Technical Specialist Project Management

Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)
Security Level:
Language Requirement
Bilingual Mandatory
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. **

Candidate pool – Technical Specialist, Project Management
We are building a talent pool of experienced project management professionals to fill future roles at DCC.
When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. The below job description provides a general overview of the tasks that may be expected for a Technical Specialist, Project Management position. Please note that these roles are for Continuing and Term (contract) positions.
The National Capital Region offices are located in Ottawa (including the west end in Richmond), Winnipeg, and Yellowknife. Placement may occur at any of these locations, please select your desired location(s) during your application.
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 conducts studies and assessments.
Research, prepare and present documentation required for long-term projects (e.g. approvals, statements of work, projects 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
Act as the representative of the project director or project manager, within DCC delegated signing authority
Ensure quality standards are met, in line with corporate and Client-Partner expectation
Support and/or lead business development activities
Manage risk
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
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
Use applicable computer software and operating systems
Apply project and risk management techniques
Typical office environment with occasional travel
Some work may be located on construction sites; In your role as Technical Specialist, Project Management, your package is valued at 25% to 30% of your salary.
Public service pension
100% employer-paid annual sick leave, health and dental premiums, and life, accidental death, and short- and long-term disability insurance
$750 Health Care Spending Account (for some medical expenses that aren’t covered under provincial plans or our standard insurance plan)
Telus Virtual Health Care
Maternity and parental leave top-up plan to 93% of regular gross earnings for a maximum of 37 weeks
$400 allowance every two years to support work-from-home options
Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program
Deluxe travel benefit plans
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 . 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; criminal record checks
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. 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.
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.
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.