Who Can Apply?:

Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public) Salary Range $68,014 - $88,417 Employment Status Continuing Term Length Security Level:

Secret Language Requirement English Essential Closing Date 23/03/2026 Country Canada Candidate pool – Coordinator, Project Management & Construction Services We are building a talent pool of experienced project management professionals to fill future roles at DCC. When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment. Defence Construction Canada – Support Canada’s National Defence! Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is a Federal Crown corporation that provides innovative and cost-effective contracting, construction contract management, infrastructure and environmental services, and lifecycle support for Canada's defence requirements. We have been a proud contributor to Canada’s National Defence for over 70 years!

Current Opportunities – ( Relocation Opportunity to Cold Lake! )

• Coordinator, Construction Services
• Coordinator, Project Management

We’re looking to hire a variety of positions in beautiful Cold Lake, AB! This is an excellent relocation opportunity to either new graduates or mid-level professionals. When applying please reference the specific opportunity (or opportunities) you are applying for, listed above.

Your Skills And Experience What will help you excel in this role and contribute the DCC team is your ability to collaborate, learn, and work as a close-knit unit. A critical element of our culture is how our teams come together and solve tough problems. We also value communication skills, we talk to one another and ensure everyone is on the same page!

You are a creative thinker who can adapt to change to drive self-growth and increased organizational capability. You also have the ability to work closely with our client groups, driving home results with relentless enthusiasm.

We highly value experience, so please apply if you have the equivalent experience in a related field but lack the formal education we prefer. Here is a little more on what we are looking for when it comes to qualifications:

• Coordinator, Construction Services – Degree in Engineering, college diploma in engineering, applied science or related field.
• Coordinator, Project Management – College diploma in engineering, architecture or related field with two years’ relevant experience, or the equivalent.

We are always open to hiring new graduates as well, so if you’ve just graduated from a program considered above, please apply with us today! Exciting New Projects – You will get to be a part of!

• Fighter Squadron Facility (FSF) - the Cold Lake facility will host two tactical fighter squadrons and provide space for daily operations, maintenance, administration, mission planning, and simulator training. It will also house operational and support training squadrons and their training facilities. The FSF includes offices, administrative spaces, mission planning rooms, briefing / de-briefing rooms, meeting rooms, classrooms, auditorium, specialty training rooms including simulators (SIMS) accommodations and Part-Task Trainers accommodations, hangars, maintenance bay facilities, specialty aircraft maintenance labs, shops and storage, IT offices and server rooms, building support spaces, and common spaces.
• In relation to the FSF, construction will include nearby airfield pavements, apron and taxiway access lane edge lighting, and apron flood lighting consisting of concrete and asphalt, to go along with extension of underground site services including mechanical, electrical, and IT/IM services to support new buildings.
• Additional related F-35 Infrastructure construction is anticipated, as well as reconstruction/refurbishment of existing runways and ramps to maintain these Airfield facilities in good repair.

More details on infrastructure construction are anticipated in the coming months as the government of Canada continues to issue further public announcements. Additional information is also available at the Government of Canada website: Government awards design contract for future fighter infrastructure in Cold Lake - Canada.ca

Why Relocate to Cold Lake? Cold Lake has pristine waters, rugged wilderness, majestic wildlife, with all the modern amenities needed for an incredible life. Unique shops line the main street in the heart of downtown, including trendy boutiques filled with stylish clothes and unique restaurants. In the summer you and your family can visit Kinosso Beach and enjoy the ever-expanding activities at Cold Lake’s favorite gathering place.

Another amazing part of your everyday life is supporting Canada’s National Defence. You’ll be working directly on 4 Wing Cold Lake, which is the air force base operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force. Ever wonder what it’s like to have a CF-18 Hornet Fighter Jet take off right outside your door? It makes for a unique and rewarding work experience knowing you are contributing to Canada’s national security. We have a lot of new and exciting projects happening at 4 Wing Cold Lake, apply today with DCC to be part of this incredible organization!

If you’d like to learn more about what life looks like in Cold Lake, click here to watch a short YouTube video!

We also offer a competitive relocation package for any candidate moving across the province or the country. We’ll help you out every step of the way to ensure you have a comfortable transition to the Cold Lake area and are set up for success!

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
• $1,500 for mental health services on top of regular $1,500 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 deluxe travel benefit plans

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted. Click the Apply Now link to submit your application! 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 .

Required The appropriate security clearance is a condition of employment and it is the candidate’s or employee’s responsibility to ensure, they are able to obtain and maintain their required security level clearance to begin or continue their employment with DCC.Failure to obtain or maintain, the appropriate level of security clearance means either the candidate or employee will not receive a job offer, the conditional offer will be rendered null and void or their employment will be terminated with cause. A thorough security clearance process will be applied to all candidates or employees considered for an appointment; this process includes inquiries, verifications and assessments regarding matters such as, but not limited to:

• criminal record checks
• reference checks
• previous employment
• open source checks
• credit/financial status

DCC's Code of Business Conduct (Code) is a condition of employment. It serves to enhance public confidence in the integrity of DCC Employees and provides clarity to Employees on a number of issues, including real or perceived conflicts of interest. Before applying to this (or any) position at DCC, candidates shall familiarize themselves with the Code, because new employees are required to certify that they have read, understood, and agreed to observe the Code upon commencing work at DCC. Employees are further required to review their obligations under the Code and notify the President's Office of any changes in their circumstances at the earliest possible opportunity, and to complete the Annual Update once a year.

Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace!

At DCC, we are committed to ensuring everyone has a voice and can be their authentic selves in our workplace. We actively encourage applications from all, including but not limited to, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and members of the LGBTQ2+ community. We also welcome applications from those who are not Canadian citizens who are eligible to work in Canada and have at least 5 years of verifiable background information.

DCC is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all requests for accommodation based on a medical contraindication, religion or another prohibited ground for discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act . Should you require accommodation, please email careers@dcc-cdc.gc.ca .