Procurement Officer (Coordinator, Contract Services)

RPMGlobal; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 91,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Procurement Officer to coordinate and manage contract services. In this role, you will provide crucial advice, review documentation, and prepare contracts to meet Client-Partner needs. The position offers a robust salary and an excellent benefits package, including health coverage and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

100% employer-paid annual sick leave and health premiums

$1,500 for mental health services

$750 Health Care Spending Account

Maternity and parental leave top-up to 93% earnings

Hybrid workplace options with work-from-home allowance

Enhanced employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Minimum five years' relevant experience in procurement or equivalent.
• Ability to communicate in both official languages (verbal and written).

Responsibilities

• Provides advice regarding procurement for complex needs.
• Prepares procurement documents and reviews compliance of submissions.
• Facilitates evaluations and makes recommendations for contract awards.

Skills

Knowledge of procurement processes

Technical writing

Project management

Risk management

Communication

Education

University degree in architecture, engineering or related field

Job description

Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)

Salary Range:

$91,826 - $119,370

Employment status:

Continuing

Security Level:

Reliability

Language Requirement:

Closing Date:

27/06/2025

Country:

Canada

The Procurement Officer (Coordinator, Contract Services), arranges and prepares contracts for the Client-Partners (e.g. construction, professional services). The incumbent provides advice on the appropriate procurement approach required to meet Client-Partner needs for complex procurements, reviews Client-Partner documentation, and arranges for the preparation, bid review and submission of documents to the responsible contract authority. The incumbent also makes recommendations to the contract authority about initiating procurement, process decisions and contract awards, and manages the Client-Partner relationship.

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

• Provide advice regarding all aspects of procurement to meet Client-Partner needs for complex procurements
• Review Client-Partner information (e.g. specifications, financial details, security) and assemble for submission to the contract authority
• Prepare procurement documents for complex procurements, including drafting the Request for Proposal for various solicitation types
• Review tender submissions for compliance
• Facilitate proposal evaluations and lead consensus meetings with the evaluator team
• Make recommendations to the contract authority for approval (e.g. procurement initiation, process decisions, contract awards)
• Negotiate contracts with proponents
• Respond to inquiries from bidders
• Communicate with Client-Partners and industry, including debriefing unsuccessful bidders
• Review and approve initiation and award of contracts, within delegated signing authority
• Participate, promote and sometimes lead procurement planning with Client-Partners
• 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
• May perform additional leadership functions such as coaching and mentoring

Other

• Develop new templates for contracting approaches
• Other duties as assigned

SKILLS General and Specific Knowledge

• Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in procurement
• DCC and Client-Partner procurement processes and procedures
• Government policies and trade agreements
• Proficient in technical writing
• Project and risk management principles

Formal Education and/or Certification(s) and Experience

• Minimum:university degree in architecture, engineering or related field with five years' relevant experience, or the equivalent

Abilities

• Use applicable computer software and operating systems
• Able to understand technical requirements for the purposes of drafting Request for Proposal documents
• Communicate in both official languages (verbal and written communication)
• Apply project and risk management techniques
• Demonstrate leadership and time management skills

DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP

• May be responsible for coaching and mentoring
• Provide functional direction and advice 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 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, Contract Services, 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

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, Contract Services, 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] .