Career Contacts is a fractional human resources and recruitment consulting firm, supporting companies throughout Canada and the US. We provide support with permanent placements, temporary staffing, executive searches, HR consulting, and payroll management. We manage all phases of sourcing, screening, selection, and onboarding and retaining.

Career Contacts is supporting our client, a well-established commercial construction leader, in the search for a Construction Manager to join their team. This role is ideal for a seasoned construction leader who enjoys owning a project end-to-end, from budget handover through field execution to closeout. Reporting to the Construction Director, the successful candidate will bring 10+ years of construction management and field operations experience.

Start Date: Immediately
Hours: Monday - Friday
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Calgary, Alberta (on-site)

What They Offer:

- Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and long-term career growth
- Collaborative, fast-paced team with professional development and employee perks
- Opportunity to work on impactful, complex projects

What You'll Be Responsible For:

- Lead budget handover meetings, ensuring project budgets, assumptions, scope, and expectations are clearly understood by project and field teams
- Monitor financial performance including margins, cost projections, earned revenue, and billing
- Identify financial risks early and implement corrective actions to protect profitability
- Oversee customer contracts, including scope alignment, change orders, and dispute resolution




- Ensure customer commitments are met and remove project constraints/roadblocks in a timely manner
- Oversee manpower and work planning, crew assignments, dispatching, and field scheduling
- Ensure superintendents, supervisors, and foremen accurately report production and weekly work plans
- Maintain robust communication between field crews, project managers, customers, and leadership
- Promote a strong safety culture across field teams, supervisors, and subcontractors
- Lead or support root cause analysis for field issues, safety concerns, or recurring operational problems
- Support adoption of technology tools for field reporting, scheduling, and cost forecasting
- Standardize reporting practices to improve visibility into project performance

What You'll Bring:

- 10+ years of experience in construction management, field operations, or project management
- Strong understanding of commercial construction operations, budgeting, forecasting, and financial management
- Proven ability to lead Superintendents, Supervisors, Foremen, and field personnel
- Experience managing project budgets, labour planning, scheduling, and customer expectations
- Strong knowledge of construction contracts, change orders,



and cost control
- Demonstrated ability to identify risks and make sound operational/financial decisions
- Excellent leadership and relationship-building skills with field teams, clients, and senior leadership
- Preferred: experience implementing process improvements and construction technology; proficiency with scheduling and financial tracking software

Application Process:
Please submit your resume in Word format and include a brief overview of why you feel you would be a strong fit for this opportunity.
Career Contacts is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.
We look forward to hearing from you!

Your privacy and confidentiality are of utmost important to us; all applications to Career Contacts are kept confidential. We will not share your personal or professional information with anyone without your prior expressed approval. While we will only be considering qualified applicants for this position, we encourage you to visit our Job Board at www.careercontacts.ca for opportunities that fit your profile.

Benefits:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Calgary, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

- AEC / DEP or Skilled Trade Certificate (preferred)

Experience:

- Construction: 5 years (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Construction Manager (Canada)
🏢 Career Contacts
📍 Canada