Construction Manager
PCH BuildersJob Title: Construction Manager Company: PCH Builders (Professional Custom Homes Ltd.) Location: Calgary & Cochrane, AB (and surrounding areas) Function: Construction Reporting to: Director of Construction Direct Reports: Site Supervisors Type: Permanent, full-time The Company - PCH Builders Backed by a highly capable, credentialed, and professional team, our family-owned company delivers Urban Development, Mountain Development, Property Management, and Civil Works across Alberta. For more than 13 years, we have built over 400 homes across Calgary and surrounding areas, ranging from apartments to luxury detached residences. We also manage more than 300 rental homes, giving us a deep understanding of the needs of homeowners, residents, and investors alike. Our 62 people team brings decades of hands-on construction experience, complemented by engineering, master's, and MBA credentials. Together, we combine technical expertise, disciplined execution, and a personal commitment to guide every project with confidence and deliver thoughtfully crafted spaces where families, communities, and investments grow. Our company has experienced rapid growth in recent years, and to support this expansion, we’re looking for passionate individuals ready to grow with us as we continue to transform the Calgary and Bow Valley communities. The Opportunity PCH Builders is seeking an experienced, highly accountable, detail-oriented Construction Manager to lead our on the ground teams build and deliver the construction scope of our projects across Calgary, Cochrane, and surrounding areas. From preconstruction through handover, you will own construction planning, budgets, contracts, schedules, risk, and stakeholder communication, bringing the project team together to deliver On Time, On Spec, and On Budget. Reporting to the Director of Construction, you will lead Site Supervisors and on-site crews while coordinating closely with the Project Coordinator, Supply Chain, and other internal partners. This role combines full-cycle planning and commercial discipline with a strong field presence. Through Extreme Ownership, you will anticipate constraints, simplify complex construction problems, resolve escalated issues, and make timely decisions that protect safety, quality, project profitability, and client commitments. Core Responsibilities 1. Construction Planning & Master Scheduling Establish the construction execution plan, baseline construction budget, master schedule, and reporting requirements before work begins. Maintain a detailed plan for the full construction cycle, from site preparation through client handover, identifying critical milestones, dependencies, resource requirements, and potential constraints. Align Site Supervisors’ look-ahead schedules and daily execution priorities with the master schedule, implementing recovery plans when progress falls behind. Define construction material and service requirements, including scope, quantities, required delivery dates, and target pricing, in coordination with Supply Chain and the project team. 2. Budget, Forecasting & Financial Control Own construction budget performance, monitoring actual costs, commitments, forecasts, and cost-to-complete against the approved baseline. Provide inputs for the construction cash-flow forecasts in coordination with Finance, aligning anticipated expenditures with procurement commitments and project progress. Identify cost pressures, productivity issues, and financial exposure early; implement corrective actions and communicate their impact on project outcomes. Provide clear financial reporting and recommendations to the Director of Construction, including budget variances, forecast changes, and decisions requiring approval. 3. Contracts, Procurement & Change Management Manage construction third-party contracts, defining clear scopes of work, deliverables, commercial terms, and execution requirements within established approval authority. Coordinate with Supp…