Assistant Project Manager

What you’ll do

The Assistant Project Manager, Construction reports to the Construction Manager, as part of a high energy and motivated internal team, who will guide a team of consultants, general contractors, and vendors. Driving remerch projects forward, while providing overall management with every aspect in the Canadian Tire construction process and ensuring there is consistently a high level of customer service provided for our stakeholders.

The person will be responsible to ensure projects meet the metrics associated with budgets, schedules, risk analysis, design, safety, quality, and all due diligence related to the refreshment of Canadian Tire and Canadian Tire gas bar projects.

• Manage all internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with all: procedures, project metrics, proto guidelines, corporate standards, building code, health & safety, quality control, contracts monitoring, and best construction practices. With an emphasis on high value and functionality.

• Work with the estimating team to prepare cost estimates for use with internal approvals, including to accurately forecast contractual services, supplies, equipment, and space/phasing requirements for all project activities, and to validate resources & quantities needed to accomplish project objectives.

• Manage the development of overall project schedules, with the establishment of project milestone dates and to periodically present overviews on project status for management and stakeholders.

• Assist in the project procurement process, including to recommend consultants required to provide the working drawings and specifications. As well as engaging pre-qualified contractors, third party inspection & engineering firms or other suppliers.

• Conduct timely site visits to review - new and/or past work, phasing & schedules, budgets, approve quality, meet with Dealers and Staff etc.

• Prepare tender package, engage approved contractors, review and analyze bid submissions with manager(s) and the estimator group, issue letters of award and prepare contracts.

• Perform all necessary Project Close-out requirements and to resolve warranty items.

• Work effectively with all internal staff, throughout the Corporation regarding the design scopes and other construction items and with external stakeholders to define the projects and construction requirements to meet the project scope.

• Work with municipal staff, adjoining property owners, developers, contractors, consultants, insurance companies and legal firms regarding project requirements.

• Dialog with suppliers account managers, sales staff, technical and professionals regarding materials and works to align construction methods.

• Work with Associate Dealers and other store staff to coordinate construction projects with mutual requirements.

• Assist Project Manager on project administration for capital projects.

• Other duties / projects as required.

What you bring:

• Post-Secondary degree or diploma in Architecture, Engineering and/or Project Management

• 5 years of project experience in construction related to retail/commercial/gas-bar

• The ability to travel 2-3 days per week

• Excellent analytical, listening, written & verbal communication and interpersonal skills.

• Strong methodical problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

• A results-oriented attitude with the capacity to act and take responsibility, is self-motivated, takes the initiative, and has an eagerness to learn and contribute to meeting project deliverables

• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with an ability to prioritize competing tasks.

• Computer proficiency in Project Management software applications, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)

About Us

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, 1,700 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there's a place for you here.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging 

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

Accommodations  

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.