Assistant Project Manager

at  Mattamy Homes

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Assists in managing the administration and technicalities of multi-family projects, enforcing company and project standard processes, procedures and policies.
• Works collaboratively with the Project Manager during the design management process, prepares estimates and value engineering analysis, peer reviews, and constructability reviews.
• Works collaboratively with Project Manager and land team to get project documents/drawings to stage of site plan approval and permit submission.
• Plans, organizes and conducts regular meetings with staff to review manpower, materials, quality, production and safety and communicate business updates as required.
• Spearhead tendering process by working alongside the Project Coordinator and Project Manager to create project specific scopes of work, analyze prices when received and work alongside trades to create apples to apples comparable across all tendering contractors and ultimately come up with recommendation on who contract should be awarded to, to Project Manager, Senior Project Manager and/or Vice President of Construction.
• In conjunction with Project Manager assist in the solicitation, evaluation and selection of consultants and sub-trades while ensuring compliance with procedures and policies.
• Review and provide analysis of drawings and specifications ensuring communication to the project team including site staff, trades etc.
• Help gather upgrade pricing for library creation for design studio.
• Assists in overseeing the Project Coordinator in the processing of submittals, requests for information, site instructions, change order and notice of change. Specifically, manage the change order process through negotiation and cost assessment. Understand and communicate the implication of Change Orders for the project.
• Work closely with Project Manager and Site Superintendent to understand and plan for construction methods, resource requirements, capacity and timelines.
• Ensures a collaborative working environment throughout the execution of project amongst all staff and stakeholders.
• Continuously stays up to date with best practices and industry trends.
• Perform any other tasks assigned by the Project Managers and, as required, by the Directors and/or the Vice President of Construction.
• Assist other team members with overflow workloads, as required from time to time.
• Maintain monthly project cost reports and circulate to stakeholders
• Process and track SI and RFI to and from consultants along with project manager
• Distribute and communicate with/to affected trades, parties and job sites
• Understand the project schedule and use to assist in updating cash flows.

What you bring

• Post-secondary education in Engineering, Architecture, Business or related field, or suitable combination of education and experience.
• 3+ years of progressive experience in multi-family buildings, specifically high-rise buildings is required, ideally with experience estimating & purchasing
• Strong Planning skills with scheduling; coordinating consultants and internal resources
• Strong Financial Acumen and understanding the projects financial position
• Communication: professional internal financial and timeline reporting; integrating well with all internal departments; early detection of issues
• Negotiation skills: professional experience dealing ethically to resolve issues to maximize financial outcome while still maintaining relationships
• Relationship skills: consistently balancing the interests of all stakeholders (internal, consulting partners, municipal, political, suppliers, trades)
• Teamwork – overall contribution to the team; proactively helping others; consistent positive attitude; mentoring, teaching, training and learning
• Superior computer skills with MS Office – particularly Excel & MS Project.
• Working knowledge of house building and construction material purchasing.
• Understanding of the Ontario Building Code.
• Valid Class G driver’s license with the ability to travel as required to various job sites.

WE ENCOURAGE APPLICANTS WHO MEET MOST OF THE ROLE REQUIREMENTS TO HIT THAT SUBMIT BUTTON AND APPLY! IT’S OKAY IF YOU DON’T HAVE 100% OF THE REQUIREMENTS. IF YOU’RE THE RIGHT CANDIDATE, WE’LL HELP YOU LEARN AND GROW.

Who we are
Mattamy Homes is the largest privately owned homebuilder in North America, with 40-plus years of history across Canada and the United States. Every year, Mattamy helps more than 8,000 families realize their dream of home ownership. In Canada, our communities stretch across the Greater Toronto Area as well as in Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton.