Intermediate Project Manager (Facilities)

Job Type:

Employee

Duration in Months (for fixed-term jobs):

N/A

Job Family:

Project Management

# of Open Positions:

1

Faculty/Service - Department:

Project Management

Campus:

141 Louis-Pasteur

Union Affiliation:

SSUO

Date Posted:

décembre 21, 2023

Closing Date:

janvier 08, 2024

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above

Hours per week:

35

Salary Grade:

SSUO Grade 10

Salary Range:

$75,743.00 - $95,678.00

About Facilities
Facilities services are characterized by a dynamic and creative growing team where the winds of change are blowing, offering people like you opportunities to use your leadership and innovation skills to contribute to the achievement of their inspiring mission: to deliver best in class research infrastructure, reshape campus life and student experience, and provide a sustainable environment for students, researchers, teachers and community.

uOttawa’s facilities encompass three main sites that are comprised of over 600,000 square meters of building space (over 6.4 million square feet), 42.5 hectares of grounds, 125 buildings and 4,500 beds in 11 residences. There are over 150 employees in Facilities, including Project Managers, Energy and Commissioning Specialists, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Architects, and space Planners. The facilities capital and operating expenditures are in the range of $100M for the University’s $2.0 billion assets under management. The 20-year Capital spending plan envisions $4.0 billion of new investment highlighted by uOttawa launch of project Top Shelf, a $300 million capital investment to build a new facility for the Faculty of Health Sciences at uOttawa’s River Campus, as well as a tower at the Roger Guidon campus to house uOttawa’s new Advanced Medical Research Center (AMRC).

Under the supervision of the Senior Manager, Project Management, the Project Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of assigned projects within budget, on schedule, in accordance with the approved scope and applicable government codes, all within established project methodologies.  This position will support the team in the delivery of the program by contributing to other projects and monitoring projects advancement.

Note :  This position may report to either the University of Ottawa’s Capital Project Team or to the Top Shelf Team responsible for major new building delivery.  Depending on the applicant’s strengths and experience; the candidate will be strategically placed to support the appropriate team.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Project Management: Manage the delivery of assigned projects from initiation to completion and ensure project outputs are being delivered as per project objectives, on schedule, to budget and to the required quality. Ensure clear objectives are established for assigned projects by discussing project priorities with client, developing project work plans and schedules. Identify and escalate project issues and risks to the Project Manager III for guidance or resolution.
• Project Support: Provide support to Project Managers by contributing to the project development through the gathering and/or editing of various information such as project specifications, plans, bid information, etc. Participate and provide support at different stages of projects by participating to the request for proposal process, monitoring project progress according to contract requirements, ensuring follow-up and communications are clear and efficient with all stakeholders, and monitoring and gathering various information related to service providers performance. Also provide support in coordinating and tracking all project related correspondence including meeting minutes, change orders or other instructions, etc.
• Stakeholder Relationship: Proactively liaise with and report progress to internal client or project sponsor for assigned projects to ensure that they are informed of project progress, and ensure that their opinions or requirements are taken into consideration as the project progresses. Establish and maintain positive and effective working relations with all members of the project delivery team and operations team to ensure the efficiency of interactions between the teams.
• Contract and Performance Management: For assigned projects, monitor progress according to contract requirements and ensure proper follow-up is made with professional consultants, contractors, suppliers and vendors. Monitor the performance of professional consultants, contractors, suppliers and vendors and reinforce con