Coordinator, Professional Services (Consultant) Contracts

Defence Construction Canada; Halifax; Hybrid; CAD 81,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental premiums

Wellness allowance

Mental health services

Flexible workplace options

Public-service pension

Job summary

Defence Construction Canada (DCC) invites you to consider joining our Halifax team as Coordinator, Professional Services (Consultant) Contracts. You will manage medium-risk professional services contracts, oversee costs, scope and schedule, and monitor consultant deliverables for compliance.

The role requires coordination with Client-Partners, risk management, and reporting to supervisors. A college diploma in engineering/architecture with four years of experience or equivalent is preferred,

Qualifications

• 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)

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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

Contract management

Risk management

Estimation of fees

Health and safety management

Project management

Education

College diploma in engineering/architecture

Certification in field (e.g. CET)

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 (3 days/week)

Term Length

Security Level: Secret

Language Requirement

English Essential

Closing Date

03/10/2026

Country

Canada

Opportunities at DCC

Defence Construction Canada (DCC) invites you to consider joining our Halifax team!

Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is a dynamic and fast-paced Crown corporation whose clients include the Canadian Armed Forces and the Department of National Defence. We are currently recruiting an enthusiastic and motivated Coordinator, Professional Services (Consultant) Contracts to support the delivery of construction projects in Halifax.

The Coordinator, Professional Services (Consultant) 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.

Key and Periodic Activities

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

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 deluxe travel benefit 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 .

Required

• 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 [e-mail] .