Technical Specialist, Project Management

Who Can Apply?: **Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)** - Salary Range: **$72,119- $97,360** - Employment status: **Term** - Term Length: **24 months** - Security Level: **Secret** - Language Requirement: **English Essential** - Closing Date: **08/12/23** - Country: **Canada** - Reporting to (Title): **Team Leader, Project Management** The Technical Specialist, Project Management, provides project management services to support the delivery of routine to moderately complex infrastructure and environmental projects. The incumbent acts as a technical specialist for the Client-Partners and may undertake research and conducts studies and assessments. **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, 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 stakeholder communications to ensure timely decision making - Participate in procurement planning and prepare tender documents - Coordinate consultant activities - Act as the representative of the project director or project manager, within DCC delegated signing authority - 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** - Prepare monthly reports (e.g. internal, Client-Partner) - Support and/or lead business development activities - Manage risk - Other duties as assigned **SKILLS** **General and Specific Knowledge** - Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in real property, environmental 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 mechanical engineering or related field with four years’ relevant experience, or the equivalent - **Preferred**: university degree in one of the above fields and/or additional training in project management with experience building mechanical systems, HVAC and/or building control. **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 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 - $300 Wellness Allowance (e.g., gym membership) - $1,500 for mental health services on top of regular $1,500 paramedical coverage - Telus Virtual Health Care - 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 Historic Kingston—located on the St. Lawrence River, halfway between Ottawa and Toronto—has many of the features of much larger cities but a small-town atmosphere and lifestyle. Home to three post-secondary institutions (Queen’s University, Royal Military College and St. Lawrence College) and a lively arts scene, Kingston is regularly ranked among the top 10 places to live and work in Canada. 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 abou