Senior Project Manager, Major Projects

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee Complex Institutional Projects to lead the pursuit and delivery of major capital programs across Ontario. This role is ideal for an experienced construction executive with a proven track record delivering large-scale defence military government healthcare correctional post-secondary or other highly regulated institutional projects.
This position offers a unique opportunity to shape projects from inception through completion. You will play a key role in supporting pursuits client engagement proposal development and procurement strategies. Once projects are secured you will transition into project leadership overseeing execution and serving as the primary representative for clients and stakeholders.

Projects may be located in Ottawa Trenton Petawawa Toronto and other locations throughout Ontario requiring a willingness to work on-site as business needs dictate.

Due to the nature of our projects and clients the successful candidate must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Government of Canada Secret Security Clearance.

Join us to deliver critical infrastructure that supports Canadas defence capabilities and institutional environments while advancing your career with a company known for delivering complex high-profile projects.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead the full project lifecycle from preconstruction and procurement through construction commissioning and closeout for complex institutional and defence-related construction projects valued between $100M and $1B.
• Support business development and pursuit activities including client relationship management proposal development competitive submissions presentations interviews and strategic capture planning.
• Partner with estimating design and operations teams to develop winning project execution strategies for Defence Construction Canada (DCC) federal government and other institutional opportunities.
• Develop and execute project strategies aligned with client objectives contractual requirements financial targets and operational excellence.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with military federal provincial municipal and institutional stakeholders.
• Oversee project controls including scheduling budgeting forecasting procurement strategy risk management and contract administration.
• Provide executive-level reporting on project performance opportunities and risks.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across engineering construction commercial and client organizations.
• Ensure compliance with government security requirements regulatory frameworks and public-sector procurement protocols.
• Mentor senior project leaders and support succession planning and recruitment initiatives.
• Champion safety quality innovation and continuous improvement throughout all phases of project delivery.
• Represent the organization during negotiations with clients consultants government agencies and project partners.

Qualifications:

• 10-15 years of progressive experience with a General Contractor leading complex building infrastructure defence institutional healthcare correctional transportation or government projects.
• Post-secondary education in Construction Management Engineering Architecture or a related discipline.
• . PMP Gold Seal or equivalent professional designation considered a strong asset.
• Demonstrated success leading major institutional defence or government-funded construction projects valued at $250M.
• Experience working on military installations defence facilities secure environments federal government projects or similarly complex institutional projects is strongly preferred.
• Proven understanding of federal procurement processes security requirements and public-sector project delivery.
• Experience supporting pursuits business development proposal preparation and client presentations.
• Strong knowledge of Design-Build CM P3 and other collaborative project delivery models.
• Expertise in contract negotiation commercial management claims avoidance and dispute resolution.
• Strong understanding of risk management project controls and governance frameworks for highly regulated projects.
• Exceptional leadership communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to build credibility with senior military personnel government officials consultants and executive stakeholders.
• Must currently possess or be eligible to obtain and maintain a Government of Canada Secret Security Clearance.

Working Conditions:

• This is an on-site and project-based leadership position supporting projects throughout Ontario.
• Assigned project locations may include Ottawa Petawawa Trenton Toronto and other military or institutional sites across the province.
• Regular travel within Ontario is required.
• Must have a valid drivers license and the ability to travel to project sites as required.
• WHMIS 2015 certification and willingness to obtain any additional client- or site-specific certifications.
• Must be legally eligible to work in Canada and capable of obtaining and maintaining a Government of Canada Secret Security Clearance.
• Relocation assistance may be available for exceptional candidates.

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Compensation

Our competitive total rewards package provides compensation and benefits that support your physical mental and financial wellbeing. We offer exciting challenging work with opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge.

Additional Information

Ledcor Building offers full-service construction for commercial residential institutional and light industrial projects along with expertise in green building. Our depth of knowledge and expertise come from building hundreds of projects of all sizes across North America each year.

Our workplace culture has been recognized as one of Canadas Best Diversity Employers Canadas Most Admired Corporate Cultures and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace in North America.

Employment Equity

At Ledcor we believe diversity equity and inclusion should be part of everything we do. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals regardless of race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity Veteran status or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Our True Blue team consists of individuals from all backgrounds who contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to Ledcor. We are committed to continuing to build on our culture of empowerment inclusion and belonging.

Adjustments will be provided in all parts of our hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance by submitting a request via email. For more information about Ledcors Inclusion and Diversity initiatives please visit our I&D page.