Technical Team Leader Jobs in Alberta (NOW HIRING)

Are you a driven and self-motivated professional with a proven track record of leading a technical project management team on complex infrastructure initiatives?

Do you excel in the preparation and review of technical documents, including Statements of Work, engineering specifications, technical drawings, and consultant contracts?

Are you a confident communicator with a talent for building strong strategic relationships, navigating contract negotiations, and leading cross-functional teams toward successful project delivery?

Do you bring hands-on experience in project coordination, resource scheduling, and supporting contract management across a wide range of capital construction programs-from minor upgrades to major infrastructure developments?

If this sounds like you, we invite you to consider joining our team as a Project Management Team Leader, where your leadership, technical expertise, and collaborative approach will help shape the success of our infrastructure projects.

SUMMARY

The Team Leader, Project Management, oversees the delivery of infrastructure and environmental projects. The incumbent coordinates work and conducts quality assuranceactivities for the team to produce project deliverables (e.g. development plans, statementsof work), and undertakes research, studies and assessments to provide advice to the Client-Partners. The incumbent leads a team of professionals and manages the human resources responsibilities for the team. The incumbent also manages the Client-Partnerrelationship. The incumbent develops creative solutions and ensures the team is focused oncollaboration and the quality and timeliness of deliverables.

KEY AND PERIODICACTIVITIES
The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative but not all-inclusive:
Primary

• Lead the research, and prepare and present documents required for long-term projects (e.g. approvals, statements of work, statement of operational requirements, projects
  charters, budgets, policies and procedures)
• Coordinate work with Client-Partner representatives
• Participate in DCC corporate initiatives
• Generate infrastructure statements of operational requirements, prepare business casesand conduct investigations, as required
• Participate in procurement planning
• Coordinate activities of consultants
• Prepare monthly reports (e.g. internal, Client-Partner)
• Monitor and control project schedule and costs
• Manage and coordinate service line integration and collaboration within the business unit
• Promote and manage business development opportunities
• Develop and maintain effective relationships within DCC, and with industry, theClient-Partners and/or stakeholders
• Ensure quality standards are met, in line with corporate and Client-Partner expectations
• Manage risk
• Perform human resource functions (e.g. coach, supervise, mentor, plan and allocateresources, and manage performance)

Other

• Assist in the development of service level arrangements
• Other duties as assigned

SKILLS

General and Specific Knowledge

• Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in real property, environmental servicesand construction services
• Best practices and trends in financial management and human resources management
• Client-Partner project management policies and procedures
• Treasury Board Secretariat policies and procedures
• Project and risk management principles

Formal Education and/or Certification(s) and Experience

• Minimum: college diploma in engineering, architecture or related field with five years' relevant experience, or the equivalent
• Preferred: university degree in one of the above fields and/or additional training in project management

Abilities

• Use applicable computer software and operating systems
• Apply project and risk management techniques
• Demonstrate leadership and human resources management skills

DEVELOPMENT ANDLEADERSHIP

• Lead and manage direct reports
• Provide functional direction and advice to other employees and to Client-Partners

WORKINGCONDITIONS

• Typical office environment with occasional travel
• Some work may be located on construction sites; incumbent may occasionally be requiredto wear basic safety equipment

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 enhanced travel benefits coverage

Cold Lake
The City of Cold Lake is located in Alberta's Lakeland and nestled on the shore of Alberta's seventh largest lake. The area is known for its many pristine lakes and forests which offer excellent camping, fishing, water sports, and many other recreational activities. Cold Lake also has modern recreation and sport facilities, a nearby alpine ski hill, as well as urban and rural trail systems. Defence Construction Canada (DCC) Cold Lake is located at 4 Wing which is an air force base operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force and home to Western Canada's fighter jets. The Cold Lake air base is known as Canada's busiest fighter base and the 1.17-million-hectare Cold Lake Air Weapons Range provides opportunity for Canadian and International Air Force training. Working at DCC Cold Lake offers opportunities to support in planning, construction, and maintenance of the infrastructure for the airfield runways, ramp, and hangars as well as other supporting facilities and utilities at both the base and the nearby air weapons range.