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About the Role
Join our team as a Senior Project Manager in Toronto! This opportunity is well suited for someone with proven experience leading complex municipal and private development and transit infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will have successfully delivered projects across a range of sizes and complexities, including light rail, heavy rail, utilities, streetscapes, land development, and other critical infrastructure works. In this role, you will act as a strategic trusted advisor to clients, with a strong focus on account management, relationship building, and understanding their evolving needs. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, strengthen and grow client relationships, and help shape solutions that create lasting value for clients and communities, while continuing to expand your leadership influence, business acumen, and project delivery expertise.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate company values and cultural behaviors
- Consult directly with clients and stakeholders to successfully lead complex capital projects, with a focus on municipal and transit infrastructure projects
- Act as a trusted advisor to clients, understanding their priorities, challenges and evolving needs while representing their best interests throughout project delivery
- Build, manage and strengthen long-term client relationships, identifying opportunities to expand existing accounts and deliver additional value
- Lead the development of project plans by defining client objectives and success criteria, schedule and budget development, procurement management, risk planning and communication/stakeholder management
- Lead major procurement efforts and contract negotiations for architects, engineers, contractors and third-party consultants
- Lead and mentor multiple project delivery teams through project management activities including procurement, risk, cost, schedule, scope and stakeholder management
- Oversee project delivery team performance, while escalating delivery issues as required
- Provide financial frameworks, forecasts, cost tracking and regular financial reporting
- Be accountable for quality deliverables, successful project outcomes and client satisfaction
Requirements
- A minimum of 8 years’ capital project management experience, with a minimum of 5 years leading large-scale municipal and transit infrastructure project mandates varying in scope and complexity
- Demonstrated experience building and managing client relationships, with the ability to understand client needs, establish trust and support the growth of key accounts
- Familiarity with the design process, value engineering, and approvals necessary to proceed with construction in a municipal setting
- Strong knowledge of construction methodologies, project management models and financial management, as well as applicable building codes, contract types and relevant legislation
- Strong leadership and organizational skills with a proven ability to effectively influence others and resolve client, project and technical issues
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
Skills
- Project management
- Account management
- Relationship building
- Procurement management
- Risk planning
- Communication
- Stakeholder management
- Contract negotiation
- Financial management
- Leadership
- Organizational skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Presentation skills
Location
- Toronto
Work Type
- Flexible work environment
Experience Level
- Senior
- 8+ years capital project management experience
- 5+ years leading large-scale municipal and transit infrastructure project mandates
Education Level
- University degree or college diploma in engineering, architecture, landscape architecture or construction management, or an equivalent combination of academic and practical experience
- Professional industry credentials such as OALA, PMP, P.Eng., CET, Registered Architect or another similar industry-recognized designation are considered a strong asset
Benefits
- Significant professional development, training, and a mentorship program
- A paid volunteer day
About the Company
- Colliers Project Leaders is a team committed to projects that make a difference in our communities and for the people who live there.
- We deliver capital project solutions that strengthen the built environment, partnering with our clients to bring critical infrastructure and complex building projects to life.
- Colliers Project Leaders is part of Colliers (NASDAQ, TSX: CIGI), a leading diversified professional services and investment management company, with more than 18,000 professionals operating in 63 countries.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified individuals.
- If you require accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please contact the assigned Talent Acquisition Business Partner.