Bilingual Associate Project Manager (ENG/FR)

BGIS•Montreal, QC

About The Position

BGIS is a leading provider of customized facility management and real estate services, managing over 320 million square feet across 30,000+ locations globally. The Associate Project Manager, reporting to a Project Manager, will be responsible for planning and overseeing the end-to-end delivery of assigned projects, typically of low complexity, risk, and exposure, within the defined scope, schedule, and budget, as well as BGIS and client procedural boundaries. In this role, you will team with and/or direct technical and professional staff, consultants, and contractors, and draw on your strengths in communication, reporting, stakeholder coordination, and fiscal control to ensure client satisfaction, team-member satisfaction, and ultimately, financial success. The diversity of projects carried out by our Project Delivery Services and/or Design Group focused on a wide range of industries (Retail, Commercial, Institutional, and Industrial) makes this position an exciting opportunity to be involved in different construction models. You will manage a variety of stakeholder interests and continue to grow and deepen your knowledge base. You will be part of a Project Management team delivering services that span across all project phases from workplace planning to pre-construction and design development, to management of construction. With 4,500+ projects managed per year, 160+ team members, and $450M+ delivered annually, our group delivers projects across Canada, from small infrastructure upgrades to tenant fit-ups through to major consolidations and new builds, to energy retrofits and critical environments.

Requirements

Community college diploma preferably in architectural technology, construction technology, engineering technology or equivalent work experience within the Construction industry
1 to 3 years of project management work experience; or 5 to 7 years of project coordination work experience within a Construction Owner's Representative environment preferred
Proven experience with delivering projects on-time, on-budget, within specifications, and in-compliant with all requirements (including but not limited to regulatory, environmental, health, and safety requirements)
Proven experience developing and managing project budgets with focus on mitigating and managing project risks
Advanced communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, persuade and negotiate to achieve desired outcomes
Ability to develop and maintain relationships with project stakeholders while managing client relationships and expectations offering a high degree of client service orientation
Experienced in managing vendor relationships and performance
Possesses a continuous improvement and quality mindset along with a desire to continuously seek and incorporate best practices and technologies in order to optimize project delivery and deliver value to the client
Computer proficiency in MS Office applications in particular – MS Project, MS Excel, MS Outlook, along with ability to quickly learn new applications
English if required because you will be dealing wtih English-speaking customers as part of your job.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Institute Accreditation, in progress.
LEED certification; in progress.

Responsibilities

Plans and oversees the end-to-end delivery of assigned projects.
In collaboration with project stakeholders, defines project scope, deliverables and requirements.
Develops and implements project plans.
Determines resource and budget requirements, cost estimates, and timelines.
Identifies project risks and develops and implements mitigation and contingency plans.
Monitors project delivery against timelines and ensures timely completion.
Oversees the activities of project team members and monitors project task completion.
Communicates project status to relevant stakeholders.
Ensures projects are delivered on time, within scope, budget and requirements, and complies with all regulatory, environmental and health and safety requirements.
Develops and maintains effective relationships with clients.
Responsible for resolving issues, managing client expectations, and ensuring client satisfaction.