Director, Project Management Jobs

Company Description

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you invest your career in CPP Investments, you join one of the most respected and fastest growing institutional investors in the world. With current assets under management valued in excess of $500 billion, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure long-term sustainability. The CPP Fund is projected to reach $3 trillion by 2050. CPP Investments invests in all major asset classes, including public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure and fixed-income instruments, and is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo and Sydney.

CPP Investments attracts and selects high-calibre individuals from top-tier institutions around the globe. Join our team and look forward to:

• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• A deeply rooted culture of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• Global career development opportunities
• A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working
• Being motivated every day by CPP Investments’ important social purpose and unshakable principles
• Stimulating work in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment

If you share a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach everything with the highest integrity, here’s an opportunity for you to invest your career at CPP Investments.

Reporting to the Managing Director, Strategic Planning and Projects, The Director, Project Management, will be accountable for leading the project management team to deliver office workplace construction project(s) that span across one or more business units; and span our global offices. The role will require managing projects, managing people (internal/external), schedules, financials, and adhere to CPP Investments’ process and guidelines throughout the workplace project life cycle.

This includes management of project issues, risks, and project change requests to ensure successful and on-time project delivery. The Director will also contribute to process improvement initiatives as it relates to improving project delivery.

The Director Project management has the authority to run the project on a day-to-day basis and verify that the office workplace projects produce the required deliverables of quality, within the specified constraints of time and cost and to achieve the potential benefits defined in the business case and against our workplace principles:

• Embraces Accessibility and Inclusion
• Commits to Sustainability
• Enhance Employee Experience
• Aligns with Values and Brands
• Advance CPP Investments One Fund Strategy
• Demonstrate Corporate Governance

Key responsibilities:

Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery (Projects $10M+) will include project business needs, planning to deliver a fully built office space and execution of office construction projects.

• Assist Managing Director in establishing the workplace strategy and vision across the CPP Investments’ global offices
• Prepare project budget estimates and a detailed project plan for all phases of the project and manage and update throughout the delivery of the project(s)
• Maintain the highest quality standards
• Provide leadership for the direct and indirect project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
• Manage project issues and risks and mitigate any negative impact to approved scope, schedule, budget
• Develop and manage all aspects of project and program engagement for workplace office construction, relocations and renovation projects
• This will include planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resource management, budget management, change management, and risks and issues management.
• Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, financials, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership

Qualifications

Specialized knowledge

• Basic understanding of the office furniture and equipment required to support the project
• Good working knowledge of design consultant and construction contracts
• Understanding of commercial office design and construction
• Negotiation skills
• Ability to interpret construction drawings, and experience with CAD drawings is an asset
• General knowledge of real estate industry, leasing and asset management is considered an asset

Education And Experience

• Working knowledge/proficiency: Project Management Methodology (PMP accreditation is an asset)
• Experience with MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint
• 10+ years of experience of project management experience (construction projects) including tracking and planning multiple projects
• Proven ability to demonstrate a drive for results and accountability of business needs
• Strong leadership skills to coordinate and motivate project teams
• 5+ years of experience working with business stakeholders within a cross-functional matrix environment
• Proven track record of success in previous projects and managing large construction budgets $10M+
• Experience in presenting to key stakeholders and/or Senior leadership
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Science or related field.
• Demonstrate decisiveness in resolving business problems, making decisions, and identifying priorities
• MBA degree would be considered an asset

Additional Information

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At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process.

Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity:

In addition to being dedicated to building a workforce that reflects diverse talent, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, etc.), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Disclaimer:

CPP Investments does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other web-site job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by CPP Investments to provide resumes to this posting or web-site will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered. CPP Investments will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.

Mandatory Vaccine Policy

All employees in the Toronto, Sydney and Hong Kong offices will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Accommodations to this policy will be made for medical or other protected grounds. Please contact us to discuss any accommodation needs.