Project Manager II in Mississauga

Project Managers are Dennis Group’s primary client contact through the entire project delivery process, from design concept through bidding, construction, and start-up. As a Project Manager, your responsibility is to ensure each project’s scope, cost and schedule are successfully met. Our projects are designing and building food and beverage process facilities (industrial projects). The design/architect teams, engineering teams (multiple), and construction teams are housed within Dennis Group and the project manager is actively interacting with each group to ensure the success of the project. Project Manager’s mission is to provide project management and execution expertise for clients through the entire project life cycle.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing projects from planning through commissioning including developing key success criteria for each project and ensuring the success criteria are achieved
• Assisting with the development of project scope, budget, schedule, and critical path elements
• Developing RFIs
• Preparing purchase/work authorization
• Maintaining client SharePoint site
• Managing in-house and consulting design teamwork product
• Establishing design criteria; reviewing design and construction phase documents
• Managing permit, code and regulatory approvals
• Developing preliminary procurement plan (preparation of bid packages, bid tabulation, writing of purchase orders and subcontracts)
• Assembling and evaluating potential project bidders
• Defining kick-off meeting agenda
• Coordinating all project communication
• Developing project outline specifications
• Developing conceptual layout – understanding of facility personnel and materials flows, critical adjacencies
• Managing bid process fairly and professionally and reviewing and approving bid packages
• Maintaining “Outstanding Items Needs” list
• Maintaining Project Meeting notes
• Developing and implementing lessons learned for project
• Developing and issuing monthly reports
• Determining project permitting needs
• Updating project forecasting tool monthly
• Reviewing and approving engineering deliverables
• Developing preliminary construction cost estimates – site and building
• Defining project assumptions / exclusions
• Reviewing and approving monthly supplier invoices and client billing
• Developing and maintaining submittal and RFI processes
• Facilitating and managing food safety risk assessments
• Organizing construction trades and administering subcontracts
• Managing project budget and expense approvals
• Managing contract and change order administration
• Overseeing equipment installations
• Providing on-site supervision and coordinating design team on-site support activities
• Facilitating project interactive planning sessions
• Refining and updating budget forecast
• Finalizing procurement plan
• Managing project punch-list inspection
• Assembling and maintaining complete project records and close-out documents
• Facilitating and managing client and 3rd party design reviews
• Interfacing with client, working in client facilities and construction sites
• Utilizing multiple software programs (MS Office, CAD, Navisworks, MS Project, SharePoint, etc.)
• Researching project management best practices
• Supporting talent growth within our organization

Required Education, Skills and Experience:

• Degree in Construction Management / Architecture / Engineering
• 4-7 years of experience within a design-build, General Contractor company working with multiple in-house engineer disciplines, architects, designers, etc.
• 4-7 years of experience with MEP industrial construction projects, preferably food and beverage or pharmaceutical projects
• 4-7 years of experience with Building construction, Project scheduling, Construction estimating, and Construction Safety
• 4-7 years as a Project Manager with proven track record of successful project management and demonstrated success delivering numerous projects delivered on time, meeting requirements, with high team satisfaction
• Basic understanding of AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, and other design software
• Familiarity with sanitary environments is a plus
• Attention to detail, accuracy and deadlines
• Must meet overnight travel requirement of not less than 50% (overnight travel of 70-120 nights out of town annually)

Our projects are located throughout the United States and Canada, and this is a position that you will need to work collaboratively with owners, A/E teams, subs, building officials, etc. regularly at the client’s facilities and construction sites. Overnight travel requirement will be not less than 50% of any given time of the year.

Excellent analytical, organizational, interpersonal and communication skills are essential.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• At times, standing and walking the jobsite over rough terrain can be expected
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times

About Us:

We plan, design, engineer, and build food plants for major brands across the country and the world. For the past three decades, we’ve focused exclusively on the food and beverage industry, helping your favorite brands put your favorite foods in the grocery store. Simply put, food isn’t one thing we do, it’s all we do.

Dennis Group offers competitive compensation packages commensurate with experience. We provide comprehensive employee benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid time off including an open vacation policy, as well as bonus, profit-sharing, and retirement plans.

Dennis Group is proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.