Coordinator, Construction Services

Who Can Apply?: **Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)** - Salary Range: **$72,119- $97,360** - Employment status: **Continuing** - Term Length: - Security Level: **Secret** - Language Requirement: **English Essential** - Closing Date: **25/08/23** - Country: **Canada** - Reporting to (Title): **Team Leader, Construction Services** The Coordinator, Construction Services, manages and administers medium-complexity construction, professional services and service contracts during construction to ensure compliance 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. **KEY AND PERIODIC ACTIVITIES** **The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative but not all-inclusive**: **Primary** - Manage and administer contracts to ensure compliance 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 contract-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 risks **Other** - Manage contract financials - Coordinate consultant construction review and third-party testing - Ensure health and safety, industrial security and environmental compliance - Support and/or lead business development activities - 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 four 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 **DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP** - Provide functional advice and guidance to 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 **Check out the benefits** - Working with DCC offers excellent opportunities for growth - and entitles you to one of the job market’s best benefits packages. In your role as Coordinator, Construction Services, your package is valued at 25% to 30% of your salary. - Your package will include: - 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 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. - criminal record checks - reference checks - previous employment - open source checks - credit/financial status Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace