Operations Assistant Jobs in Chelsea, QC (NOW HIRING)

Located at remote overseas theatres (ex. Kuwait or Latvia), the incumbent will be responsible for managing and coordinating multiple construction, consultant, services and goods contracts, while liaising and coordinating activities with external stakeholders such as the local industry, other government contractors and local communities. Working with the Canadian Forces in deployed situations, it is critical to for the incumbent to have strong judgment, communication and decision-making skills.

The incumbent is expected to do two approximate 4-month rotations per year at any deployed location. Working hours are eight hours per day and seven days a week while on deployment. Access to the sites is either by CAF service flight or commercial flight.

** Candidates all across Canada are welcome to apply. The successful candidate will be deployed overseas to complete job duties. **

The Coordinator, Deployed Operations, manages and administers moderate-to-high complexity construction, professional services, facility maintenance, environmental services and service contracts, ensuring compliance with contract requirements in a deployed environment. The incumbent engages in daily discussions and negotiations with contractors, consultants and the Client-Partners about work quality, interpretation of contract documents, scope changes, progress claim reviews and other matters. The Coordinator addresses contract management risks within delegated authority, complies with service line requirements and collaborates with other site teams and various service lines. The incumbent may also provide project management, real property management and/or environmental services for complex infrastructure and environmental projects (both short- and long-term projects). The Coordinator acts as a technical specialist for the Client-Partners and may undertake research, conduct studies and assessments, draft and present documents related to project initiation, development, definition and implementation, generate statements of operational requirements and prepare business cases. The incumbent may research, analyze and develop standards and directives for a deployed environment and may also develop, implement and manage real property management programs. The Coordinator acts as a technical specialist in their area of expertise and may complete project management activities and oversee multidisciplinary work from initiation to completion.

KEY AND PERIODIC ACTIVITIES
The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative but not all-inclusive:
Primary
Manage and administer contracts to ensure work done under them complies with contractual requirements and quality specifications in a deployed environment
Coordinate and solve day-to-day contractual problems
Monitor and control project schedules
Liaise with Client-Partner representatives (e.g. on project-related problems and risks, negotiate and issue change orders)
Maintain site activity records (e.g. photos, activity reports)
Liaise with other site teams and various service lines, as required
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
Manage contract risk

Other
Manage contract financials
Coordinate consultant construction review and third-party quality assurance testing
Ensure health and safety, industrial security and environmental compliance
Other duties as assigned
SKILLS
General and Specific Knowledge
Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in construction
Construction products and materials
Project, contract and risk management principles
Health and safety management

Formal Education and/or Certification(s) and Experience
Minimum: college diploma in engineering, architecture, facility/property management,
land use planning, applied science or related field with five years' relevant experience, or
the equivalent
Preferred: certification in engineering technology, real property or facility management
(Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering Technician; Certified Engineering
Technologist), university degree in the above fields with additional training in project
management, and eligibility for certification as a professional planner if working in a
planning role (Registered Professional Planner, Real Property Management, Facilities
Management Administrator)

Abilities
Use applicable computer software and operating systems
Interpret drawings and specifications
Apply project, contract and risk management techniques to construction and consultant
contracts
Demonstrate leadership and human resource management skills

DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP
Provide functional direction and advice to other employees and to Client-Partners

WORKING CONDITIONS
Typical construction site; incumbent is required to wear basic safety equipment
Overseas in a deployed environment

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 $1,500 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