Associate Project Manager Jobs in Toronto, ON (NOW HIRING)

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.  

Within our Consult business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project deliveryconsultancy to unlock the potential in every project.  

You'll need to have: 

• Determines and arranges project management, technical services and external resources required for the project on an individual and team basis on behalf of client organisation. 

• Collaborates with the team/s (client, design team and other consultants, and contractor) and all stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of the project in line with all expectations communicating strategies to the team. 

• Demonstrates Mace's value of Safety First, exhibiting visible safety behaviours and using safety moments and Mace's HSW framework. 

• Provides subject matter knowledge to support the team(s) from the broader Mace projects and business units to assist in ensuring the best project outcome. 

• Procures and manages design and wider consultant team(s) and project stakeholders to ensure effective completion of responsibilities including project brief/scope, fees, processing claims, deliverable and/or project variations etc.

• Produces design and authorities programme (or works with a planner to produce) to be integrated with procurement and delivery programme. 

• Manages the timely and successful delivery to programme from project inception/brief, through design development and planning, contractor procurement and construction phase in accordance with the overall delivery program and agreed project milestones and is accountable for the scope of works relating to the project portfolios. 

• Delivers the project objectives in line with the Project Execution Plan, leads and manages the project team/s and relevant stakeholders to achieve strategic project key performance indicators (KPIs). 

• Prepares and modifies where necessary project plans and keeps them updated and relevant over the course of the project/s.

• Oversees project timeframes and budgets, ensuring successful delivery of projects, highlighting any risks, challenges and mitigations..

• Collaborates with relevant stakeholders and ensures robust quality systems are in place and suitably managed and monitored in line with Service Excellence.

• Leads and records relevant meetings, providing relevant parties with contextual information and analysis.

• Partners with relevant stakeholders and is actively involved in risk management and mitigation treatments.

• Effectively coordinates and communicates with all project stakeholders, ensuring completion of responsibilities/tasks and that appropriate standards and records are documented and maintained. 

• Takes ownership of project changes, as and when necessary, tracking project changes and ensuring they are progressed and formalised within the agreed timeframes. 

• Responsible for ensuring approved handover documentation is coordinated and provided prior to practical completion.

• Promotes and drives the businesses priorities through Construction to Production, Digital & Data and Responsible Business.

• Actively networks and seeks understanding of best practice, utilising the full depth of knowledge of Mace Group, the Centres of Excellence, Mace Way Control Centre and Knowledge Hub.

You'll also have 

• Proven successful experience in project management, managing medium sized projects.

• Developed communication, presentation and project planning and development skills. 

• Developed budgetary oversight expertise.   

• Advanced proficiency in communicating, coordinating activities and collaborating with stakeholders. 

• Proven understanding of project management methodologies and practices. 

• Display strong communication and negotiation skills to support the client/customer focus. 

• Proactively manage internal budgets and fees, delivering agreed outcomes (where appropriate).

• Proven competency that understands construction methodologies and sequencing.

• Developed bidding skills.

• Degree (or equivalent) with professional work experience in one or more specific disciplines in the Construction, Programme, Project or Commercial Management disciplines.