Playground Construction Project Manager

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Recruiting Organization: The Power of Play

Looking for a volunteer Project Manager

If you have passion in child development, indigenous community empowerment, or sustainability, this is your chance!

The Power of Play (TPOP) is a Canadian non-profit building sustainable playgrounds for the children in need around the world. We have a project for the rural first national of West Bank, Lytton (LFN.band)

This is a collaboration project with the band, where children and teens will partake in the build, elders will advise on building a gathering spot to tell stories and teach their art and culture to the new generation.

Most of this sustainable playground’s play elements will be from up cycling and refurbishing a dismantled playground.

We are looking for a project manager with a good understanding of construction, project budgeting and time management, and logistics.

You need to be a very good team player and respect and adapt the organization and the LFN. band culture.

Responsibilities:

• Work with refurbishing shop/s to bring up the used elements back to life and standards to be reused.
• Locate storage spot while elements are getting ready to be moved to the site.
• Oversee the transportation and work with the restriction for moving the material to the West Bank via cable ferry.
• Work with the band to find local contractors and onboard as many qualified volunteers as possible.
• Work closely with the band’s elders and children and let their voice be heard and implemented as much as possible.
• Provide project budgeting and time estimation, and carry out the project to meet them.
• Be in constant communication with the TPOP team and the Band’s leaders.
• Build a safe playground that meets the standards.
• Work closely with the videograph and social media team.
• Hire sub-contractors and work with playgrounds distributors for additional elements.
• Building play elements with used tires.
• Follow the covid restrictions and respect the band’s demands.

Experience:

• Background in construction, construction management, civil engineering
• Background in project estimation, budgeting and timeline
• Able to read construction drawings.
• Excellent communication skills and working with volunteers.

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Housing AvailableFalse

Language/Cultral Support AvailableFalse

Wheelchair AccessibleFalse

Fee RequiredFalse

Fee Amount: None

This opportunity is recurringFalse