project co-ordinator, construction

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Outdoors

Work setting

• Office
• Rural area
• Civil (road and bridge construction, etc.)
• Industrial construction
• Institutional construction
• Federal government or agency
• Commercial and/or industrial construction
• Head office
• Public utilities

Budgetary responsibility

• $1,500,001 - $4,000,000

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Coordinate subcontractors activities
• Evaluate daily operations
• Plan and organize daily operations
• Select trade subcontractors
• Prepare and submit construction project budget estimates
• Recruit, hire and supervise staff and/or volunteers
• Hire and supervise activities of subcontractors
• Plan and prepare construction schedules and milestones and monitor progress
• Prepare contracts and negotiate revisions, changes and additions to contractual agreements
• Establish and implement policies and procedures for quality control
• Operate CADD and other computer software systems
• Read blueprint, schemas and drawings
• Plan and manage budgets
• Develop and implement quality control programs
• Oversee the analysis of data and information

Supervision

• Contractors

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Working at heights training
• Construction Trade Certification
• CADD Course
• Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS) Certificate
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Gold Seal Membership in the Canadian Construction Association

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

• AutoCAD
• MS Excel
• MS Office
• MS Outlook
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Word

Construction specialization

• Industrial, commercial and institutional

Area of specialization

• Project management

Additional information

Security and safety

• Driver's validity licence check
• Reference required

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Own vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Own tools/equipment

• Hard hat
• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Accountability

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Bonus

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• On-site amenities