Technical Specialist, Project Management

RPMGlobal; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 77,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Technical Specialist in Project Management, where you'll play a vital role in delivering complex infrastructure and environmental projects. This position offers a unique opportunity to engage with Client-Partners, facilitate project approvals, and ensure quality standards are met. You'll be responsible for managing projects from start to finish, preparing essential documentation, and leading stakeholder communications. With a strong focus on professional development and an excellent benefits package, this role promises to enhance your career while making a significant impact in the industry. Embrace the chance to work in a dynamic environment that values diversity and inclusion.

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

$400 work-from-home allowance every two years

Enhanced employee assistance program

Comprehensive vacation and paid leave plans

Annual sick leave

Qualifications

• Minimum college diploma in engineering or architecture with 4 years of experience.
• Preferred university degree or additional training in project management.

Responsibilities

• Manage infrastructure and environmental projects from initiation to closure.
• Coordinate stakeholder communications for timely decision making.
• Prepare documentation for project approvals and business cases.

Skills

Project Management

Risk Management

Stakeholder Communication

Research and Documentation

Environmental Assessment

Education

College Diploma in Engineering or Architecture

University Degree in Engineering or Architecture

Project Management Training

Tools

Project Management Software

Document Control Systems

Job description

Technical Specialist, Project Management

Location: ON, National Capital Region, Ottawa Area

Requisition Number: 6366

Openings: 1

Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)

Salary Range: $77,139 - $100,281

Employment Status: Continuing

Security Level: Secret

Language Requirement:

Closing Date: 08/01/2025

Country: Canada

** The incumbent is required to be on site (Richmond, ON) 5 days a week **

The Technical Specialist, Project Management, provides project management services to support the delivery of routine to moderately complex infrastructure and environmental projects. The incumbent acts as a technical specialist for the Client-Partners and may undertake research and conduct studies and assessments. The primary responsibilities for this role are anticipated to provide on-site support related to planning and execution of a large-scale operations relocation, information management and document control, and real property life cycle management.

KEY AND PERIODIC ACTIVITIES

The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative but not all-inclusive:

Primary

• Research, prepare and present documentation required for long-term projects (e.g. approvals, statements of work, project charters, budgets, policies and procedures)
• Complete project management from initiation to closure for infrastructure and environmental projects, including new construction, recapitalization and environmental assessment and remediation
• Support Client-Partner project approval processes by facilitating decision making within Client-Partner organizations through the development of business case analysis, functional space programming and other documentation
• Coordinate stakeholder communications to ensure timely decision making
• Participate in procurement planning and prepare tender documents
• Act as the representative of the project director or project manager, within DCC delegated signing authority
• 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

• Prepare monthly reports (e.g. internal, Client-Partner)
• Support and/or lead business development activities
• Other duties as assigned

SKILLS

General and Specific Knowledge

• Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in real property, environmental and construction services
• Client-Partner project management policies and procedures
• Treasury Board Secretariat policies and procedures
• Project and risk management principles

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: university degree in one of the above fields and/or additional training in project management

Abilities

• Use applicable computer software and operating systems
• Apply project and risk management techniques

DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP

• 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 Technical Specialist, Project Management, 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 17 weeks
• $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].