Project Management
End-to-end coordination of design, permitting and construction across the project team.
Overview
Project management coordinates the design team, permitting process, budget and schedule across the life of a project — a single point of accountability between the owner and the engineering, architecture and construction teams involved. CanMaple Consultant provides project management for owners who want one firm tracking scope, schedule and budget instead of managing each consultant relationship separately.
On a project with several moving parts — multiple engineering disciplines, a municipal approvals process, a contractor and possibly additional specialist consultants — the coordination work itself becomes a real job, separate from any individual discipline's design work. Project management exists to own that coordination, rather than leaving it to whichever consultant happens to be busiest keeping track.
Who This Service Is For
- Owners running a multi-consultant project who want a single point of coordination.
- Developers managing projects with several engineering disciplines, permitting steps and stakeholders.
- Property owners who don't have the internal capacity to track a project's scope, schedule and budget themselves.
Common Challenges We Address
- A project involves multiple consultants (architect, engineers, contractor) and no one is tracking how their work fits together.
- Permitting and approvals involve several steps and stakeholders, and the owner needs someone managing that process.
- A project's budget and schedule need active tracking against actual progress, not just an initial estimate.
- An owner needs a single point of accountability rather than managing each consultant relationship directly.
Scope of Service
- Design-team coordination — managing how the architecture, structural, mechanical, electrical and civil scopes fit together.
- Permitting and approvals tracking — managing the steps and stakeholders involved in getting a project through municipal and regulatory approval.
- Budget and schedule management — tracking actual progress against the project's budget and timeline.
- Progress reporting — regular updates to the owner on status, risks and decisions needed.
- Risk and change tracking — identifying and managing issues before they become costly problems.
Typical Deliverables
- A coordinated project schedule tracking design, permitting and construction milestones.
- Budget status reporting.
- Progress reports summarizing status, risks and decisions needed.
- A single point of contact managing the project's consultant and contractor relationships.
Project Types
Residential
Project management for custom homes and major renovations involving multiple consultants.
Commercial
Project management for tenant improvements and commercial builds requiring coordinated permitting and design.
Industrial
Project management for warehouse and light-industrial developments.
How the Engagement Works
Project setup
We confirm the project's scope, stakeholders, budget and schedule targets before coordination begins.
Design-phase coordination
Consultant scopes are tracked and coordinated through design development.
Permitting management
Approvals and permitting steps are tracked and managed through to issuance.
Construction-phase tracking
Budget and schedule are tracked against actual construction progress, with regular reporting to the owner.
Close-out
Project management support continues through completion and final close-out.
Alberta & Edmonton Considerations
Project management in Alberta involves coordinating municipal development and building permit processes, which vary in timeline and requirements by municipality — in Edmonton, that includes the City of Edmonton's development and building permit streams. Managing these steps proactively, alongside consultant coordination, is a core part of keeping an Alberta project on schedule.
Working With Your Project Team
Project management sits above the individual design and construction disciplines, coordinating between them rather than replacing them. On CanMaple-led multi-discipline projects, this means direct coordination with the firm's own engineering and design teams; on projects involving external consultants or contractors, CanMaple coordinates through the project's regular stakeholder structure.
Related Engineering Disciplines
Why Choose CanMaple
- A single point of accountability for schedule, budget and consultant coordination, instead of managing each relationship separately.
- Direct access to CanMaple's own engineering and design disciplines when project decisions need technical input.
- Edmonton-based, with practical experience navigating municipal permitting timelines.
- Scoped proposals — you know what project management coverage is included before it starts.
Service Area
CanMaple is based in Edmonton, Alberta, and provides project management services for projects across Edmonton and other Alberta communities.
Industries commonly served with this discipline include Construction, Manufacturing & Factory.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is project management different from construction management?
Project management can span the full project lifecycle — design coordination, permitting, budget and schedule — while construction management focuses specifically on the build phase and site oversight. Projects sometimes use both together.
Can you manage a project where the design consultants aren't from CanMaple?
Yes — CanMaple's project management service coordinates external consultants and contractors as well as its own disciplines.
Do you track budget as well as schedule?
Yes — budget and schedule tracking against actual progress is a core part of the project management scope.
How often will I get updates on my project?
Reporting frequency is agreed as part of scoping and typically follows key project milestones or a regular reporting cadence, whichever suits the project.
What size of project needs dedicated project management?
Any project with multiple consultants, a multi-step permitting process, or a budget and schedule that need active tracking can benefit — scope and cost are set to match the actual project size.
Is project management the same as being the general contractor?
No — project management coordinates the owner's design, permitting, budget and schedule interests. It doesn't replace a general contractor's role in actually building the project, though it can work alongside construction management for build-phase oversight.
Can project management start after design is already underway?
Yes — CanMaple can take over coordination of a project that's already in progress, picking up budget and schedule tracking from wherever the project currently stands.
Do you provide project management for public-sector or municipal projects?
Project management scopes are available to any client type, including public-sector and municipal projects; specific procurement or reporting requirements are confirmed as part of scoping.
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Tell us about your project and we'll follow up with a scoped proposal.
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