Design Coordinator, Infrastructure | General Contractor | Toronto / Vancouver | Outpost Recruitment

Moving2Canada.com; Toronto, Vancouver; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Moving2Canada.com is seeking a Design Coordinator to support a growing workload on complex civil projects in Canada, including Vancouver and Toronto. You will report to the Design Engineering Manager and help prepare design deliverables, schedules, and change documentation to keep programs on track.

The ideal candidate has a engineering degree, 5+ years of related experience in alternative delivery projects, and strong communication to coordinate on-site and off-site teams.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering (or related field).
• 5+ years of related field engineering experience in complex construction projects.
• Demonstrated experience in alternative delivery projects and pursuits.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and issues and excellent communication skills.
• Experience in design or construction on large complex civil projects with on-site and off-site designers.
• Professional registration may be required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with drafting work scopes and man-hour estimates for proposals.
• Generate design deliverables list and design schedule for pursuits.
• Track development of design deliverables for quality and on-time completion.
• Coordinate on-site and off-site design teams and priorities.
• Lead meetings, review, and prepare contractual communications to owner and subcontractors.
• Participate in discipline task forces, peer reviews, and lessons learned.
• Assist with RFIs, submittals, and shop drawings per contract requirements.
• Facilitate design review meetings with owner, stakeholders, and operators.
• Provide field guidance to CAD Designers/Drafters and engineers to meet as-built conditions.
• Identify out-of-scope tasks and prepare change orders.
• Monitor drafting progress and ensure adherence to standards.
• Be aware of project schedule and budget.

Skills

Communication skills

Project coordination

Task prioritization

Team coordination

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

CAD

Job description

Leading infrastructure contractor is seeking a Design Coordinator to join their project team in Vancouver BC and Toronto ON. Reporting to the Design Engineering Manager, the Design Coordinator will support growing workload of complex alternative delivery projects. Salary range is $90,000 – $130,000. Outpost Recruitment is excited to work with our client on this full-time permanent role.

Key Responsibilities of Design Coordinator:

• Assists Project Manager, engineering, and project controls with the preparation of drafting work scopes and man hour estimates for all proposals.
• Generate design deliverables list and design schedule for the pursuit.
• Track the development of design deliverables, ensuring quality and on-time completion.
• Recognize and determine priority of tasks and schedule work for on-site and off-site design teams.
• Design Coordinator conducts meetings, reviews, prepare documentation and assist the PM in preparation of contractual communication to owner and subcontractors
• Participate in discipline task force teams, peer reviews, and evaluation of construction means & methods and applies lessons learned/best practices.
• Assist in coordination of Requests for Information (RFIs), submittals, and shop drawings for conformance with contract requirements in support of the construction schedule.
• Facilitate coordination meetings for each of the above to move them forward.
• Monitor scope and assist in the preparation of change documents and analyze interdisciplinary impacts
• Assist in design and construction reviews and to gain approval of all design-related questions/clarifications and packages Participate and facilitate design review meetings with owner, stakeholders, and operators to advance design packages
• Provide field and construction guidance to CAD Designer/Drafters, Designers, and younger Engineers on-site or off-site to ensure design meets as-built and existing conditions.
• Assist with identification of out-of-scope tasks and preparation of change orders to owner and/or contractor.
• Assist with design and schedule estimates for owner-directed change orders and contractor requested changes Monitors drafting progress for all disciplines on his/her specific projects.
• Audits drawings for all disciplines on a regular basis for completeness and adherence to standards for his/her specific projects. Ensures all drawings, for all disciplines, are properly checked for his/her specific projects.
• Possesses an awareness of project schedule and budget.

Required Knowledge & Skills of Design Coordinator

• Degree in Engineering (or related field)
• Design Coordinator will have 5+ years of related field engineering related experience in complex construction projects.
• Demonstrated experience in alternative delivery projects and pursuits.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and issues and excellent communication skills
• Experience in design or construction field on large complex civil projects with responsibility over on-site and off-site designers.
• Professional registration may also be required

Ideal Candidate:

Only candidates with authorisation to work in Canada will be considered.