Senior Project Coordinator, Structural Steel - #35183

Company Profile:

Our client is a fast-paced Canadian construction company made up of fun and intelligent people working together in a progressive workplace. They are a design-build general contractor who specializes in both heavy and light industrial building construction in Canada.

Their vision for the company is Building Happiness. This is something they strive to do in every interaction they have with their employees, their customers, their suppliers, and their community. They believe in working hard, but also in laughing togethering and maintaining a healthy balance in their lives and with their families.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to join a fast-paced Canadian construction company made up of fun and intelligent people working together in a progressive workplace.

Overall purpose and responsibilities of the role:

The role involves managing simultaneous projects, coordinating tasks between local and offshore teams, and working closely with the Project Manager. Key responsibilities include hosting weekly client meetings for status updates and quality reports, managing subcontractor contracts and RFIs, supervising engineers, and maintaining project dashboards. The role requires regular collaboration with the project coordinator, operations team, and subcontractors, as well as organizing critical internal meetings. Additionally, it involves fostering team engagement through weekly social hours and holding one-on-one updates with the direct supervisor to ensure smooth project delivery.

Duties and Responsibilities:

We are seeking a full-time, remote working candidate for a long-term career opportunity who will work in our Pacific Time Zone (PT). The ideal candidate will be positive, fun-loving, self-motivated, flexible, detailed oriented, and experienced in construction. He/she will need to have access to their own workspace with a high-quality internet connection for taking professional video calls and making phone calls during work hours.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assist with construction projects, including liaison with Owners, Consulting Engineers and Subcontractors

Monitor cost accruals and reviews with the Project Manager on a regular basis

Prepare, update and present project schedules in MS Project.

Review and monitor actual construction vs. schedule. Identify critical path and stay ahead of manpower and material deliveries.

Control drawings, drawing records and revisions.

Control site instructions, RFI’s and Change Orders

Review and process shop drawings.

Coordination of material and equipment needs.

Prepare cost estimates for change orders and change notices.

Maintain QA/QC documentation and records of all testing and inspections

Compile, review and provide document turnover to client at completion of the project.

Foster and maintain positive relations and communication with clients, architects and subcontractors

Estimate new project scopes where necessary.

Plan, quote and track change orders for any work outside of the contracted scope.

Take full responsibility for all key project results: budget, schedule, safety and client satisfaction.

Report to the management biweekly on project Budget, Schedule, Client Communications, Change Orders, Cash Flow and Project Risk.

Manage structural steel design: ensure design engineers are on task, budget and schedule and are communicating effectively to meet the needs of the project.

Prepare detailed project status reports as required by the company/client, present reports electronically or in person, speak to project status and provide reasoning where necessary.

Value engineer the project design where possible and propose creative solutions.

Negotiate best pricing with vendors whenever possible.

Plan, execute and properly contract all scopes and subcontracts according to company’s established procedures with help from company’s Contract Manager.