Coordinator, Professional Services Contracts

Defence Construction Canada

$80K — $105K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in contract management or related field
  • College diploma in engineering, architecture, or equivalent
  • Certification in applicable field preferred
  • Strong understanding of contract law and procurement processes
  • Proficient in project and risk management techniques
  • Bilingual preferred for better communication with diverse stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Manage multiple contracts and balance competing priorities
  • Coordinate with other service lines for pre-tender reviews
  • Assess and manage risks associated with contracts
  • Prepare cost estimates and negotiate additional contract scope
  • Ensure compliance of consultant deliverables with contract requirements
  • Perform quality assurance of contract work and document performance reviews
  • Track schedule milestones and manage financial aspects of contracts

Benefits

  • 100% employer-paid annual sick leave and health insurance premiums
  • $400 wellness allowance for gym memberships and health-related expenses
  • Access to $2,500 for mental health services plus additional coverage
  • Comprehensive life and disability insurance plans
  • Maternity and parental leave top-up to 93% of regular earnings for 37 weeks
  • Flexible workplace options including home office support
  • Public service pension and generous vacation leave options
Full Job Description
Who Can Apply?:

Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)

Salary Range:

$80,886 - $105,152

Employment status:

Continuing

Flexible work option:

Hybrid (2 days/week)

Term Length:

Security Level:

Secret

Language Requirement:

Bilingual Preferred

Closing Date:

28/09/2026

Country:

Canada

We have an exciting opportunity in the National Service Region (NSR)!

The Coordinator, Professional Services Contracts, manages and administers medium-risk professional services contracts. The incumbent manages contract-related risks, manages multiple contracts, as required, and provides regular reports to supervisors and the Client Partners. The incumbent manages the contract cost, scope and schedule. In addition, the incumbent monitors submissions and coordinates the review of consultant deliverables to confirm compliance with the contract. The incumbent also manages the Client-Partner relationship and consultant performance, documents key communications with consultants and keeps Client-Partner project managers apprised of contract risks and status.

Work Environment: National Programs Level B (NLB) support Department of National Defence (DND) professionals at all project stages of Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) to modernize, recapitalize and add new critical key infrastructure. DCC support a variety of Aircraft, Drone, Radar and supporting infrastructure projects in support of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) requirements. From problem identification and analysis, through planning, design and construction, NLB team recommends resource management approaches, project objectives and strategies, and schedule and performance metrics.

KEY AND PERIODIC ACTIVITIES
The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative but not all-inclusive:
Primary
  • Manage multiple contracts and competing priorities, as required
  • Provide support to and coordinate work with other service lines. (e.g. on pre-tender reviews)
  • Manage risks associated with contracts
  • Prepare estimates and negotiate costs for additional contract scope
  • Ensure consultant deliverables comply with contract requirements (e.g. review invoices, statements of work, deliverables)
  • Carry out quality assurance for contract work and write contract performance reviews
  • Track and monitor schedule, including all milestone deliverables
  • Manage the financial aspects of the contract and payment certification
  • 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 risks associated with contracts

Other
  • Review statements of work for problems related to contract management
  • Visit construction sites, and coordinate construction-phase activities and performance with construction coordinators
  • Ensure consultant work complies with health and safety, industrial security and environmental requirements
  • Support and/or lead business development activities
  • Other duties as assigned


SKILLS
General and Specific Knowledge
  • Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in professional services
  • Estimation of fees for professional services
  • Construction products and materials
  • Procurement mechanisms, contract law and consultant bidding process
  • Design process and typical deliverables (e.g. pre-design, schematic design, design development, construction documents)
  • Project, contract and risk management principles
  • Health and safety management

Formal Education and/or Certification(s) and Experience
Minimum: college diploma in engineering, architecture 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
  • Apply project, contract and risk management techniques


DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP
Provides functional advice and guidance 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

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.

Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace!

Roles at DCC will require security at various levels including Reliability, Secret, Top Secret and for Canadian Eyes Only (proof of Citizenship required). While we welcome applications to our roles who are not Canadian citizens who are eligible to work in Canada and have at least 5 years of verifiable background information, selection will depend on the specific role's requirements.

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.

DCC's goal is to provide barrier-free access to employment opportunities and workspaces for employees and candidates. If you require an accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs. Should you require accommodation, please email [email protected].

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