Project Manager / Program Manager - Toronto - Candidate Pool

Welcome to a place where people are at the heart of everything we do. 

Welcome to people with an inspiring vision and who seek stimulating challenges. At CIMA+, you’ll find a place where you’ll have many opportunities to learn and develop while working on engaging projects. 

We are a firm 100% owned by its employees and we value a collaborative and entrepreneurial mindset. You will have the flexibility to manage your work on your own terms and define what work-life balance means to you. 

When you join CIMA+, we welcome you to a place that you can call home.  

Mission

CIMA+’s Project Management team is at the forefront of delivering construction projects across a wide range of industries, including institutional and heritage buildings, healthcare, public transportation, energy, infrastructure, and manufacturing. We pride ourselves on creating tailored project management solutions, guiding each project from start to finish. With a collaborative, transparent approach, we deeply understand our clients' vision and provide agile, effective solutions to navigate the complexities and uniqueness of every project. Join us and immerse yourself in a dynamic, innovative, and collaborative environment where you’ll make a real impact. Together, we’ll push boundaries and go above what’s expected of us to meet the challenges of tomorrow and engineer a better world!

Our team of professionals is currently looking for Project Managers / Program Managers with relevant experience in mid-to major size projects in Energy or Transportation or in construction prokects in the region of Toronto. Under supervision of Project Director, you will contribute to the execution of many projects for one of CIMA’s major client.

We offer a flexible hybrid work model, enabling you to work from home and in our Toronto office.

Given that this is a candidate pool, please be advised that the process may vary and is open-ended. Our Talent Acquisition team will review each application and contact you at the appropriate time, if applicable.

Primary Responsibilities

• Rigorously monitor CIMA+’s professional services provision and report progress monthly to the Project Director as well as technical and commercial risks, expectations, timelines milestones, and key project metrics
• Play an active role in all operational and strategic project management activities such as planning, execution, and control of assigned capital projects throughout their entire life cycle
• Liaise with clients, governments, regulatory authorities, and other project stakeholders
• Provide guidance in seeking management solutions to ensure success of projects
• Prepare and review work plans
• Rigorously monitor projects cost, budget, schedule, quality, and accuracy of deliverables, as well as other success factors, and report periodically to the client in the format agreed upon
• Participate and/or lead technical coordination meetings, site meetings and /or project follow up meetings. Contribute to drafting the minutes of meetings
• Prepare and enforce contracts with professionals, contractors, and suppliers at all times. Maintain existing business relationships and build new ones
• Coordinate teams of multidisciplinary experts at guiding stakeholders in the search of Solutions as well as providing expert advice on project standards, governance, and procedures to continuously improve project management practices
• In accordance with client’s procedures, manage:
  • • Change Orders and Contract Amendments
    • Contractor and suppliers Payment Requests, and provide recommendations based on work progress
    • Provisional acceptance and final acceptance certificates
    • Remaining or deficient work to be corrected
• Support every other aspect of projects by implementing best project management practices

• University Degree in Engineering, architecture or related discipline. 
• Minimum ten (10) years of experience in managing projects in the construction field, including three (3) years in leadership roles. Experience in transportation projects and/or energy projects is considered an asset. 
• Experience in bidding/negotiating contracts & developing strong career partnerships as well as business development skills
• Autonomy, excellent team spirit, advanced communicational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to navigate complex stakeholder and technical environments
• Advanced time management and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multidisciplinary teams
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Word and Excel) 
• Fluency in spoken and written English 

For more information, please contact Alina Souralay

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At CIMA+, we value diversity of talent and perspective. You think you can add value, but don't meet all the job requirements? We invite you to apply, because everyone has something unique to offer. The outstanding talents that choose to join us at CIMA+ soon realize that we go all out to encourage them to grow. We look forward to hearing how you can contribute to our success. 

Why choose CIMA+? Because we offer you: 

• Comprehensive Group Benefits available from day one for all permanent employees working at least 20 hours per week
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with 4% employer contribution
• As an employee-owned company, an annual opportunity to purchase shares for all employees
• Flexible work schedule in a hybrid work mode
• Work/Life balance policy across Canada
• 3-5 weeks of vacation, based on years of relevant experience
• Tailored training to improve your existing skills

Ethics and integrity are fundamental values at CIMA+. That is why we are committed to ensuring equal access to resources and opportunities for candidates, regardless of their identity (race, ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, socio-economic status or background, etc.).​

In keeping with the principles of employment equity, we encourage all applications, including, but not limited to, those from women, Indigenous people, people with disabilities and visible minorities. We also encourage candidates to complete the self-identification form when applying for employment.​

Accommodations are available on request. Your Business Partner will process your request.

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