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National Service Line Advisor, Contract Management Initiatives7438 Operations

Defence Construction Canada

Operations, Ontario

National Service Line Advisor, Contract Management Initiatives7438 Operations

Defence Construction Canada

Operations, Ontario
 
Salary: $133,933 - $174,113
 

 

 

Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is looking for a senior contract management professional to help strengthen how contract management services are delivered across Canada.

In this role, you will support the National Director, Contract Management by leading initiatives that improve consistency, quality, and performance across all regions. You will work closely with regional leaders, industry partners, and Client-Partners to resolve complex contractual challenges and enhance service delivery across the organization.

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys combining technical expertise, strategic thinking, and collaboration to influence how projects are delivered at a national level.

 

What you’ll do

National Initiatives & Service Delivery

  • Lead the development and implementation of national contract management initiatives
  • Prepare business cases, research activities, and support planning and budgeting
  • Coordinate work with regional service line leaders across Canada
  • Monitor national performance indicators and recommend improvements
  • Develop policies, procedures, tools and guidance materials

Contract Expertise & Risk Management

  • Review complex claims, change orders and contractual issues
  • Support negotiations and guide claim resolution strategies
  • Ensure compliance with government policies and trade agreements
  • Identify and manage risks associated with contract management practices
  • Provide specialized advice on contractual and legal matters

Quality & Training

  • Lead national quality management activities and verifications
  • Deliver national training and support regional training initiatives
  • Coach and mentor service line staff
  • Promote consistent practices and solutions-oriented collaboration

Leadership & Collaboration

  • Build strong relationships with Client-Partners, industry, and internal stakeholders
  • Lead project teams and national working groups
  • Provide functional direction and expert guidance across DCC
  • May supervise and manage team members

 

What you bring

You are a strong fit if you have experience with:

  • Contract management and dispute resolution
  • Managing claims and change orders in infrastructure projects
  • Developing procedures or national standards
  • Risk management and quality assurance processes
  • Coaching or mentoring technical professionals
  • Working with multiple stakeholders across regions or organizations

 

Education & Experience

  • University degree in engineering, architecture or a related field, with eight years' relevant experience, or the equivalent

     

 

Skills & Abilities

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Ability to interpret complex contractual and legal documents
  • Strategic thinking and business judgment
  • Excellent written communication (reports, technical documents, proposals)
  • Leadership and collaboration skills
  • Ability to work with diverse stakeholders nationwide
  • Bilingual (English and French) – mandatory

 

Working Conditions

  • Typical office environment
  • Occasional travel across Canada

 

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

** This position has been designated bilingual, where English and French are essential. **

** While priority will be given to qualified candidates who meet this bilingual linguistic profile, we welcome applications from candidates who may not meet this bilingual requirement. **

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

  • 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!

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’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 careers@dcc-cdc.gc.ca.

We are committed to hiring military and Veteran spouses and encourage you to identify your connection with the MSEN when reaching out to us or applying to any of our open roles.

 

Have questions or want to learn more about us? We would love to hear from you!

Michelle.Scheidegger@dcc-cdc.gc.ca

 

Whenever possible, reach out to a named contact rather than a general inbox  - it helps ensure a quicker, more personalized response. If you hit a bounce-back, let us know at

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About Defence Construction Canada

Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is a Crown corporation that provides innovative and cost-effective contracting, construction contract management, infrastructure and environmental services, and lifecycle support for Canada's defence requirements. Our Client-Partners are the Assistant Deputy Minister Infrastructure and Environment (ADM IE) Group at the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE).