to ensure that scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety and planning targets are achieved.

Preference will be given to candidates with the following qualifications:

• Graduate of an engineering, technology, or related degree program.
• Minimum five or more years of experience in the construction industry with medium to large multi-family project experience.
• Thorough knowledge of all aspects of construction; lean, quality, earned value, technology, equipment, materials, negotiation, estimating, scheduling, safety, design and management.
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrable record of success on projects.
• Strong leadership and management skills with effective decision-making capabilities.
• Highly organized with the ability to multi-task with ease.
• Self-starter, and possess a strong work ethic with a self-imposed desire to exceed everyday expectations.
• High degree of technical accuracy.
• Sound decision-making and creative problem-solving skills.