Project Manager

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Senior Project Manager or Director, the Project Manager must be able to manage the diverse priorities of project team members, communicating clearly to resolve issues while respecting project scope, schedule, and budget constraints. The Project Manager ensures all phases of project activities comply with government and ministry legislation, policies, guidelines, standards and procedures. A key component of this position is working with stakeholders and industry to achieve results, requiring extensive professional knowledge of project management principles including knowledge of procurement, design, and construction disciplines.

To be successful in this role you require strong decision-making and negotiation skills to resolve issues relating to design proposals, progress claims, fee determination, construction contract delays, or extra cost claims. In this role you will be required to build collaborative working relationships with clients, senior leadership including representatives of Government departments, boards and agencies.

The primary responsibilities for the Project Manger include, but are not limited to:

• Directly managing the delivery of assigned projects including new schools, courthouses, health, and other capital projects as assigned.
• Defining project requirements with clients and coordinating the in-house activities of team members, consultants and contractors.
• Ensuring all phases of project activities comply with government and ministry legislation, policies, guidelines, standards and procedures.
• Working with stakeholders and industry to achieve results, requiring extensive professional knowledge of project management principles and utilizing project controls including knowledge of procurement, design and construction disciplines.
• Ensuring project scope, time, cost and quality objectives are met.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.
 
This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.
 
 
Systems Thinking: Takes a long-term view towards organization’s objectives and how to achieve them.

Creative Problem Solving: Engages the community and resources at hand to address issues.

Drive for Results: Takes and delegates responsibility for outcomes.

Agility: Identifies and manages required change and the associated risks.

Qualifications

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Required:

• Post-secondary degree in Architecture, Engineering, or a related field
• Four years of project management experience with planning, design, construction and commissioning of facilities
• Contract management experience, and considerable experience managing interdisciplinary teams and resources, and a diverse portfolio of building projects
• Valid Class 5 Drivers License

Equivalency: Related experience or education (e.g. related diploma) may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis.

Assets:

• Certification as a construction administrator or project manager and training in management skills and relevant software applications.
• Extensive knowledge of project management techniques and methodologies are essential to manage all phases of a project from conception through design, tendering, award and construction.
• Knowledge of basic planning, design, construction and building commissioning theories, disciplines and process, including those related to architecture and structural, mechanical and electrical engineering.

Notes

This position is a Temporary, full-time role with the standard weekly work hours of 36.25, Monday to Friday (8:15 am – 4:30 pm).

Location: Edmonton Alberta

A valid Class 5 Driver’s License is required for this position.

Pre-Employment Checks will be completed to assess the candidate’s suitability for a role. These checks may include (but are not limited to): references, criminal record check, academic verification, etc.

Candidates with lesser qualifications may be considered at a lower classification and salary.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees.

•    Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
•    Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) - https://www.mepp.ca.
•    Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits.
•    Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive.
•    Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool - https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
•    Positive workplace culture and work-life balance