Project Coordinator

WSP; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in York Region is seeking an Intermediate Project Coordinator to join their Building Structures group. This full-time permanent role requires a motivated individual with 5-8 years of experience in project coordination within buildings and infrastructures. Responsibilities include supporting project teams, managing budgets, and preparing proposals. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related field. This opportunity offers career growth within a collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• 5 to 8 years of progressive experience or more in a coordination/administration/management position.
• Extensive experience in buildings and infrastructures projects.
• Experience in major projects including industrial, municipal and transit building/structures.

Responsibilities

• Supports managers and project teams in organizing and tracking project activities.
• Prepares workplans and assists in proposals for projects.
• Understands project drawings, specifications and drafts technical documents.
• Tracks progress and communicates updates to managers and team members.
• Initiates subcontracts and orders, reviews invoices.
• Maintains budgets and forecasts.
• Organizes and reports project statistics and information.

Skills

Project coordination

Communication

Technical understanding

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil engineering, Structural or Architectural

Job description

WSP is currently seeking an Intermediate Project Coordinator to join our Building Structures group, located at offices within the GTA.

The position is a full-time permanent position for a self‑motivated, energetic and organized individual to become trained in various aspects of our day‑to‑day operations related to project coordination, oversight of activities, resolving issues, reporting, team support, and other duties as assigned.

• A Canadian success story - a company that grew from humble roots in Quebec to a global, multinational powerhouse with over 72,800 employees worldwide;
• Impact the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada;
• Outstanding career opportunities - we’re growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than we were yesterday, for our employees, future employees, and our fellow Canadians, we’re open to your ideas and trying new things that will challenge the status quo and raise the bar higher;
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a forward‑thinking workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it’s like to be a part of our journey.

#WeAreWSP

What you will do at WSP.

• Supports managers and project teams in organizing, performing, tracking and reporting project activities.
• Prepare workplan and assist in preparation of proposals for on‑going pursuit or newly awarded projects.
• Technical; works with project personnel; reviews and understands project drawings and specifications; drafts and understand technical project documents and contract correspondence.
• Scheduling: understands, reviews, tracks progress, and communicates progress to managers and team members.
• Procurement: initiates subcontracts and suppliers, orders, reviews payment certificates/invoices & works with procurement, management & team members.
• Budgeting; understands and maintains budgets and forecasts.
• Tracking all manner of project statistics and information. Organize, save, and report information to managers and team members.
• Experience working on project delivery models such as DBB, DB or PDB.
• Coordination; communicates, organizes, and coordinates between all internal and external stakeholders.
• Invoicing; understands contract payment structure, draft invoices for review by management.
• Planning/Executing; organizes, schedules, coordinates, initiates upcoming project work.
• Meetings: plans and organizes project meetings and events.
• Administrative; organization and administrative duties as required.
• Represents WSP to clients, subcontracts, suppliers, and other internal groups.

What you bring to WSP

• 5 to 8 years of progressive experience or more in a coordination/administration/management position
• Extensive experience in buildings and infrastructures projects
• Experience in major projects include industrial, municipal and transit building/structures.
• Experience with variety of Transit entities such as Toronto Transit Commission, Metrolinx, VIA Rail, GTAA and other Transit organizations is an asset.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil engineering, Structural or Architectural from an accredited university