Coordinator, Construction Services

Who Can Apply?:

Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)

Salary Range:

$93,938 - $122,116

Employment status:

Continuing

Flexible work option:

Hybrid (3 days/week)

Term Length:

Security Level:

Secret

Language Requirement:

Bilingual Preferred

Closing Date:

19/11/2026

Country:

Canada

We have an exciting opportunity in Yellowknife!

*Relocation assistance may be provided for the successful candidate.*

**DCC employees working in Yellowknife are eligible for the applicable Isolated Post Allowance (IPA) established by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.**

For employees with dependents, per year;

• Environment Allowance: $3,858
• Living Cost Differential: $8,730
• Fuel and Utilities Differential: $7,375
• Total Annual IPA: $19,963

For employees without dependents, per year;

• Environment Allowance: $2,315
• Living Cost Differential: $5,238
• Fuel and Utilities Differential: $4,425
• Total Annual IPA: $11,978

Bring your construction and contract management expertise to a role where you can make an impact.

As Coordinator, Construction Services, you will play a key role in delivering complex construction projects, working closely with contractors, consultants and Client-Partners to keep work moving forward, resolve challenges and ensure quality results.

You will manage moderate- to high-complexity construction, professional services and service contracts, providing oversight of contract requirements, scope changes, progress claims, schedules, quality and risks. This is an opportunity for an experienced construction professional who enjoys solving problems, building strong relationships and taking ownership of projects.

YOUR ROLE

Manage construction and service contracts - Administer construction, professional services and service contracts, ensuring work complies with contractual requirements and quality specifications.

Keep projects moving - Monitor schedules, manage contract financials, maintain site activity records and coordinate day-to-day contractual issues to support effective project delivery.

Solve problems and manage risk - Work with Client-Partners to address project issues and risks, negotiate and issue change orders, and apply project, contract and risk management techniques to practical construction challenges.

Build strong partnerships - Develop effective working relationships with contractors, consultants, Client-Partners, stakeholders and teams across DCC while supporting clear communication and coordination throughout project delivery.

Support quality, safety and compliance - Help ensure quality standards are met and coordinate consultant construction reviews and third-party quality assurance testing. Support health and safety, industrial security and environmental compliance.

WHAT YOU BRING

You bring knowledge and experience in:

• Construction best practices, methods, trends and relevant legislation
• Construction products and materials
• Project, contract and risk management principles
• Health and safety management
• Contract administration and construction coordination
• Interpreting construction drawings and specifications
• Applicable computer software and operating systems
• Building collaborative relationships with contractors, consultants, clients and stakeholders

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Minimum: A college diploma in engineering, applied science or a related field, with six years of relevant experience, or the equivalent.

Preferred: A university degree in engineering or architecture.

LEADERSHIP & COLLABORATION

In this role, you will:

• Provide functional direction and advice to employees and Client-Partners
• Build collaborative relationships across DCC, industry and Client-Partner organizations
• Work closely with project teams to resolve construction and contractual issues
• Help coordinate resources and priorities
• Depending on the position, coach, supervise or mentor employees and may be responsible for direct reports

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

This role is primarily based in an office environment and combines contract and project administration with hands-on construction involvement. Some work will take place at construction sites, where basic safety equipment is required, with occasional travel.

READY TO PUT YOUR CONSTRUCTION EXPERTISE TO WORK?

Bring your construction knowledge, contract management experience and practical problem-solving skills to a role where you can take ownership, build strong partnerships and help deliver quality construction results.

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

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.

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.