Project Manager- Capital Projects

Project Manager - Capital Projects

Summary:          

The Project Manager – Capital Projects is responsible for ensuring delivery certainty across the full project lifecycle, from procurement through construction and final close-out, while maintaining control over scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages assigned projects from procurement award to handover.
• Coordinates, applies, monitors and expedites Statutory Approvals process for each of the development sites.
• Serves as the single point of coordination between consultants, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Oversees time, cost, quality, safety, and reporting obligations.
• Chair site meetings and monitor progress against approved schedules.
• Manages risk registers and issue early warnings.
• Coordinates approvals, variations, and payment certifications.
• Ensures compliance with contractual, environmental, and safety obligations
• Reports regularly to senior leadership and Board-level committees.
• Prepares reports / presentations for assigned projects utilizing the approved formats and software as directed
• Ensures that all documents relevant to the assigned project(s) are filed and/or maintained in accordance with the Corporation’s Record Management Policy and Procedures
• Liaises with Administrative Support staff in the Construction Department as necessary to ensure that all documents are accurately recorded and filed away for future retrieval

Project Management

• Attends and participates in pre-construction meetings with clients, Contractors and Consultants as required
• Evaluates, documents and clearly communicates the Client’s specific goals and expectations with recommendations as necessary
• Continuously interfaces with key internal and external stakeholders to keep abreast of the latest developments relevant to assigned projects
• Assists with ensuring that the RFPs for each project are clearly documented and communicated in preparation for the Tendering Process
• Drafts the Project Management Plan inclusive of key milestones for consideration and approval by Superior
• Takes action to secure relevant pre-construction approvals, permits and licenses where necessary
• Takes action to obtain engineering designs, valuation certificates and site inspection reports  as required
• Monitors and takes notes of  all variances or issues impacting on project realization;  flags and takes action to resolve within the approved parameters of responsibility
• Conducts follow-up and provides feedback to superiors on all matters relative to assigned projects
• Makes adjustments to Project Management Plan to capture any changes also ensuring that appropriate supporting data are appended
• Takes action as outlined in process flow  to ensure that all projects are completed on target and within budget, as far as possible

Health & Safety

• Facilitates routine HSE inspections/audits as well as monitoring for compliance with health and safety regulations, building codes and other regulations relevant to the Industry
• Liaises with the HSE Department to ensure that Health and Safety issues are reported and are adequately actioned by the appropriate contractors etc.
• Ensures that accurate Notes are logged in a timely manner relevant to any reported HSE issue(s) inclusive of proposed timelines and any recommended remedial action(s)
• Provides timely feedback to superiors on status of any remedial action to be taken relevant to HSE issue(s)

Cost & Budget Management

• Conducts research to ensure that all works and materials are properly assessed against current market trends
• Assesses, signs off and approves Payment Certificates from Contractors and Consultants in accordance with limits of authority
• Prepares Board Notes to be submitted to the Board of Directors

• Performs any other duties relative to the job function as may be assigned

The Office holder will be recruited on a project basis. 

Kindly submit copies of relevant academic qualifications inclusive of Cover letters, CV's and Police Certificate of Character.

Please note that ONLY academic qualifications from accredited institutions will be accepted.

All applications must be submitted by 4.30pm on February 19, 2026.

Hard copy applications should be submitted to:

Divisional Manager, Human Resources, Level 5, UDeCOTT Head Office, 38-40 Sackville Street, Port of Spain

Unsuitable applications will not be acknowledged by the Corporation.