Construction Manager – Microtunneling

Construction Manager – Microtunneling
Full-time, Permanent
Edmonton or Calgary
IER: Eligible – Tier 1

WHO WE ARE
Celebrating 60 years of People | Projects | Values around the world!
Michels is an established energy and infrastructure organization with 25 years in Canada. We support Canada’s prosperous future by constructing safe, reliable infrastructure solutions to serve the public’s energy, water and wastewater, and transportation needs.

We care about doing what is best for our people, our customers, the communities in which we work and our country. We strive to provide our employees with meaningful and challenging work, and an engaging and collaborative environment.
Michels Canada headquarters is based in Nisku, Alberta, Canada.

DESCRIPTION
Michels Canada is looking for a Construction Manager – Microtunneling (MT). The Construction Manager – MT will direct the activities of field workers concerned with microtunneling construction projects by setting up the strategic goals in coordination with Project Managers to execute on them. The successful candidate will be performing a wide range of tasks and support business priorities in a fast-paced environment. This position will be based in Edmonton or Calgary.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Maintain and promote a strong safety culture for all employees, vendors, and customers and follow all safety policies, procedures, and regulations. Identify and communicate workplace hazards and correct or seek assistance in correcting unsafe actions or conditions.

Manage all microtunneling and associated civil construction activities on-site to maintain targeted/scheduled production within budget.

Supervise foreman and assigned crews and work with Project or Divisional Director to recruit, select, hire, and terminate field employees as required.

Assist foreman with scheduling work, crews, tools, and equipment for efficiency and to minimize travel time. Responsible for regular maintenance on, and the appearance of all equipment. Work with PM to update schedule. Manage materials, tools, and supplies at the field level.

Participate in planning field execution strategies with respect to job setup, traffic control plans, inversion direction, bypass design, setup, and operation, installation method, cure method, and cure time.

Review production schedules along with work in progress and take corrective action to maintain profitability, and report work in progress promptly and accurately; approve pay sheets, vendor invoices and daily field reports.

Schedule, coordinate, and oversee subcontractors.

Track project expenditures and assist with monthly cost projections.

Assist project managers with bid projects, including sharing innovative cost-saving ideas.

Identify changes in project scope and/or conditions. Assist Project Manager in processing change orders.

Develop and deploy mitigation tactics to eliminate claims from homeowners and businesses.

Perform training needs analyses for field personnel and provide recommendations for skills improvement and cross training.

Process submittals for assigned projects for owner’s approval.

Other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

12 years of experience working as a Construction Manager for large general contractors focused on MicroTunneling for water/sewer infrastructure.

Ability to understand and work with engineering and technical drawings as well as project schedules.

Strong working experience in MicroTunneling projects.

Flexibility to travel when required up to 50%.

Must possess a valid driver license for the type(s) of vehicles which may be driven.

DESIRED SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS

Valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).

Experience with: Primavera, HCSS (Heavy Job), and Microsoft Project.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree in civil or mechanical engineering or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience PMP certification.

LANGUAGES

Must be able to communicate verbally and through written language (by hand and digitally) in English.

BENEFITS
We offer competitive total compensation, meaningful and challenging work, and an engaging and collaborative environment. For more information on our company, please visit our website at www.michelscanada.com.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted. For other opportunities at Michels Canada, join us at https://www.michelscanada.com/jobs/apply/.
It is our commitment to create a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless their race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance and /or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruitment process, please send us an email to: careers@michelscanada.com.

**Fraud Alert
 It has come to Michels Canada attention that job seekers have received false employment offers from individuals or organizations posing as Michels Canada. Please keep in mind these important tips:
·  Michels Canada does not require payment from anyone seeking employment at any time during the recruitment and/or selection process.
·  All recruitment email correspondence comes from email addresses displaying the correct spelling of our company name: @michelscanada.com
·  Formal offers of employment are only made once the recruitment and selection process are complete. Personal information and banking information is NOT collected until you have been personally onboarded by our HR Team.
·  We do not extend any formal offers of employment or execute employment agreements through text messaging, social media, job posting websites or social chat platforms.
We take this matter seriously and are working with the appropriate authorities. Please remain aware on this matter and report any suspicious outreach to your local authorities and email any concerns to hrcompliance@michelscanada.com. Note: resumes sent to this email will not be considered; please apply directly to our current career opportunities at https://www.michelscanada.com/jobs/apply.