About You:
You are a high achiever looking to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You take pride in your own work but are comfortable collaborating with a team of highly motivated individuals. You can communicate clearly and concisely with teammates and clients, and you enjoy strong company culture and camaraderie. You can navigate multiple corporate functions, including global lines of service and corporate centers of excellence. You possess strong interpersonal skills and are willing to take on diverse tasks to achieve the team’s common goal. You value personal and professional growth and are ready to take the next step in advancing your career.

If this sounds like you, well, then you will love the culture at Avison Young!

About Us:
Avison Young is a global commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm, offering transaction, management, financial and consulting services. We’ve designed our corporate structure to best serve our clients by enhancing collaboration across our organization.

Real estate can have an enormous positive impact on people’s lives – and we’re in the business of making spaces and places work better for people. Our purpose is to create real economic, social and environmental value as a global real estate advisor, powered by people.

We care about each other and we have each other’s backs. This makes Avison Young a great place to be a client, and a great place to work. We support the whole person and their complete wellness – economic, mental and physical – because what’s best for our business comes from our people bringing their whole selves to work.

Of course we love it here, but outsiders think we’re pretty great too: Avison Young was awarded the prestigious America’s Best Midsize Employers for 2024, presented by Forbes and Statista, Inc. We’re proud to be regularly recognized for our team, services and culture and our team members enjoy comprehensive compensation and benefit programs. Through our customized work options, we give our people the flexibility to create a work environment that puts their overall well-being first. After all, we are powered by people.

Reporting to the Managing Senior Project Manager of Project Management Canada, the Project Management Senior Project Manager develops and directs operations and strategic planning to meet organizational goals. Provides overall strategic governance for effective project delivery in Canada. Establishes methodologies to set productivity and resource management targets for profitable outcomes. Responds to escalated project issues that may impede project delivery and coordinates solutions. Develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. Responsible for business development, meeting business revenue targets, team goals, and objectives for success.

Project sizes and scopes can range from 10,000SF to over 500,000SF. Level of finish varies from budget-conscious to high-end fit and finish with budgets of $500,000 to over $200M.

In addition to project-specific responsibilities, Senior Project Manager will work with other Project Managers, staff and teams from other business service lines and to develop business internally and externally.

Project Execution

• Oversee projects from design through completion of construction documents, including managing project cost, project schedule and quality, reporting and documentation.
• Responsible for managing several projects within the construction schedule, scope and budget, to exceed the client’s expectations.
• Collaborate with client, assigned AY staff, consultants and vendors as needed.
• Compose and present project metrics to identify weaknesses or problems and to drive improvement and cost savings for future projects.
• Prepare and manage RFP process for project related consultants, contractors, and vendors.
• Develop detail project plans and budgets.
• Manage project risk, client relationships and communication.
• Independently manage projects as needed.
• Provide governance and point of escalation for clients to meet client needs and project deliverables by staff.

Management/Staff Oversight

• Manage project management staff including PC, APIMs, PJMs, and collaborate with Sr PJMs updating resource management tools for target utilization.
• Coordinate project coverage with other department Senior Project Manager(s) as needed.

Business Development (BD)

• Develop & maintain relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate/Attend cross-selling meetings with internal business units (brokerage, asset management, investment sales, etc.)
• Develop & maintain relationships with industry partners including external brokers, consultants, contractors, and vendors.
• Represent AY PJM at industry organizations as agreed upon with Managing Director & Senior Director.
• Working with team & marketing department, respond to RFPs and presentations or pitches.
• Regularly update all BD Leads in tech platform including all contact information, pipeline and speculative opportunities.

Administrative Duties

• Internal reporting to Managing Director and Senior Director on project status.
• Working with team prepare revenue projections and other internal reporting, including regularly reporting on financial status of all projects to meet revenue and EBITDA targets.
• Coordinate project billing, invoicing, contracts & POs with department accounting lead for all assigned projects.

Expertise 

• 7 years or greater in managing Industrial new build, building shell and fit out projects in a leadership or key influencer position.
• Knowledge of Industrial Building construction methods and materials, including but not limited to civil, site, structure, building envelope, electrical, mechanical, life safety, and fire prevention.
• Knowledge of typical industrial building fit-out systems, including but not limited to racking, conveyors, processing systems, cranes, paint processes and exhaust requirements for fabrication activities.
• Knowledge of Network systems and infrastructure requirements.
• Knowledge of approvals and permitting processes for development and new industrial buildings.
• Demonstrated Persuasion and Negotiation skills. Ability to chair, conduct and document meetings.
• Ability to use CAD based readers to extract information from drawings by others.
• Experience with construction, furniture, security, audio visual, moving, etc. in a project management capacity.

Skills and Attributes

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Project and Customer Relationship Management Tools (CRM).
• Ability to use Smart Sheet or similar digital project management / resource management platform experience required.
• Ability to read and understand architectural and engineering plans, with ability to provide value engineering advice.
• Good motivation and delegation skills.

Education & Experienced Required

• College degree preferred, advanced degree a plus
• Minimum seven (7) to ten (10) years related experience 
• PMP preferred 

Other Requirements

• Drive and determination to do whatever it takes to keep a project on schedule, within budget and a client satisfied 
• Willingness to travel to and work at client locations and job sites in various stages of construction 
• Valid Driver's license and ability to rent a car if needed to travel to sites not accessible by public transportation
• Ability to walk to job sites before, during and after construction, including walking several flights of stairs, occasionally climbing ladders

Avison Young practices as an equal opportunity employer in all services locations around the world.  We are committed to building and maintaining a workforce diverse in experience, skills and knowledge with uniformity in service excellence, commitment and integrity. 

The firm maintains a strict policy to ensure employment opportunities are equal and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, protected veteran or military service status, or any other elements protected by law.

Avison Young welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates during the recruitment process. For those requiring assistance, information relating to the need for accommodation and accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially. 

Avison Young is committed to employing the best talent with the most fair and equitable recruitment practices. Apply with us TODAY!