Project Manager, Public

Job summary

The Project Manager will plan and manage projects to ensure contractual commitments are met on time and within budget. They will lead multi-disciplined teams of architects and engineers while maintaining client relationships and monitoring project performance.

Job details

This is an exciting time to join our team. As we continue to grow, we are looking for talented professionals who are ready to contribute, collaborate with exceptional colleagues, and help shape the future of the built environment. If you are looking for a place where your expertise will be valued, your career can grow, and your work will make a difference, we invite you to explore what is possible with us. We empower our employees to choose where they work whether remotely, from home or from one of our office locations because we believe flexibility, trust, and collaboration drive great results. Public buildings reflect community priorities and government accountability. Guided by decades of experience and a strong record of delivery, we provide cost certainty while advancing resilience, decarbonization, and accessibility. Through Indigenous partnerships, inclusive engagement, and digital innovation, we create adaptable, secure civic spaces that support services, celebrate culture, and deliver lasting impact. Learn more about our Public Portfolio. We are currently seeking a Project Manager to plan and manage projects to ensure that all contractual commitments are met on time and within budget. As a Project Manager, you will use your interpersonal and leadership skills and must have an understanding of project financials to determine the necessary resources required for successful project execution. In addition, you will provide leadership to a multi-disciplined team, monitor project performance, and forecast revenue. You Will Make an Impact by Negotiating, developing, monitoring, and controlling the scope of deliverables, work plans, schedules, and budgets for all project stages Developing a detailed work plan for all architectural and engineering disciplines, allocate hours to the work plan, and monitor project progress Leading an integrated team of architects and engineers in the quality assurance and quality control procedures for all deliverables, specifically the construction drawings and specifications Maintaining a good understanding of the project scope and when changes to the scope occur, negotiate solutions to ensure outcomes meet client expectations and contractual obligations Coordinating with contractor, sub-consultants, or relevant building authorities to address and document issues with constructability or owner concerns Acting as the primary liaison with the client, contractor, and project team and ensure close client relationships are maintained You Will Bring to the Team Architectural or engineering systems design and presentation, M&E and structural building systems, permit and building code Registered with a relevant professional association is an asset Experience in strategic development, business development, project management, and client management is required Possess excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, flexibility, and resourcefulness A strong understanding of project accounting is required in order to monitor project performance and forecast revenue Ability to obtain Secret security clearance is required 10-15 years of project work experience Experience in public projects is an asset We are: The spaces we design and the technology we embrace shape how people live, work, learn, and connect. As an employee-owned, integrated Architecture and Engineering company, you will collaborate with talented professionals on projects that make a lasting impact on communities across Canada, the US, and the UK. At NORR we are committed to innovation, advancing sustainable design and helping our clients reduce environmental impact, and shaping a net-zero future. We invest in our employees by fostering continuous learning, encouraging innovative thinking, and creating opportunities to solve complex challenges, grow professionally and build meaningful careers. The hiring base salary range for this vacant position is $90,000.00 - $125,000.00 annually. Actual compensation will be based on several factors such as education, experience, internal equity and skills.

What you’ll do

The Project Manager will plan and manage projects to ensure contractual commitments are met on time and within budget. They will lead multi-disciplined teams of architects and engineers while maintaining client relationships and monitoring project performance.

Requirements

Candidates must have 10-15 years of project work experience and a strong understanding of project accounting. The role requires excellent leadership skills and the ability to obtain Secret security clearance.

Listed skills

• Quality assurance · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• Quality Control · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred
• Business development · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Project management
• Strategic development
• Business development
• Client management
• Architectural systems design
• Engineering systems design
• M&E systems
• Structural building systems
• Building code
• Project accounting
• Leadership
• Interpersonal skills
• Quality assurance
• Quality control
• Construction drawings
• Specifications

Job areas

• Management & Leadership
• Construction
• Engineering
• Government & Public Sector
• Consulting