Allied is looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our Development team in Toronto.
At Allied, everything starts with purpose. In the role of Senior Project Manager, you will oversee the successful completion of complex, high-profile projects in Toronto’s vibrant downtown core. This individual will play a critical role within our Development team, driving project excellence from the current state through to final delivery while ensuring alignment with quality, efficiency, and strategic goals. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to impactful projects that will shape the future of the city.
Who are you?
We are building upon our achievements at Allied, and the future is exciting. How can we be so sure? We have people like you: engaged professionals who consistently deliver their best.
Throughout your professional career, you have stood out for your pursuit of excellence. You are self-motivated, take ownership, and lead by example. In doing so, you elevate your team and collaborate towards your collective goals.
Above all, you are excited by Allied’s mission and the contribution we make to enhance urban environments.
What will you do?
- The ideal candidate brings strong industry expertise (including residential), exceptional leadership capabilities, and a commitment to delivering projects that meet the highest standards in quality, schedule, and budget. This individual must be organized, detail-oriented and proactive and be comfortable managing multiple priorities, solving problems effectively, and maintaining clear communication with all stakeholders.
- Lead external project teams, including joint venture partners, architects, engineers, and construction managers, to manage project schedules and budgets.
- Serve as the primary point of contact in daily construction-related matters and consultant coordination on behalf of the owners.
- Ensure that construction manager assign adequate personnel to effectively manage the project.
- Remain fully informed of all construction-related activities, monitoring progress to keep projects on track.
- Collaborate with the construction manager on all project aspects, including value engineering, construction methods, scheduling, and deliverables.
- Provide insights on trade prequalification, recommendations, vendor pricing, and contracts.
- Support timely delivery of project packages, ensuring that suite finishing, documents, and approvals are provided on schedule.
- Work with other departments within the partnership including but not limited to: Condominium Sales, Commercial Property Management, Commercial Building Operations, Shared Facilities Operations, Leasing, and Accounting.
- Lead commissioning process working closely with consultants and contractors to ensure all systems are installed and functioning properly to meet design requirements. Schedule, monitor and report on progress.
- Responsible for close-out including hand-over of all operational manuals, warranties, shop drawings, maintenance agreements and as-built drawings.
- Lead and manage follow-up of all deficiencies working closely with construction team.
- Manage and organize all necessary documentation
- Provide regular reporting including project progress, major milestones and identify budget overruns
- Review change orders for pricing and quantity accuracy, ensuring alignment with contract agreements.
- Advise on budgets, cash flow, contract terms, and dispute resolution to support project financial success.
- Maintain a comprehensive understanding of project costs and keep ownership fully informed on budgets, schedules, and potential risks. Responsible for ensuring the construction manager’s budget is update to date and accurate.
- Lead the monthly construction loan draw process including the communication with the third-party cost consultant and lender.
- Liaise with municipal authorities to ensure all agreements and obligations from the development phase are upheld in construction.
- Monitor change orders, assess impacts on budgets and schedules, and make recommendations as necessary.
- Address contract disputes or adjustments with consideration for project goals and stakeholder impact.
- Participate in the condo occupancy and closing process including Tarion requirements.
- Coordinate with ownership to ensure timely delivery of tenant packages and required documents.
- Act as a liaison for tenant-related documentation and approvals to ensure adherence to project timelines.
Project Management
Financial Management
Change Management
Purchaser/Tenant Coordination
What are we looking for?
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in project management within the industry, with a preference for both commercial and residential experience.
- Strong negotiation skills, with the ability to discern when to stand firm and when to reach mutually agreeable compromises.
- Financially savvy, with comfort in forecasting, budgeting, and managing costs throughout the project lifecycle.
- Solid understanding of construction contracts, including contract interpretation and application.
- Proficient in construction administration, including scheduling, budgeting, and related tasks.
- Excellent communication skills, with an ability to tailor messages to different audiences effectively.
- Collaborative team player, able to keep relevant parties informed as projects progress.
Who are we?
Allied Properties REIT (TSE:AP.UN) is a leading owner and operator of distinctive urban workspace in Canada’s major cities. Allied’s business is providing knowledge-based organizations with distinctive urban environments for creativity and connectivity.
We are also a great place to work. Allied is listed as a 2023 Best Employer in Canada as part of Kincentric’s Best Employers global certification, which distinguishes organizations that demonstrate strong results in employee engagement, organizational agility, engaging leadership and talent focus.
We are committed to hiring the most qualified candidates with a dedication towards supporting diversity, equity and inclusion across our organization. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, ethnicity, origin, sexual orientation, disability and socioeconomic background.
Note: If you require any form of accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know. We will work with you to provide as seamless a recruitment experience as possible.
