Senior Manager, Construction - People Places & Spaces (Pp&S)

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Job Number: REQ6076

Location: Emdonton / Calgary -

Apply by: Sunday April 23, 2023

Paygrade: M - OTH

System Title: Leader 8, Project Delivery

# Positions available: 1

Leader Name: Director, Real Estate & Construction

As ATB's next Senior Manager, Construction with People Places & Spaces (PP&S), you will report to the Director, Real Estate & Construction and lead the Construction Project Management team.You will be responsible for elevating the technical knowledge of the construction project team, providing senior project leadership from design concept through to close out, managing complex and high-profile projects and enhancing project best practices and project administration, including: standards, processes, reporting and templates. Project types will include capital projects, facility maintenance projects, space decommissioning, and moves/accommodations in both ATB's corporate and retail real estate networks.

This is a net new role on the team and we are excited for you to help elevate the construction delivery efforts of ATB's PP&S is ATB's real estate and facilities business unit and leads: real estate strategy, workplace optimization & experience, spatial design, construction, project management, leasing & subleasing management, facilities management & maintenance, asset management, facility operations, occupational health & safety, and physical security. PP&S oversees ATB's 1.5 million square feet of space and the team is deeply connected to transforming banking through ATB's client facing locations, and leading the way with corporate workplace transformation, both of which bring ATB's mandate to life and make it possible for Albertans.

Senior Manager, Construction Accountabilities

• Travel and overnight work is required to manage the team as there are team members in Edmonton and Calgary. Travel to sites (potentially out of province) will be required as well.
• Coordinate and manage the needs of multiple internal and external stakeholders to ensure seamless project delivery coordinating with the PP&S Program Enablement team.
• Report on and develop KPIs for all project management data and relevant metrics, leveraging, modifying and analyzing databases as required.
• Create, implement document and train on project management and project delivery processes and best practices to elevate the team
• Solve complex project challenges ranging from team accommodations through to construction detailing, dispute resolutions and specialized banking equipment/practices.
• Conduct thorough drawing markups of all issued sets, with the goal of reducing on-site change orders and finding construction efficiencies.
• Manage and oversee all project close out activities, including warranties, proper handover and final reporting.
• Ownership and management of ATBs master construction specifications. The generation and maintenance of these specifications are part of the continuous improvement for the team.
• Improve and be accountable for the project vendor management process and performance for all project related consultants and contractors.
• Project manage complex and high profile projects
• Manage, coach and develop a project management team of direct reports, providing senior project leadership and mentorship from design and concept stages through to construction and closeout, and finally decommissioning.
• Schedule work, manage and track all pending and active projects, forecasting as appropriate and balancing resources throughout the team.
• Provide technical guidance and expertise to the construction team to deliver projects in a secure, regulatory environment.
• Oversee all project budgets and change order tracking, constantly seeking value creation and cost mitigation; develop and maintain systems & tools to achieve this.
• Work in alignment with the overall strategic direction of the team, the projects and ATB's 10 year strategy.
• Host project retrospects and action associated closeout items, including evaluating and documenting project lessons learned, and feedback captured, creating future action plans as needed to increase team effectiveness and throughput.
• Oversee and manage contracts, vendors and master service agreements, procuring new vendors through the bidding process or formal RFP as required.

Requirements

You will find success based on the following characteristics:

• You are well spoken and communicate your ideas eloquently, both verbally and written and in a graphic fashion.
• You have the ability to develop processes from the ground up, with little existing framework in place.
• You are a problem solver who can apply data to shape conversations and point to strategic directions.
• You have the ability to network and cultivate productive working relationships with ATB business partners and external contacts.
• You are not afraid to jump in and lead projects while also leading team members to success in project delivery.
• You are flexible, can work in an agile fashion and can be adaptable in ongoing change.
• You are a visionary, team player and leader with the ability to see opportunities and identify/support strategy with a mature understanding of politics around horizontal decision making.
• You have the ability to think critically, see the bigger picture and connect the dots to broader strategies.
• You are a high energy, self-starter who is productive and successful working in a hybrid environment, and possess excellent time management, prioritization and organizational skills.
• You are motivated and can see opportunities. You possess the drive and resourcefulness to locate the support required to bring an idea to fruition.
• You have successfully completed and managed through change management activities within an organization.
• You have strong technical knowledge and aptitude.

As The Ideal Candidate You Possess

• Proven teamwork skills and a collaborative approach to solution development.
• Experience with a distributed retail network, and delivering projects in multiple municipalities would be beneficial.
• Working knowledge of Smartsheets, Bluebeam, AutoCAD and Google Suite are required; Experience with AssetPlanner, Trello, Jira, Confluence, Revit, Lucidcharts or MIRO would be considered strong assets.
• Strong technical knowledge around building science, construction, and industry best practices achieved through ongoing and continued development.
• Direct experience working on the client side of the architecture and construction industry in projects of varying scope and scale would be considered a significant asset.
• Strong analytical and interpretive skills to recognize and comprehend complex issues, policies, regulatory requirements and industry information affecting ATB's environment.
• Work on projects with specialized banking equipment and practices would be considered an asset.
• In-depth knowledge of CCDC & RAIC contracts, Master Spec documents, drawing set reviews and industry best practices that will support project delivery methodologies is required.
• Minimum 10+ years of construction or project management experience is essential for success in the role.
• In addition to the above, a PMP designation or robust project management experience is required.
• Significant leadership experience, managing, coaching and developing a small team of direct reports is required. This should be over and above project management, and general contractor/consultant management.
• A post-secondary degree in architecture, project management, engineering or other relevant field is required. Accompanying professional designation considered a significant asset.
• Considerable contacts within Alberta municipalities and the architecture and construction industries would be considered a strong asset.
• Experience with corporate accommodations, consolidations and space programming, as well as space decommissioning.
• Strong analytical and interpretive skills to recognize and comprehend complex issues, policies, regulatory requirements and industry information affecting ATB's environment.

At ATB, we know that as you develop in your career, you gain many transferable skills. If you believe your experience and qualities are a match for this position, please consider applying.

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