Technical Specialist, Project Management

Who Can Apply?: **Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)** - Salary Range: **$89,586 - $116,459** - Employment status: **Continuing** - Term Length: - Security Level: **Secret** - Language Requirement: **Bilingual Preferred** - Closing Date: **07/05/2025** - Country: **Canada** The Technical Specialist, Project Management, provides program and project management services to support the delivery of infrastructure and environmental projects. The incumbent acts as a technical specialist for the Client-Partners, providing support and producing deliverables for complex infrastructure and environmental projects. The incumbent undertakes research, and conducts studies and assessments to provide technical advice to the Client-Partners. **KEY AND PERIODIC ACTIVITIES** **The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative but not all-inclusive**: **Primary** - Research, prepare and present documentation required for long-term projects (e.g. approvals, statements of work, projects charters, budgets, policies and procedures) - Complete project management from initiation to closure for infrastructure and environmental projects, including new construction, major recapitalization and environmental assessment and remediation - Support Client-Partner project approval processes by facilitating decision making within Client-Partner organizations through the development of business case analysis, functional space programming and other documentation - Coordinate work with Client-Partner representatives - Participate in procurement planning and prepare tender documentation - Coordinate activities of consultants - Act as the representative of the project director or project manager, within DCC delegated signing authority - Update program and project databases - Monitor and control project schedule and costs - Support and/or lead business development activities - 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 risk **Other** - Prepare monthly reports - Other duties as assigned **SKILLS** **General and Specific Knowledge** - Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in real property, environmental services and construction services - Client-Partner project management policies and procedures - Treasury Board Secretariat policies and procedures - Project and risk management principles **Formal Education and/or Certification(s) and Experience** - ** Minimum**: college diploma in engineering, architecture or related field with five years’ relevant experience, or the equivalent - ** Preferred**:university degree in one of the above fields and/or additional training or experience in project management **Abilities** - Use applicable computer software and operating systems **DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP** - Provide functional direction and advice to employees and to Client-Partners **WORKING CONDITIONS** - Typical office environment with occasional travel - Some work may be located on construction sites; incumbent may occasionally be required to wear basic safety equipment **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 Technical Specialist, Project Management, 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 37 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,