Mechanical Construction Manager
PCL ConstructionAbout the role
At PCL, your personal and professional growth is our passion. We're excited to help you discover what's next in your journey so you can build a legacy that you're proud of. With locations and projects across North America and beyond, exciting opportunities are waiting for you in dozens of cities.
PCL Industrial Services, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Construction Manager with a mechanical execution focus to lead field operations on large, complex industrial projects across our active portfolio, including mission critical / data center facilities, power generation and energy transition projects, mining and mineral processing, petrochemical and refining, industrial gases, and water/wastewater treatment. The successful candidate will be accountable for the safe, on-schedule, on-budget, and high-quality delivery of mechanical scopes (process piping, large-bore/small-bore, structural, mechanical, rotating and stationary equipment, HVAC, pre-fabricated modules, tie-ins, hydro/pneumatic testing, and mechanical completion / turnover packages), while integrating seamlessly with civil, structural, electrical, I&C, and commissioning teams.
Why Choose PCL?
Choose a career with rewards that matter. PCL’s total rewards are designed to support your growth, well-being and future success—because when you succeed, we all do.
Our offerings could include:
- Employee ownership opportunities that build long-term value
- Annual discretionary performance bonuses
- 401(k) with company match
- Industry-leading medical, dental and vision benefits
- Prescription drug coverage and telemedicine services
- Life, AD&D and disability insurance
- Paid parental leave and family care support
- HSA or FSA for healthcare, dependent care and transportation
- Mental health and wellness support, including Employee Assistance Programs
- Career growth pathways, leadership development and mentorship programs
- Access to world-class training through PCL’s College of Construction and professional development courses
- Ongoing opportunities to learn new skills, explore different roles and grow your career across sectors and regions
Here's how an Mechanical Construction Manager for PCL Industrial Services, Inc. contributes to our team:
Responsibilities
- Champion and role-model PCL's HSE culture on industrial sites with elevated hazard profiles (energized systems, hot work, confined space, hazardous process fluids, high-pressure gases, heavy lifts, working at height). Participate in the district safety committee and influence corporate safety policy, JHA/JSA quality, and incident learnings.
- Provide field leadership for one very large or several concurrent industrial projects. Accountable for safety, budget, quality, schedule, productivity, and profitability performance across all self-perform and subcontracted mechanical scopes.
- Direct execution of process and utility piping, equipment setting and alignment (pumps, compressors, turbines, boilers, heat exchangers, vessels, cooling towers, chillers, air handlers), modular/skid installation, and mechanical completion / walk-down / punch-list / turnover to commissioning.
- Provide leadership to PCL's self-perform mechanical workforce (pipefitters, welders, millwrights, heavy-lift operators, riggers, ironworkers where applicable) and oversee project quality programs and standards, WPS/PQR compliance, NDE, and QA/QC coordination with third-party inspection.
- Contribute to core pursuit and preconstruction teams — supporting estimates, execution plans, logistics plans, manpower curves, and client presentations for mission critical, power, mining, petrochem, industrial gases, and renewables opportunities.
- Monitor design deliverables, long-lead procurement (mechanical equipment, valves, specialty piping, fabrication packages), shop drawings, off-site modular production, and field installation to protect critical path.
- Supervise, direct, train, and mentor superintendents, general foremen, mechanical field engineers, and QA/QC personnel across single or multiple sites; build bench strength for the district's growing industrial pipeline.
- Manage project org structures including joint ventures, integrated project delivery, and EPC/EPCM partnerships with owners, engineers, and specialty subcontractors.
- Understand, communicate, and proactively administer prime contracts, subcontracts, and purchase orders. Oversee and negotiate change orders, claims, and disputes with owners and trade contractors in partnership with the site team
- Serve as a senior field-facing representative to industrial owners
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