Coordinator, Construction Services

RPMGlobal; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness

Home and Family

Leave and Retirement

Job summary

RPMGlobal is seeking a Coordinator, Construction Services to lead and administer medium-complexity construction contracts on projects in the Central and North Region. You will manage contractor discussions, track progress, and ensure compliance with contract documents while coordinating with Client-Partners and site teams during construction.

The role requires experience with projects in northern, remote, or isolated locations, travel across Northern Canada, and strong skills in negotiation,

Qualifications

• College diploma in engineering or related field with four years' relevant experience.
• Preferred certification in applicable field.
• Experience with contract administration and risk management.
• Ability to interpret drawings, specifications and reports.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Apply project, contract and risk management techniques to construction and consultant contracts

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

Scheduling

Documentation

Communication

Quality assurance

Education

College diploma in engineering / applied science or related field

Certification in applicable field

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity in the Central and North Region (CNR)!

This position provides support for Northern projects and requires travel across Northern Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut).

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.

We are seeking candidates with experience delivering construction, infrastructure, or capital projects, particularly in northern, remote, or isolated locations. The ideal candidate has experience managing multiple projects, contracts, consultants, contractors, and stakeholders simultaneously, while coordinating project planning, scheduling, logistics, forecasting, procurement, contract administration, and change management activities. Experience working on active or occupied facilities, overseeing quality assurance and commissioning activities, and managing projects involving critical building systems such as generators, fuel systems, fire alarm/life safety systems, or similar infrastructure will be considered a strong asset. Success in this role requires strong technical, communication, problem-solving, negotiation, and documentation skills, as well as the ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, engineering reports, and contract documents.

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