Coordinator, Construction Services
Location: Edmonton, AB
Build quality. Strengthen Canada.
If you’re experienced in contract oversight and management, partnership building, and supporting safe, efficient project delivery, we’d like to meet you.
Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is a trusted partner of the Government of Canada and the Canadian construction industry since 1951, providing infrastructure and environmental solutions that support national defence at home and abroad. DCC is proud to be the first federal, and only government, organization recognized as a Gold Seal Employer under the Canadian Construction Association’s Construction Management Certification Program and proof of our commitment to excellence and professional development.
We’re looking for a senior level Coordinator, Construction Services (Construction Contract Manager) who thrives in a fast-paced environment—someone skilled in contract administration, communication, and risk management, ready to support a variety infrastructure projects for our Client Partner. By becoming a DCC team member you will have the opportunity to deliver infrastructure solutions to support Canada’s troops and the defence of the Country.
Bring your construction expertise, relationship building skills, and contract management know how to a role that ensures quality and keeps projects on schedule.
What You’ll Do
As a key member of our Construction Services team, you’ll be the go-to person overseeing a variety of construction, professional services, and service contracts during all stages of construction. You’ll spend your days:
Leading Contract Administration
Managing and administering moderate- to high-complexity construction contracts typically exceeding $25 million in value including professional service design contracts to ensure full compliance with requirements and quality expectations.
Monitoring schedules, solving day-to-day issues, managing stakeholders, and contract communication.
Driving Quality & Risk Management
Reviewing progress claims, negotiating scope changes, and interpreting contract documents with contractors, consultants, and Client-Partners.
Identifying and addressing contract risks within your delegated authority.
Being the On-Site Connector
Supporting Project Success
What You Bring
A blend of technical knowledge with solid communication and problem-solving skills. You’re equally comfortable on a construction site or in front of a contract document—and you know how to keep projects moving forward.
Your Background
Your Knowledge & Skills
Where You’ll Work
You’ll spend time in a mixed environment. Time will be spent on active construction sites—so safety gear is part of the uniform—but also work from an office and occasionally travel as needed.
What You’ll Get
We don’t just offer a job — we offer one of the best overall benefits packages in the market, valued at 25–30% of your salary, plus long-term career growth.
Health & Wellness
• 100% employer-paid health, dental, and sick leave
• $400 annual wellness allowance
• $2,500 for mental health services + $2,500 paramedical
• Virtual healthcare and a $750 Health Spending Account
Home & Family
• Life, accident, and short-term disability insurance
• Enhanced Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Maternity & parental leave top-up (93% for up to 37 weeks)
• Flexible work options + $400 home office allowance
Time & Future
• Public service pension plan
• Generous vacation and leave packages along with deluxe travel benefit plans
About Edmonton
Ready to make an impact?
Apply now and help deliver a variety of infrastructure projects that support Canada’s defence and security.
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:
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
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