Role overview

Project Manager – Major Institutional Construction

Confidential Search

Blackridge Search Group has been engaged on a confidential search for a Senior Project Manager to lead a major ground-up institutional construction project in Southwestern Ontario.

This is a senior delivery role for an experienced General Contractor-side Project Manager who has personally managed complex ICI projects from preconstruction through closeout and understands how to lead both the commercial and field execution sides of a build.

The project is a major new institutional facility of approximately 128,000+ sq. ft., with a construction value in the range of $50M.

This is not a project administration role.

The successful candidate will be expected to take ownership of the entire project, including the site team, subcontractor performance, schedule, budget, contracts, consultant coordination, constructability, risk and overall delivery.

The Role

You will lead the project from the General Contractor side and be accountable for overall execution.

That includes:

Leading the project team, including the Site Superintendent and project support staff.
Managing the overall construction schedule and key milestones.
Driving subcontractor and trade coordination.
Managing project budgets, forecasting, cost control and financial performance.
Administering contracts, change orders and commercial documentation.
Working closely with consultants, ownership and key project stakeholders.
Reviewing drawings and resolving design and constructability issues before they impact the field.
Identifying execution risks early and driving practical solutions.
Supporting procurement, tendering and subcontractor selection as required.
Leading project meetings and maintaining accountability across the project team.
Managing project closeout, deficiencies and turnover.

What We Are Looking For

This search is specifically targeted toward candidates with substantial General Contractor Project Management experience.

You should bring:

Proven experience as a Project Manager or Senior Project Manager with a General Contractor.
Strong experience delivering large, ground-up ICI construction projects.
Experience with institutional, educational, healthcare or other complex public-sector construction is highly desirable.
Demonstrated ownership of projects from preconstruction through completion.
Strong understanding of construction methodology and constructability.
Experience managing and directing a Site Superintendent and broader project team.
Strong contract administration, scheduling, budgeting and cost-control capability.
Experience coordinating consultants, subcontractors, owners and other stakeholders.
Strong commercial judgment and the ability to make sound decisions under pressure.
The ability to clearly explain how you have solved complex construction and field-execution problems.

A construction-related degree, diploma or professional designation is an asset.

What Will Make Someone Stand Out

The strongest candidates will be able to clearly talk through:

A major project they personally led from the GC side.
The size, value and complexity of that project.
How they managed the Site Superintendent and field team.
A significant constructability issue they identified and resolved.
How they protected schedule and budget when a project started to drift.
How they handled challenging consultants, owners or subcontractors.
What decisions they personally owned versus what others on the team handled.

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate real construction judgment, not simply strong administration.

Work Arrangement

The role offers flexibility for the right candidate.

Depending on experience and location, the position may be structured as:

Hybrid
Remote within Ontario with occassional site travel

Occassional travel to the project site in the Grey-Bruce region will be required, with site presence expected at least weekly and more frequently when project demands require it.

Compensation

Compensation is expected to be competitive for the seniority of the role, with a base salary potentially reaching approximately $150,000, plus additional incentive and benefit components.

Final compensation will depend on the candidate’s experience and fit.

Interested?

Blackridge Search Group is conducting this search confidentially.

If you are an experienced GC-side Senior Project Manager with a strong track record delivering large, complex ICI projects and you are interested in a role with significant project ownership, we would be interested in speaking with you.

Apply directly or contact Blackridge Search Group for a confidential conversation.