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Construction Managers  (NOC 0711)
Ottawa Region
Description |  Titles |  Duties |   Related Occupations

Construction managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of a construction company or a construction department within a company, under the direction of a general manager or other senior manager. They are employed by residential, commercial and industrial construction companies and by construction departments of companies outside the construction industry.

commercial construction manager, construction manager, construction superintendent, general contractor, housing construction manager, industrial construction manager, pipeline construction manager, project manager, construction, residential construction manager.

Construction managers perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate construction projects from start to finish according to schedule, specifications and budget
  • Prepare and submit construction project budget estimates
  • Plan and prepare construction schedules and milestones and monitor progress against established schedules
  • Prepare contracts and negotiate revisions, changes and additions to contractual agreements with architects, consultants, clients, suppliers and subcontractors
  • Develop and implement quality control programs
  • Represent company on matters such as business services and union contracts negotiation
  • Prepare progress reports and issue progress schedules to clients
  • Direct the purchase of building materials and land acquisitions
  • Hire and supervise the activities of subcontractors and subordinate staff.
Included Cities in Region | Service Canada Offices

Ottawa, Gloucester, Nepean, Brockville, Cornwall, Vanier, Carleton Place, Clarence-Rockland, Gananoque, Hawkesbury, Mississippi Mills, Perth, Prescott, Smiths Falls, Bourget, Buckham's Bay, Clarence, Constance Bay, Embrun, Hazeldean, Kars, Old Stittsville, Richmond, Rockland, Rockland East, Russell, South March, South March Station, Stittsville, St-Onge

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Jobs for Construction Managers in Ottawa Region

Job opportunities from Job Bank and contributing job sites are updated daily.

There are 14 job postings in Ottawa Region.

Table of job opportunities for your chosen occupation at the regional level.
Date Posted Job Title Employer Location Source
2013-05-21 Construction project manager (Solar Panel Project) ComFact Skills On Demand Corporation
  • Cornwall
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2013-05-21 construction site superintendent HAYS
  • Ottawa
Workopolis Workopolis
2013-05-21 construction site superintendent HAYS
  • Ottawa
Workopolis Workopolis
2013-05-19 construction site superintendent RUITER CONSTRUCTION LTD
  • Ottawa
Workopolis Workopolis
2013-05-19 construction project manager ALTIS / EXCEL
  • Ottawa
Workopolis Workopolis
2013-05-18 construction site superintendent ALTIS / EXCEL
  • Ottawa
Workopolis Workopolis
2013-05-18 construction senior project manager TALENTCOR
  • Ottawa
Workopolis Workopolis
2013-05-16 Project manager, construction (Residential Renovations) Ottawa General Contractors
  • Ottawa
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-05-15 Construction superintendent HireSmartHR
  • Ottawa
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-05-09 Construction site manager (for Commercial Development Company) Bona Building & Management Company Limited
  • Ottawa
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-05-09 Construction project manager altis Professional
  • Ottawa
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-05-01 Project co-ordinator, construction HireSmartHR
  • Ottawa
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-04-26 construction superintendent OTIS CANADA, INC.
  • Ottawa
Workopolis Workopolis
2013-04-05 construction project manager ALTIS / EXCEL
  • Ottawa
Workopolis Workopolis

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