Coordinator, Deployed Operations

RPMGlobal; Ottawa; Remote; CAD 91,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Coordinator for Deployed Operations to manage contracts and ensure compliance in overseas environments. The role requires strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills, with responsibilities including contract administration and stakeholder engagement. Candidates will work in challenging conditions, requiring adaptability and problem-solving abilities.

Benefits

100% employer-paid health and dental premiums

$1,500 for mental health services

$750 Health Care Spending Account

Maternity and parental leave top-up plan

Hybrid workplace options

Comprehensive vacation and paid leave plans

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience required.
• Certification in engineering technology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and administer contracts in deployed environments.
• Coordinate day-to-day contractual problems and monitor project schedules.
• Engage in discussions with contractors and consultants.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Decision-Making

Education

College diploma in engineering

University degree in related field

Tools

Project Management Software

Job description

Location ON, National Capital Region, Major Programs

Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)

Salary Range:

$91,826 - $119,370

Employment status:

Continuing

Security Level:

Secret

Language Requirement:

Closing Date:

23/05/2025

Country:

Canada

Located at remote overseas theatres (ex. Kuwait or Latvia), the incumbent will be responsible for managing and coordinating multiple construction, consultant, services and goods contracts, while liaising and coordinating activities with external stakeholders such as the local industry, other government contractors and local communities. Working with the Canadian Forces in deployed situations, it is critical to for the incumbent to have strong judgment, communication and decision-making skills.

The incumbent is expected to do two approximate 4-month rotations per year at any deployed location. Working hours are eight hours per day and seven days a week while on deployment. Access to the sites is either by CAF service flight or commercial flight.

** Candidates all across Canada are welcome to apply. The successful candidate will be deployed overseas to complete job duties. **

The Coordinator, Deployed Operations, manages and administers moderate-to-high complexity construction, professional services, facility maintenance, environmental services and service contracts, ensuring compliance with contract requirements in a deployed environment. The incumbent engages in daily discussions and negotiations with contractors, consultants and the Client-Partners about work quality, interpretation of contract documents, scope changes, progress claim reviews and other matters. The Coordinator addresses contract management risks within delegated authority, complies with service line requirements and collaborates with other site teams and various service lines. The incumbent may also provide project management, real property management and/or environmental services for complex infrastructure and environmental projects (both short- and long-term projects). The Coordinator acts as a technical specialist for the Client-Partners and may undertake research, conduct studies and assessments, draft and present documents related to project initiation, development, definition and implementation, generate statements of operational requirements and prepare business cases. The incumbent may research, analyze and develop standards and directives for a deployed environment and may also develop, implement and manage real property management programs. The Coordinator acts as a technical specialist in their area of expertise and may complete project management activities and oversee multi-disciplinary work from initiation to completion.

KEY AND PERIODIC ACTIVITIES
The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative but not all-inclusive:
Primary

• Manage and administer contracts to ensure work done under them complies with contractual requirements and quality specifications in a deployed environment
• Coordinate and solve day-to-day contractual problems
• Monitor and control project schedules
• Liaise with Client-Partner representatives (e.g. on project-related problems and risks, negotiate and issue change orders)
• Maintain site activity records (e.g. photos, activity reports)
• Liaise with other site teams and various service lines, 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

Other

• Coordinate consultant construction review and third-party quality assurance testing
• Ensure health and safety, industrial security and environmental compliance
• 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, architecture, facility/property management, land use planning, applied science or related field with five years’ relevant experience, or the equivalent
• Preferred: certification in engineering technology, real property or facility management (Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering Technician; Certified Engineering Technologist), university degree in the above fields with additional training in project management, and eligibility for certification as a professional planner if working in a planning role (Registered Professional Planner, Real Property Management, Facilities Management Administrator)

Abilities

• Use applicable computer software and operating systems
• Interpret drawings and specifications
• Apply project, contract and risk management techniques to construction and consultant contracts
• Demonstrate leadership and human resource management skills

DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP

• Provide functional direction and advice to other employees and to Client-Partners

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Typical construction site; incumbent is required to wear basic safety equipment
• Overseas in a deployed environment

Check out the benefits

Working with DCC offers excellent opportunities for growth – and entitles you to one of the job market’s best benefits packages. In your role as Coordinator, Deployed Operations, your package is valued at 25% to 30% of your salary.

Your package will include:

• 100% employer-paid annual sick leave, health and dental premiums, and life, accidental death, and short- and long-term disability insurance
• $1,500 for mental health services on top of regular $1,500 paramedical coverage
• $750 Health Care Spending Account (for some medical expenses that aren’t covered under provincial plans or our standard insurance plan)
• Maternity and parental leave top-up plan to 93% of regular gross earnings for a maximum of 37 weeks
• Hybrid workplace options including $400 allowance every two years to support work-from-home options
• Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program
• Comprehensive vacation and other paid leave plans

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
• open source checks

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!

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. We also welcome applications from those who are not Canadian citizens who are eligible to work in Canada and have at least 5 years of verifiable background information.

DCC is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all requests for accommodation based on a medical contraindication, religion or another prohibited ground for discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act. Should you require accommodation, please email [e-mail] .