Coordinator, Construction Services

RPMGlobal; Yellowknife; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental premiums

Wellness allowance

Mental health services coverage

Health Care Spending Account

Job summary

RPMGlobal is seeking a Coordinator, Construction Services to manage low-complexity construction contracts and professional services, ensuring compliance with requirements. You may support under a contract coordinator on higher-complexity contracts and engage with contractors and Client-Partners on issues such as quality, scope changes, and progress reviews.

You will address contract risks within delegated authority and contribute to service line requirements, with duties spanning development of

Qualifications

• Minimum: college diploma in engineering, applied science or related field with approximately two years’ relevant experience.
• Ability to use applicable computer software and operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage and administer contracts to ensure compliance with contractual requirements.
• Coordinate and solve day-to-day contractual problems.
• Monitor and control schedules.
• Liaise with Client-Partner representatives on contract-related problems and risks.
• Maintain site activity records and assess and issue contract change orders.
• Develop and maintain relationships within DCC, Client-Partners and stakeholders.
• Ensure quality standards are met per expectations.
• Ensure health and safety, environmental compliance.

Skills

Contract management

Risk management

Scheduling coordination

Health and safety

Education

College diploma in engineering or related field

Job description

The Coordinator, Construction Services, manages and administers low-complexity construction, professional services and service contracts to ensure compliance with contract requirements. The incumbent may provide support under the functional direction of a contract coordinator on higher complexity contracts. The incumbent engages in daily discussions and negotiations with contractors 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 and complies with service line requirements.

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
• 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)
• Maintain site activity records (e.g. photos, activity reports), as required
• Assess, negotiate and issue contract change orders
• 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

Other

• Ensure health and safety, industrial security and environmental compliance
• Carry out financial control for contracts
• Coordinate consultant construction review and third-party testing
• Manage contract risk
• 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 approximately two years’ relevant experience, or the equivalent

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