Construction Group Manager, Canada
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About the Role
General Motors seeks a Construction Group Manager to lead construction project delivery across its Canadian portfolio, including manufacturing and non-manufacturing sites. The role involves leading a team of project managers, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, and within budget.
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Responsibilities
- Lead execution of construction and facility capital projects across GM's Canadian footprint
- Provide day to day leadership, direction, and prioritization for project managers and assigned resources
- Ensure projects are delivered safely and in compliance with GM policies and regulatory requirements
- Oversee project performance across scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and stakeholder satisfaction
- Lead, coach, and develop a high performing team including performance management and succession planning
- Serve as primary Construction point of contact for Canada site leadership and key business stakeholders
- Communicate project status, risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to leadership and partners
- Ensure projects are scoped appropriately with clear assumptions, schedules, budgets, and execution plans
- Promote consistent use of tools, standards, governance routines, and reporting practices
- Contribute to broader Construction and ICC initiatives for organizational effectiveness
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, business, or related field, or equivalent experience
- Significant experience leading complex facility, infrastructure, or capital construction projects
- Proven people leadership experience, including direct leadership of project managers
- Strong understanding of capital project delivery including planning, estimating, contracting, scheduling, budget management, risk management, and project controls
- Demonstrated ability to lead multiple projects and priorities in a fast paced, matrixed environment
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong business judgment, analytical capability, and problem solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to influence cross functional stakeholders and drive alignment
- Strong commitment to safety, integrity, and inclusive team leadership
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Summary
- The Infrastructure & Corporate Citizenship (ICC) function is seeking a dynamic leader to serve as Construction Group Manager, Canada.
- Reporting to the Director of Construction, this position will lead construction project delivery across GM’s Canadian portfolio, including manufacturing and non manufacturing sites.
- The role is responsible for leading a team of project managers and related resources to deliver complex capital, infrastructure, renovation, and workplace projects safely, on time, within budget, and in alignment with GM business priorities.
Responsibilities
- Lead execution of construction and facility capital projects across GM’s Canadian footprint, including manufacturing, non manufacturing, engineering, and CCA related sites.
- Provide day to day leadership, direction, and prioritization for project managers and other assigned resources supporting the Canada portfolio.
- Ensure projects are delivered safely and in compliance with GM policies, project requirements, and applicable regulatory and permitting requirements.
- Oversee project performance across scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and stakeholder satisfaction.
- Escalate issues early and drive resolution of project, contractor, site, and stakeholder challenges.
- Lead, coach, and develop a high performing team, including performance management, employee development, workload balancing, and succession planning.
- Translate broader Construction and ICC priorities into clear direction, objectives, and expectations for the Canada team.
- Establish strong operating rhythms, clear roles, and disciplined follow through to improve accountability and execution.
- Build team capability and create an environment that supports collaboration, growth, inclusion, candor, and ownership.
- Help shape workforce planning and resource allocation based on project demand, business priorities, and emerging portfolio needs.
- Serve as the primary Construction point of contact for Canada site leadership and key business stakeholders.
- Build strong partnerships with Facility Operations, Real Estate, Finance, Safety, Legal, Procurement, Engineering, Planning and Design, and other internal stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Significant experience leading complex facility, infrastructure, or capital construction projects.
- Proven people leadership experience, including direct leadership of project managers or similarly skilled professionals.
- Strong understanding of capital project delivery, including project planning, estimating, contracting, scheduling, budget management, risk management, and project controls.
- Demonstrated ability to lead multiple projects and priorities simultaneously in a fast paced, matrixed environment.
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Strong business judgment, analytical capability, and problem solving skills.
- Demonstrated ability to influence cross functional stakeholders and drive alignment on complex issues.
- Ability to operate with a high degree of independence, accountability, and sound decision making.
- Strong commitment to safety, integrity, and inclusive team leadership.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting manufacturing and non manufacturing facility projects across a geographically distributed portfolio.
- Experience working in Canada and familiarity with Canadian construction, permitting, contractor, and regulatory environments.
- Experience leading projects that require close coordination with operations, engineering, real estate, and workplace stakeholders.
- Experience preparing executive level presentations, project updates, and business cases.
- Professional registration, certification, or advanced degree relevant to construction, engineering, or project management.
- Bilingual capability (English/French) is a plus.
Compensation
- The salary range for this role is CAD 131,000.00 to CAD 180,900.00.
- Actual base salary offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
Benefits
- Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave.
- Healthcare, dental and vision benefits including health care spending account and wellness incentive.
- Life insurance plans to cover you and your family.
- Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan.
- GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for you, your family, and friends.
Workplace and Travel
- This role is categorized as hybrid, requiring reporting to Oshawa Assembly three times per week at minimum.
- The selected candidate will be required to travel less than 25% for this role.
- This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.
Additional Information
- GM does not provide immigration related sponsorship for this role.
- Artificial Intelligence will be used in the hiring process for this role.
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