Residential Construction/Renovation Manager

Duties and responsibilities

• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of a residential home building or renovating company
• Prepare bids for home construction or renovation projects
• Consult with customers, architects and engineers regarding plans and specifications
• Select subcontractors and schedule and coordinate their activities
• Report work progress and budget matters to clients
• Prepare contracts and negotiate revisions, changes and additions to contractual agreements with architects, consultants, clients, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Create and manage the budgets for each project, including supplies, materials and labour

Requirements and skills

• Minimum 5 years of experience in construction project management of wood-frame and/or concrete residential projects
• Local experience and, or, knowledge of the Vancouver and Lower Mainland construction industry preferable

• Experience in construction estimating 

• Ability to prepare sub-contract scopes of work, call for trade pricing, prepare detailed summary of sub trade prices and prepare sub-contracts

• Ability to work with contractors, and to coordinate, and manage projects from start to completion

• Good communication and conflict resolution skills

• Establish construction schedules and lead times, co-ordinate, update and modify project schedules

• Excellent time management and organizational skills

• Problem solving and decision-making abilities

• Proven ability to manage projects, keeping on budget and on schedule

Should you meet the requirements above, please send us your resume and cover letter to pereira2@shaw.ca