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About the Role

The Senior Project Coordinator will support Project Managers and Superintendents in coordinating project requirements, including safety, quality, administration, scheduling, cost controls, and communication with clients, subcontractors, and craft personnel. Experience with roads and utilities projects is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist with price change orders, track requests for information, review and coordinate approvals of shop drawings, and coordinate information provided by sub-trades and suppliers.
• Manage RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, and design change requests (DCRs).
• Prepare and update the project budget, schedule, and cost report during construction.
• Assist with updating and maintaining the weekly master project schedule and ensure Superintendent look-aheads are aligned.
• Monitor productivity rates and subcontractor planned vs. actuals in the schedule.
• Coordinate construction activities for roadworks, underground utilities, drainage systems, and related infrastructure.
• Liaise with municipalities, utility companies, consultants, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Identify, address, and resolve issues and problems proactively.
• Support management of subcontracts, including monitoring notification periods and value increases.
• Assist in managing payments, settling disputes, and subcontractor performance evaluations.
• Participate in subcontractor and project meetings, preparing minutes, action items, and follow-up reports.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with clients, consultants, sub-trades, and suppliers.
• Assist the Project Manager in ensuring project health, safety, and environmental standards meet requirements.
• Ensure Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) and work plans are prepared and reviewed before task commencement.
• Ensure all construction activities comply with project specifications, drawings, and quality standards.
• Participate in inspections, testing, and project turnover activities.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in engineering or construction management.
• Eligible for, or have attained, E.I.T., P. Eng., CET, or PQS designations.
• 5-7 years of hands-on experience as a project coordinator, supplemented by construction management experience including cost estimating and direct project management of large commercial, civil, and/or institutional construction projects.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating track systems, station construction, architectural finishes, and cladding installations is highly preferred.
• Ability to forge, grow, and maintain positive relationships.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and meet the time demands of unpredictable activities.
• Capable of handling pressure and challenges in a dynamic business environment.
• Ability to work within tight deadlines and prioritize work to achieve them.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Highly developed interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Sense of urgency and strong commitment to achieving goals.
• Ability to work in a challenging, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a positive attitude.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills.

Skills

• Safety coordination
• Quality assurance
• Project administration
• Scheduling
• Cost controls
• Client communication
• Sub-contractor communication
• Craft communication
• Roads and utilities project support
• Price change order assistance
• Request for Information (RFI) tracking
• Shop drawing review and coordination
• Sub-trade and supplier information coordination
• RFI management
• Submittal management
• Shop drawing management
• Design change request (DCR) management
• Project budget preparation and updating
• Project schedule preparation and updating
• Cost report preparation and updating
• Master project schedule maintenance
• Superintendent look-ahead alignment
• Productivity rate monitoring
• Subcontractor planned vs. actuals monitoring
• Construction activity coordination (roadworks, utilities, drainage)
• Stakeholder liaison (municipalities, utility companies, consultants, agencies)
• Issue identification and resolution
• Subcontract management
• Payment management
• Dispute settlement
• Subcontractor performance evaluation
• Meeting participation
• Meeting minute preparation
• Action item tracking
• Follow-up report preparation
• Relationship building
• Priority management
• Analytical skills
• Critical thinking
• Troubleshooting
• Problem-solving
• Attention to detail
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication skills
• Organizational skills
• Urgency
• Goal commitment
• Collaboration
• Positive attitude
• Written communication
• Verbal communication

Experience Level

• Senior
• 5-7 years

Education Level

• Undergraduate degree in engineering or construction management
• E.I.T. designation
• P. Eng. designation
• CET designation
• PQS designation

About the Company

• Bird is a leader in Canadian construction with over 100 years of impact.
• The company focuses on unlocking human potential and reimagining what is possible.
• Bird's impact is felt in critical infrastructure, energy, and resources, shaping Canada's skylines.
• The company culture is built on a foundation of continuous improvement and a quest for innovation.
• Bird believes in putting safety first, leading with honesty, being stronger together, being driven to do great work, and creating opportunity.
• Bird values Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) and is committed to building progress in the organization and industry.
• The company cultivates an environment where all employees feel included, seen, and have a sense of belonging.
• Bird is committed to proactively employing a workforce that reflects the communities in which they work.

Equal Opportunity

• Bird values Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) and believes it is essential to our success.
• We will continue to listen, learn, and take action in our commitment to building progress in our organization, and the industry as a whole.
• Cultivating an environment where all employees feel included, seen, and have a sense of belonging is core to Bird’s culture.
• We commit to proactively employing a workforce that reflects the communities in which we work, fostering an environment of continuous learning, and never compromising on our values.