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Sr Project Manager

  • Surrey, BC, Canada

Salary: $160,000–$185,000, depending on experience · Full-time

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Salary: $160,000–$185,000, depending on experience
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Original job description

The Team at Lark

Whether it is innovative hospitals, health districts, affordable homes, community recreation, brain health, first-responder support, training and education, or the most advanced medical and clinical care – Lark Group’s purpose is always about people.

The Lark Group of Companies focuses on BOLDLY ELEVATING PEOPLE by providing clear goals and deliverables aligned with our corporate strategic plan and inspiring our employees to embrace our core values. At the Lark Group, our employees are A-players who live, breathe and exude our DNA – our purpose and our values.

Our values guide how we work every day: Drive, Authentic, Respect, Elevate, Safety, and Bold. They are more than words they shape our decisions, our relationships, and the way we support each other, our partners, and the communities we serve.

As a future employee of the Lark Group, you are someone who is challenged and inspired to work with the best people in your industry. When you read our purpose and core values, you feel connected to them, inspired by them and excited to work with others who live by them.

Position Summary

We’re looking for an experienced Sr Project Manager to lead complex, community-focused projects across our construction and development portfolio. This is a hands-on role for someone who drives work forward, leads well, and exercises sound judgment in fast-moving, often ambiguous environments.

You’ll own projects end to end - from planning through close-out - working closely with development, finance, operations, consultants, and site teams to move projects forward collaboratively.

This role calls for strong leadership, no ego, and the ability to influence across all levels, from trades to senior executives. If you enjoy solving complex problems, taking ownership, and delivering projects that matter to communities, you’ll fit well here

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll lead the full project lifecycle, including:

Project Leadership & Delivery

  • Owning projects from early planning through construction, turnover, and close-out
  • Driving schedules, budgets, and quality with a strong focus on outcomes
  • Making timely decisions with imperfect information and adjusting course as conditions change

Collaboration & Coordination

  • Working closely with Superintendents, Project Coordinators, consultants, and internal teams
  • Partnering with Development on Lark-led projects to balance commercial, design, and delivery priorities
  • Coordinating stakeholders to ensure alignment and avoid execution bottlenecks

Risk, Planning & Controls

  • Proactively identifying and managing project risks
  • Developing and maintaining realistic schedules, budgets, and forecasts
  • Surfacing issues early and proposing practical solutions - not just reporting problems

Team Leadership & Development

  • Leading and supporting Project Coordinators and other PM staff
  • Creating clarity, accountability, and momentum across project teams
  • Actively developing people - building capability, confidence, and ownership

Communication & Accountability

  • Providing clear, concise updates to leadership and stakeholders
  • Managing consultants, vendors, and contracts with confidence and professionalism
  • Ensuring documentation, reporting, and controls are fit for purpose - not bureaucratic

Safety & Values

  • Championing a strong safety culture in partnership with site leadership
  • Leading in a way that reflects Lark’s values: Drive, Authentic, Respect, Elevate, Safety, and Bold

Who You Are

  • You’re a solid to Sr Project Manager with experience delivering complex construction projects
  • 8 +Years of experience as a Sr Project Manager
  • You’re driven, decisive, and comfortable leading in ambiguity
  • You take ownership and push work forward without waiting to be told
  • You’re collaborative, grounded, and low-ego - respected by site teams and leadership alike
  • You balance commercial awareness with care for people and outcomes
  • You’re energized by pace, responsibility, and meaningful work
  • You value clarity, honesty, and doing things properly - even when it’s hard

Why This Role Is Different

  • You’ll work on **projects that genuinely matter to communities**
  • You’ll be trusted to lead, not micromanaged
  • You’ll have real influence over how projects are delivered
  • You’ll work in an environment that values judgment, accountability, and momentum over rigid process
  • You’ll be part of a team that expects a lot - and supports you to deliver it

What We Offer

  • We take care of our people - genuinely and holistically. This role comes with a competitive compensation package and benefits that reflect the value of the work and the impact of the role.
  • Salary: $160,000–$185,000, depending on experience
  • Annual profit share paid each December
  • Extended Health & Dental - 100% company paid
  • 4% RRSP matching
  • Professional Development: Coverage for professional dues
  • Personal Spending Account: $750 annually
  • Phone allowance or company phone provided
  • Vehicle allowance
  • Wellness: On-site gym access (@ Head Office)
  • Leadership: Supportive, down-to-earth leadership and genuinely a great boss - demanding yes, but elevating, empowering and fun.
More about this job

Responsibilities

Lead complex construction and development projects from early planning through construction, turnover, and close-out, managing schedules, budgets, quality, risks, and forecasts. Coordinate internal teams, consultants, vendors, and stakeholders; develop project staff; maintain effective reporting and controls; and champion safety.

Requirements

The role requires at least eight years of senior project management experience delivering complex construction projects, along with the ability to lead decisively in ambiguous, fast-moving environments. Candidates should demonstrate ownership, collaboration, commercial awareness, sound judgment, and the ability to lead and develop project teams.

Skills

  • Project Leadership
  • Project Lifecycle Management
  • Schedule Management
  • Budget Management
  • Quality Management
  • Risk Management
  • Forecasting
  • Stakeholder Coordination
  • Team Leadership
  • People Development
  • Contract Management
  • Consultant and Vendor Management
  • Project Reporting
  • Decision-Making
  • Safety Leadership

Benefits

  • Annual Profit Sharing
  • Company-Paid Extended Health and Dental Coverage
  • RRSP Matching
  • Professional Dues Coverage
  • Annual Personal Spending Account
  • Phone Allowance or Company Phone
  • Vehicle Allowance
  • On-Site Gym Access
  • Professional Development

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Categories

  • Construction
  • Management & Leadership
  • Engineering

Keywords

  • Construction
  • Real Estate
  • Project Management
  • Project Lifecycle
  • Project Planning
  • Project Delivery
  • Construction Management
  • Development
  • Schedule Management
  • Budget Management
  • Quality Control
  • Risk Management
  • Forecasting
  • Stakeholder Coordination
  • Consultant Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Contract Management
  • Project Controls
  • Project Reporting
  • Team Leadership
  • People Development
  • Safety Culture
  • Project Turnover
  • Project Close-Out
  • Commercial Awareness

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