Coordinator, Construction Services

Job summary

Manages and administers medium-complexity construction and professional service contracts to ensure compliance with requirements and quality specifications. Coordinates daily with contractors and clients regarding scope changes, progress claims, and risk management.

Job details

The Coordinator, Construction Services based at Bagotville Military Base, 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 * Apply project, contract and risk management techniques to construction and consultant contracts 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 your benefits Working with us offers excellent opportunities for growth and advancement—and entitles you to one of the job market’s best benefits packages valued at between 25 and 30% of your salary. Your package includes: Health and Wellness * 100% employer-paid annual sick leave, and health and dental premiums * $400 wellness allowance to help cover expenses such as a gym membership * $2,500 for mental health services on top of regular $2,500 paramedical coverage * Telus Virtual Health Care and $750 Health Care Spending Account for some expenses not covered under provincial plans Home and Family * Life, accidental-death, and short-term disability insurance * Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program * Maternity and parental leave top-up plan to 93% of regular gross earnings for up to 37 weeks * Flexible workplace options, including $400 allowance every two years, to support working from home Leave and Retirement * Public-service pension * Comprehensive vacation and other paid-leave plans, along with enhanced travel benefits coverage

What you’ll do

Manages and administers medium-complexity construction and professional service contracts to ensure compliance with requirements and quality specifications. Coordinates daily with contractors and clients regarding scope changes, progress claims, and risk management.

Requirements

Requires a college diploma in engineering, applied science, or a related field with at least four years of relevant experience. Proficiency in interpreting drawings, specifications, and applying contract management techniques is essential.

Benefits

• Annual Sick Leave
• Health Premiums
• Dental Premiums
• Wellness Allowance
• Mental Health Services
• Paramedical Coverage
• Virtual Health Care
• Health Care Spending Account
• Accidental-Death Insurance
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Maternity and Parental Leave Top-up
• Flexible Workplace Allowance
• Public-Service Pension
• Vacation and Paid-Leave Plans
• Travel Benefits Coverage

Listed skills

• Construction Management · Preferred
• Quality assurance · Preferred
• Risk Management · Preferred
• Negotiation · Preferred
• Stakeholder Management · Preferred
• Business development · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Contract Management
• Construction Management
• Risk Management
• Project Scheduling
• Negotiation
• Quality Assurance
• Financial Management
• Health and Safety Compliance
• Environmental Compliance
• Technical Drawing Interpretation
• Stakeholder Management
• Business Development
• Change Orders
• Virtual Health
• Industrial Security
• Applied Science
• Construction
• Management
• Certified Engineering Technologist
• Community Mental Health Services
• Delegated Authority
• Operating Systems
• Formal Learning
• Leadership
• Drawing Interpretation

Job areas

• Construction
• Engineering
• Management & Leadership
• Government & Public Sector
• Construction Services Coordinator
• Risk Manager
• Management and Organization Analysts
• Financial Risk Specialists

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