Coordinator, Construction Services

Defence Construction Canada

$80K — $105K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • College diploma in engineering, applied science or related field with four years relevant experience; equivalent considered
  • Certification in applicable field preferred (e.g. Certified Engineering Technologist)
  • Knowledge of construction best practices, trends, and legislation
  • Understanding of project, contract, and risk management principles
  • Experience with health and safety management in construction environments

Responsibilities

  • Manage and monitor contracts to ensure compliance and quality
  • Coordinate daily resolution of contractual issues
  • Oversee project schedules and timelines
  • Engage with Client-Partner representatives on contract matters
  • Maintain detailed site activity records
  • Foster collaborative relationships with stakeholders across services
  • Ensure adherence to quality standards and risk management

Benefits

  • 100% employer-paid annual sick leave and health and dental premiums
  • $400 wellness allowance for gym memberships and health activities
  • $2,500 allotted for mental health services in addition to paramedical coverage
  • Flexible workplace options with a $400 allowance every two years for remote work support
  • Public-service pension and comprehensive vacation plans
  • Maternity/parental leave top-up to 93% of regular earnings for up to 37 weeks
Full Job Description
Who Can Apply?:

Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)

Salary Range:

$80,886 - $105,152

Employment status:

Continuing

Term Length:

Security Level:

Reliability

Language Requirement:

English Essential

Closing Date:

19/06/2026

Country:

Canada

The Coordinator, Construction Services, 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 deluxe travel benefit plans

Located in the scenic South Saskatchewan River Valley, Medicine Hat's population of just over 60,000 citizens enjoying more hours of sunshine than any another Canadian community (2,512 hours per year!) making it "Canada's Sunniest City." The city is rich in local history and unique attractions, from the 20-storey high Saamis Tepee, the Medicine Hat Clay Industries National Historic District, the gaslight-themed downtown with over 200 shops and services, to the state-of-the-art Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre.

Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Suffield is located approximately 50 kms northwest of Medicine Hat, spanning over 2600 km2, and is one of the largest live-fire training areas in the western world. CFB Suffield provides support services for Canadian Military users, along with two lodger units: Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC-Suffield) and The British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS). CFB Suffield is also home to a 458 km2 National Wildlife Area, an environmentally protected area recognized under the Canadian Wildlife Act.

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.

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