Coordinator, Construction Services

Who Can Apply?: **Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)** - Salary Range: **$66,355 - $86,260** - Employment status: **Continuing** - Term Length: - Security Level: **Reliability** - Language Requirement: **English Essential** - Closing Date: **09/09/2024** - Country: **Canada** The Coordinator, Construction Services, manages and administers low-complexity construction, professional services and service contracts to ensure compliance with contract requirements. The incumbent may provide support under the functional direction of a contract coordinator on higher complexity contracts. The incumbent engages in daily discussions and negotiations with contractors 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 and complies with service line requirements. **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 - 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) - Maintain site activity records (e.g. photos, activity reports), as required - Assess, negotiate and issue contract change orders - 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 **Other** - Ensure health and safety, industrial security and environmental compliance - Carry out financial control for contracts - Coordinate consultant construction review and third-party testing - Manage contract risk - 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 approximately two years’ relevant experience, or the equivalent - **Preferred**: Experience and certification in the mechanical or electrical field (e.g. applicable trade certification, mechanical or electrical engineering technologist, or bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering) is considered an asset. **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 - $400 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 - Hybrid workplace options including $400 allowance every two years to support work-from-home options - Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program - 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 S