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Salary**This position is located West of Richmond, ON**
The Coordinator, Construction Services, manages and administers moderate- to high complexity construction, professional services and service contracts during construction to ensure work done under them complies with contract requirements. The incumbent engages in daily discussions and negotiations with contractors, consultants and the Client-Partners about quality of work, interpretation of contract documents, scope changes, progress claim reviews and other issues. The incumbent addresses contract management risks within delegated authority, complies with service line requirements and integrates activities with site teams and other service lines. The incumbent may also lead and manage the human resources responsibilities for a team.
KEY AND PERIODIC ACTIVITIES
The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative but not all-inclusive:
Primary
- Manage and administer contracts to ensure work done under them complies with contractual requirements and quality specifications
- Coordinate and solve day-to-day contractual problems
- Monitor and control schedules
- Liaise with Client-Partner representatives (e.g. on project-related problems and risks, negotiate and issue change orders)
- Maintain site activity records (e.g. photos, activity reports)
- Liaise with other service lines and site teams, as required
- Develop and maintain effective relationships within DCC, and with industry, the Client-Partners and/or stakeholders
- Ensure quality standards are met, in line with corporate and Client-Partner expectations
- Manage contract risk
- May perform human resources functions (e.g. coach, supervise, mentor, plan and allocate resources, and manage performance)
Other
- Manage contract financials
- Coordinate consultant construction review and third-party quality assurance testing
- Ensure health and safety, industrial security and environmental compliance
- Other duties as assigned
SKILLS
General and Specific Knowledge
- Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in construction
- Construction, products and materials
- Project, contract and risk management principles
- Health and safety management
Formal Education and/or Certification(s) and Experience
- Minimum: college diploma in engineering, applied science or related field with five years’ relevant experience, or the equivalent
- Preferred: certification in applicable field (e.g. Certified Engineering Technologist)
Abilities
- Use applicable computer software and operating systems
- Interpret drawings and specifications
- Apply project, contract and risk management techniques to construction and consultant contracts
- Demonstrate leadership and human resources management skills
DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP
- May be accountable and responsible for direct reports
- Provide functional direction and advice to other employees and to Client-Partners
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Typical construction site environment; incumbent is required to wear basic safety equipment
- Some work may be in a typical office environment with occasional travel
- Public service pension
- 100% employer-paid annual sick leave, health and dental premiums, and life, accidental death, and short- and long-term disability insurance
- $300 Wellness Allowance (e.g., gym membership)
- $1,500 for mental health services on top of regular $1,500 paramedical coverage
- $750 Health Care Spending Account (for some medical expenses that aren’t covered under provincial plans or our standard insurance plan)
- Telus Virtual Health Care
- Maternity and parental leave top-up plan to 93% of regular gross earnings for a maximum of 17 weeks
- Deluxe travel benefit plans
- Comprehensive vacation and other paid leave plans
#IND1
To begin a career with Defence Construction Canada (DCC), you must be a Canadian Citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. As a condition of employment with DCC, a minimum reliability security status clearance is required and some roles may require secret security status clearance.
DCC is responsible for the Personnel Security Clearance process. Typically to be eligible for a "Reliability" clearance, you must have five years of verifiable background information and to be eligible for a "Secret" clearance, you must have 10 years of verifiable background information. The process usually involves reference inquiries, verification of qualifications, criminal records checks, and credit checks (as required) and may require fingerprints. For more information about obtaining a security clearance, please review the Standard on Security Screening.
The appropriate security clearance is a condition of employment and it is the candidate’s or employee’s responsibility to ensure, they are able to obtain and maintain their required security level clearance to begin or continue their employment with DCC. Failure to obtain or maintain, the appropriate level of security clearance means either the candidate or employee will not receive a job offer, the conditional offer will be rendered null and void or their employment will be terminated with cause. A thorough security clearance process will be applied to all candidates or employees considered for an appointment; this process includes inquiries, verifications and assessments regarding matters such as, but not limited to:
- criminal record checks
- reference checks
- previous employment
- open source checks
- credit/financial status
DCC's Code of Business Conduct (Code) is a condition of employment. It serves to enhance public confidence in the integrity of DCC Employees and provides clarity to Employees on a number of issues, including real or perceived conflicts of interest. Before applying to this (or any) position at DCC, candidates shall familiarize themselves with the Code, because new employees are required to certify that they have read, understood, and agreed to observe the Code upon commencing work at DCC. Employees are further required to review their obligations under the Code and notify the President's Office of any changes in their circumstances at the earliest possible opportunity, and to complete the Annual Update once a year.
Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace!
At DCC, we are committed to ensuring everyone has a voice and can be their authentic selves in our workplace. We actively encourage applications from all, including but not limited to, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and members of the LGBTQ2+ community. We also welcome applications from those who are not Canadian citizens who are eligible to work in Canada and have at least 5 years of verifiable background information.
DCC is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all requests for accommodation based on a medical contraindication, religion or another prohibited ground for discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act. Should you require accommodation, please email careers@dcc-cdc.gc.ca.
