Richard Liddiard
CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE | VICE PRESIDENT, CONSTRUCTION
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Construction and development executive with 30 years of experience, progressing from project management to Vice President, Construction, leading large-scale master-planned developments across British Columbia. Led teams of 10+ direct and 25+ indirect team members while coordinating 200+ construction managers, consultants and trade partners across a $3B+ portfolio, including $1.8B+ completed.
Experience
Vice President, Construction at SHAPE PROPERTIES CORP. (2022-06 – 2026-08)
- Led 10+ direct and 25+ indirect team members while coordinating 200+ construction managers, consultants and trade partners across major development programs.
- Managed construction delivery for individual development programs up to $1B, including approximately $800M in construction expenditures over a 50-month program.
- Built construction teams through hiring, performance management, mentoring and succession planning, developing coordinators and junior project managers into senior leadership roles.
- Achieved $80M+ in pro-forma savings through value engineering, front-loaded design decisions, constructability reviews and early stakeholder engagement.
- Advanced construction innovation through VDC/BIM, prefabrication, design-build procurement, digital coordination and standardized budgeting, scheduling and quality processes.
Project Director, Construction at SHAPE PROPERTIES CORP. (2017-01 – 2022-06)
Senior Project Manager, Construction at SHAPE PROPERTIES CORP. (2014-01 – 2017-12)
Senior Project Manager at LEDCOR CONSTRUCTION, LEDCOR GROUP OF COMPANIES (2013-05 – 2014-01)
Led delivery of high-end multi-family developments for ASPAC Developments, managing multidisciplinary teams and coordinating with the developer, consultants and trades throughout construction
- Advanced implementation of BIM and clash detection to improve coordination and reduce design conflicts.
Project Manager at LEDCOR CONSTRUCTION, LEDCOR GROUP OF COMPANIES (2010-01 – 2013-05)
Project Manager at LEDCOR CONSTRUCTION, LEDCOR GROUP OF COMPANIES (2007-10 – 2008-06)
Pre-Construction Manager at ITC CONSTRUCTION GROUP (2007-01 – 2008-06)
Led pre-construction planning, constructability, procurement strategy and risk reduction for residential developments in collaboration with developers, consultants and trade partners.
Pre-Construction Coordinator at ITC CONSTRUCTION GROUP (2006-03 – 2007-01)
Education
Executive MBA – Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University (2021-01 – 2023-12)
Construction Engineering Technology (Management) in Construction Engineering Technology – Fanshawe College (1993-01 – 1996-12)

