Calgary Underground Construction and Earth Moving

Sr. Project Manager
City: Calgary
Province/State: Alberta [AB]
Country: Canada [CA]

Title: Project Manager
Reporting To: Operations Manager of Underground Division.

Job Type: Permanent Full Time Salary
Benefits: The successful candidate will be entitled to benefit coverage, our coverage is currently with Mercon Benefit Services.
Coverage will include: life insurance, vision care, dental care, short term disability for employees, long term disability for employees, and assistance program for employees and dependents.

About Us: For more than 90 years, Borger Group of Companies has been a general contractor in the Canadian marketplace. Borger is Alberta's largest underground contractor through WRD Borger Construction Ltd, a leader in Earthmoving projects through Borger Earthworks Ltd., and a force in transportation services through Borger Transport Ltd.

Opportunity: We have immediate openings for one PROJECT MANAGER. Purpose: To oversee assigned project(s) from time of tendering through project construction completion.

Responsibilities: Project Managers will be required to perform some or all of the following duties:

• Prepare detailed and accurate project cost estimates for internal review;
• Submit assigned tenders on closing dates as required;
• Review project costs to ensure the project is progressing on budget;
• Responsible for daily review of costs of crews and communicating with Site Supervisors to discuss variances;
• Responsible for overall billing of assigned project(s);
• Attend appropriate pre-tender meetings to ensure bidding projects;
• Adjust time cards as needed;
• Upload cost codes for assigned project(s) to Heavy Job;
• Communicate daily with necessary parties on project status and be the first solution to resolve project issues as they arise;
• Organize several projects and tenders and multitask as required to complete tasks in a timely manner to meet deadlines;
• Perform weekly site visits to review project status and report status to Operations Manager for accurate scheduling;
• Represent the Company when dealing with external consultants and clients;
• Prepare progress reports and issue the necessary information to clients;
• Follow up on submitted progress claims and force accounts with Engineers and Developers to ensure approval of submitted invoices is granted;
• Responsible for identifying force accounts on supplier and subcontractor invoices;
• Track change orders through approvals;
• Hold closeout meeting with Site Superintendent to identify outstanding items and deficiencies that need to be addressed. Schedule an appropriate time to complete the work;
• Complete post mortem report and review with Operations Manager and Field Superintendent.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• A university degree in civil engineering;
• Requires minimum 3 years’ experience with contract management on large scale civil construction projects;
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office software including Excel, Word, and Outlook;
• Experience using Heavy Job is preferred.

Personal Attributes:

• Excellent verbal and written communications;
• Detail oriented with the ability to multi-task and prioritize;
• Ability to be flexible and work in a fast paced environment;
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate and manage well at all levels of the organization;
• Strong problem solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses;
• High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation;
• Honest, ethical, and integral.

We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Work Location: Calgary, Alberta
7719-40th Street S.E.
Calgary, AB
T2C 2G9