Assistant Project Manager- Highway

Green Infrastructure Partners is seeking an Assistant Project Manager for a heavy civil project in Canada. The role involves supporting the Project Manager and Superintendent in managing on-site operations, ensuring compliance with specifications, monitoring performance, and maintaining safety standards. Candidates should have a degree in civil engineering or related fields, with 4-6 years of project management experience, particularly in road and bridge construction.
The Assistant Project Manager will support an active heavy civil project, actively managing multiple duties and taking part in both day-to-day operations and long-term project planning.
Primary Scope of Role:
• Assist the Project Manager in managing work on-site to ensure construction complies with drawings and specifications.
• Support the Superintendent in planning and implementing schedules, determining manpower levels, material quantities, inspections, equipment, and requirements.
• Monitor work performance to ensure project rules, procedures, and safety requirements are being followed.
• Advise the Superintendent and Project Manager of potential problems, work interferences, and schedule difficulties, and assist in resolving these problems.
• Maintain and analyze up-to-date cost reports and submit necessary changes to ensure the project is delivered within budget.
• Meet with Owners and Consultants, and have the ability to communicate effectively both the concerns and best interests of the company.
• Monitor project performance, schedule, costs, equipment, manpower, materials, equipment maintenance, safety, and quality control.
• Interface with the project team, subcontractors, and related third parties.
• Monitor and inspect the project site to maintain a safe work environment and provide leadership to ensure policies, procedures, and standards are followed.
Position Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree or diploma in civil engineering, construction management, or a related field. P. Eng or C.E.T. will be an asset.
• Minimum of 4-6 years of project management experience.
• Experience on road and bridge construction projects is mandatory.
• Experience in AFP/P3 Design-Build projects is an asset.
• Experience in managing all aspects of road building, asphalt, and construction projects.
• Results-driven with an ability to deliver success in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to connect and interact with people to seek different perspectives.
• Superb communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple competing priorities.
• Demonstrate versatility and resourcefulness in overcoming business challenges.
Success Predictors:
• Analytical mindset.
• Versatile and resourceful problem solver.
• Proactive and self-motivated.
About Us

We are committed to fostering a work environment that embraces diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging for all so our people benefit from the creative solutions that come from embracing differences.

Sustainability is part of our DNA. We focus on recycling and reusing materials by taking old roads and reengineering them into new roads, keeping tons of used materials out of our landfills.

We are one of Canada's largest and fastest-growing construction companies. Every day our people are designing, delivering, and maintaining infrastructure for Canada's rapidly growing cities.

At Green Infrastructure Partners (GIP), our people are second to none. Our most valuable asset is people – our employees, our customers, and the public.