Junior Construction Project Manager
- Point Tupper, NS, Canada
On-site
$30 CAD / hour
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Job details
- Pay
- $30 CAD / hour
- Workplace
- On-site
- Working hours
- 30 hours/week
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Job Title: Jr. Construction Project Manager
Duration: 18 months
Location: Point Tupper, NS (Comté de Richmond, NS B9A 3V4)
Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite
Equipment: Client will provide computers needed to perform the role.
Job Description & Responsibilities
Client is seeking four Junior Construction Project Managers / Engineering Contractors to provide hands-on support for onsite construction operations. These individuals will act as additional eyes and ears for project leadership, assisting with field observations, construction progress, scheduling, documentation, and coordination.
Responsibilities:
Must-Have Qualifications
Education: Currently pursuing or recently completed studies in Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil Engineering; Construction Management; Architecture; Project Management; Business; or a related discipline.
Technical: Basic engineering/construction knowledge, ability to interpret technical information and drawings, Microsoft Office proficiency, strong documentation skills, and willingness to learn project management software.
Communication & Organization: Strong written/verbal communication, attention to detail, ability to coordinate multiple tasks, and comfort interacting with onsite personnel.
Availability: Able to work onsite for at least 30 hours/week throughout the six-month contract. Full-time candidates welcome; qualified students with part-time availability of 30+ hours should also be considered.
Site Readiness: Comfortable in an active construction environment, following safety procedures and wearing required PPE.
Safety Certification: Must complete the OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety training and obtain the certificate after receiving an offer. Client will reimburse the certification cost.
Preferred Qualifications
Personality Fit – High Priority
Significant emphasis on attitude, communication, and potential.
Duration: 18 months
Location: Point Tupper, NS (Comté de Richmond, NS B9A 3V4)
Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite
Equipment: Client will provide computers needed to perform the role.
Job Description & Responsibilities
Client is seeking four Junior Construction Project Managers / Engineering Contractors to provide hands-on support for onsite construction operations. These individuals will act as additional eyes and ears for project leadership, assisting with field observations, construction progress, scheduling, documentation, and coordination.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor daily construction activities, productivity, schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
- Review construction drawings and technical documents; identify discrepancies, delays, or issues.
- Document field observations, maintain project records, and prepare progress/performance reports.
- Assist with project planning, budget tracking, scheduling, and general coordination.
- Communicate with engineers, contractors, subcontractors, vendors, and onsite leadership.
- Coordinate material management, equipment tracking, and deliveries.
- Escalate issues proactively and support project leadership as needed.
Must-Have Qualifications
Education: Currently pursuing or recently completed studies in Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil Engineering; Construction Management; Architecture; Project Management; Business; or a related discipline.
Technical: Basic engineering/construction knowledge, ability to interpret technical information and drawings, Microsoft Office proficiency, strong documentation skills, and willingness to learn project management software.
Communication & Organization: Strong written/verbal communication, attention to detail, ability to coordinate multiple tasks, and comfort interacting with onsite personnel.
Availability: Able to work onsite for at least 30 hours/week throughout the six-month contract. Full-time candidates welcome; qualified students with part-time availability of 30+ hours should also be considered.
Site Readiness: Comfortable in an active construction environment, following safety procedures and wearing required PPE.
Safety Certification: Must complete the OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety training and obtain the certificate after receiving an offer. Client will reimburse the certification cost.
Preferred Qualifications
- Engineering/construction internships, co-ops, or relevant academic projects.
- Entry-level experience in construction, engineering, operations, or project coordination.
- Exposure to data center or mission-critical construction.
- Familiarity with schedules, drawings, material tracking, field documentation, or reporting.
- Experience collaborating with contractors, vendors, or cross-functional teams.
Personality Fit – High Priority
Significant emphasis on attitude, communication, and potential.
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. The pay rate for this position is C$30.00/hr.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The junior project manager at SPECTRAFORCE will monitor daily construction activity and schedules, review drawings, document field progress and coordinate with engineers, contractors and vendors. They also track materials, equipment and deliveries and escalate issues to project leadership.
Requirements
Candidates need current study or recent completion in engineering, construction management, architecture, project management or business, plus basic construction knowledge, drawing interpretation, Microsoft Office skills and strong documentation. They must work onsite in an active construction environment and complete OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety training after an offer.
Skills
- Construction drawing interpretation
- Project scheduling
- Progress reporting
- Field documentation
- Material management
- Equipment tracking
- Microsoft Office
- Project management software
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Attention to detail
- Multitasking
- Budget tracking
- Contractor coordination
- Vendor coordination
- Construction site safety
- PPE compliance
- Problem identification
- Issue escalation
Benefits
- Client-reimbursed OSHA 10-Hour certification
Categories
- Construction
- Engineering
- Energy
Keywords
- Junior Construction Project Manager
- Construction project coordinator
- Construction progress monitoring
- Construction scheduling
- Construction documentation
- Construction drawings
- Microsoft Office
- OSHA 10
- Project management software
- Material tracking
- Field reporting
- Point Tupper
- Nova Scotia
- Data center construction
- Engineering co-op
- Construction management
- Entry-level construction
- Contract construction
Seniority
Entry level
Tools
- Microsoft Office
- Project management software
Languages
- English
Fields of study
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Construction Management
- Architecture