Project Manager, Private Sector

At Colliers Project Leaders, we are a Professional Services Company that delivers capital project solutions across the built environment. We are Owners’ Representatives and this means we strive to own our work with the same level of care as they would. What we do makes a difference in communities and for the people who live there. We have a passion for it.

We are 18,000 projects and counting – improving lives and helping shape the growth of sustainable, progressive and inclusive communities.

Your role

Join our team as a Project Manager, Private Sector, in our British Columbia Business Unit.

This opportunitywill enable the right candidate to work alongside a dynamic and flexible team to leverage our Real Estate brand and expertise in corporate office, commercial, and institutional buildings. 

We are seeking an energetic, passionate, self-motivated, and collaborativeProject Manager to help lead our growth across the province. This person will inspire, empower, and support a team of project leaders and collaborate with our national team of experts. The Project Manager would be a relationship builder who can clearly communicate our value proposition as a Professional Services Company.

• You will be a trusted advisor, applying your deep understanding of design, construction and operation of a variety of buildings and facilities to represent Owners’ best interests and achieve their strategic end goals.
• Act as Project Lead to support designated project managers and be accountable for project success.
• Apply your leadership and communication skills to lead, delegate, and empower staff across multiple high-performing project delivery teams.
• Lead the planning, preparation, and delivery of compelling presentations.
• Ensure quality and compliance with our ISO certified quality management system.
• Lead and educate clients through the set-up, initiation, execution, monitoring and reporting of their projects.
• Act as the key relationship holder with the Client to understand their needs, and develop and execute account management plans.
• Lead and support the pursuit of new business.

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Project Manager, with a portfolio of completed projects of varying size and scope in sectors such as office, commercial, and institutional.
• Experience in leading projects through the full project life cycle (planning, design and construction) in new development and building improvement projects.
• Experience closing new business, winning key pursuits (incl. client interviews)
• A degree or diploma in a construction-related discipline.
• PMP designation is an asset.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
• A broad written and verbal communication skill set including strong presentation, stakeholder facilitation and report writing skills.
• Effective client, stakeholder, and people management skills, matched with the ability to effectively influence others and successfully resolve a variety of commercial, people, client and technical issues.

Don’t have every single qualification? We know that some people are less likely to apply for a job unless they are a perfect match. At Colliers Project Leaders, we’re not looking for “perfect matches.” We’re looking to welcome people to our diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.  So, if you’re excited about this role but don’t have every single qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. Whether it’s this role or another one, you may be just the right candidate.

What you can expect:

• An opportunity to truly impact our communities
• A flexible work environment
• A comprehensive onboarding experience
• Significant professional development, training, and a mentorship program
• A paid volunteer day
• An environment where people feel welcome, heard and included, regardless of their differences
• And much more!

Join our team of difference-makers and help shape the growth of dynamic communities.

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