Project Manager - Civil Engineer

The Québec Port Authority (QPA), an autonomous organization with shared governance, pursues its mission to develop maritime trade and thus contribute to the economic development of the Québec City region and of Canada as a whole. The QPA derives its revenues from its port, commercial and real estate activities such as the transshipment of dry and liquid bulk, international cruises and the activities of Espaces Dalhousie, to name but a few. Aware of the strategic geographic positioning as well as the exceptional urban qualities that characterize the territory it occupies, the organization wishes to grow efficiently and in harmony with the human and natural environment in which it evolves.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Reporting to the Vice-President, Infrastructure, the incombent acts as a project manager and is responsible, with the team in place, for planning, designing and managing a variety of QPA projects within his discipline and participating in certain other projects associated with other QPA disciplines (electrical, mechanical, building, asset management, etc.). The main responsibilities of this position are as follows :

• Acts as a project manager on simple to complex projects in the infrastructure portfolio and ensure their management ;
• Identifies and clarifies project needs, objectives and issues ;
• Identifies and clarifies project needs, objectives and issues ;
• Prepares preliminary construction cost estimates for projects ;
• Prepares the project specifications for each project under his supervision ;
• Prepare tender documents for consultants and contractors ;
• Supervises the drawing of engineering elements ;
• Supervises and coordinates all construction work and project supervision ;
• Manages the consultants, subcontractors and contractors of its projects ;
• Performs administrative and technical follow-up of projects ;
• Caries out studies and/or technical reports ;
• Develops and implements processes to optimize practices in order to improve quality ;
• Develops and implements processes to optimize practices in order to improve quality ;
• Carries out the internal design of smaller projects ;
• Participates in the QPA's asset maintenance plan.