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About the Role

Habitat for Humanity GTA is seeking a Construction Project Manager to oversee stacked townhome condominium developments across the Greater Toronto Area. The role involves managing projects valued at approximately C$40–50 million, potentially handling multiple projects simultaneously. The ideal candidate will be meticulous, proactive, and capable of managing competing priorities effectively while maintaining clear communication.

Responsibilities

Develop and manage project budgets, schedules, and risk outlines, ensuring quality oversight and issue mitigation.
Lead building permit approvals, managing and coordinating consultants, submissions, and follow-up with municipalities and regional authorities.
Manage and coordinate all consultants to ensure designs and deliverables remain on track.
Manage all aspects of tendering, including preparing scopes of work and bid packages, evaluating submissions, negotiating with contractors, and completing contracts and purchase orders.
Work closely with onsite construction teams to establish effective systems for scheduling, cost tracking, quality control, reporting, and document management.
Identify risks and emerging problems early, recommend practical solutions, and follow through until resolved.
Monitor project spending and forecasts, challenge unnecessary costs, and protect the quality of the finished product.
Review, negotiate, and sign off on change orders within delegated approval limits, maintaining clear records.
Maintain complete and accurate project files, including approvals, contracts, correspondence, meeting minutes, schedules, cost reports, and change logs.
Provide timely and clear updates to leadership, consultants, contractors, and site teams.
Work with site leadership and contractors to maintain health and safety standards and address concerns promptly.
Coordinate deficiencies, occupancy requirements, and project closeout.
Collaborate with the Real Estate Development team to provide construction-related input throughout all phases of design, entitlements, permits, and condo processes.

Requirements

Experience managing low-rise or multi-residential construction projects; stacked townhome or condominium experience is strongly preferred.
Experience with Ontario approvals and permits, consultant coordination, tendering, contractor negotiation, and contract administration.
Strong ability to manage budgets, schedules, construction documents, and change orders.
Exceptional attention to detail, organization, and follow-through.
A proactive approach to solving problems and the ability to prioritize work across project stages or sites.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, sound judgment, and composure under pressure.
Ability to negotiate, problem-solve, and skills in conflict resolution.
Ability to travel among GTA project sites and attend meetings with consultants and approval authorities.
Must be eligible to work in Canada.
Successful candidate must complete a police background check.

Skills

Budget management
Schedule management
Construction document management
Change order management
Tendering
Contract negotiation
Contract administration
Risk management
Problem-solving
Conflict resolution
Written communication
Verbal communication
Attention to detail
Organization
Follow-through
Proactive problem-solving
Prioritization
Negotiation

Location

Habitat GTA (155 Bermondsey road , Toronto ON M4A 1X9)

Work Type

Permanent
Full-Time
Hybrid

Experience Level

Experience managing low-rise or multi-residential construction projects
Stacked townhome or condominium experience is strongly preferred

Education Level

Relevant education in construction management, engineering, or architecture, or equivalent practical experience.

Salary/Compensations

$95,000 - $115,000 annually

Benefits

Paid vacation and sick days
Habitat for Humanity days and personal days
Flexible work hours
Generous Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
Corporate gym membership and an Employee Wellness Plan
RRSP matching eligibility
Volunteer opportunities to support our Habitat for Humanity Builds
Growth and development opportunities

About the Company

Habitat for Humanity GTA is greater Toronto’s most recognized provider and advocate of solutions that tackle our region’s housing crisis.
Our mission is to create a world where everyone has a safe, quality place to live.
We focus on creative solutions to address the affordable housing crisis in Toronto, Brampton, Caledon, York Region and Durham Region.
With the help of volunteers, donors and community partners, we unlock change for generations by bringing the benefits of home ownership to more people and communities.
Since 1988, Habitat GTA has built 23 new communities, empowering more than 500 families.

Equal Opportunity

Habitat for Humanity GTA is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Habitat, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Habitat for Humanity GTA is committed to ensuring a barrier-free, accessible and inclusive work environment. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Upon individual request, we will endeavor to remove barriers to the hiring process to accommodate candidates with disabilities, providing the applicant has met the bonafide requirements of the employment position. Please inform us should accommodation be required at any point during the recruitment and selection process.