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About the Role
This COOP position provides students a unique opportunity to learn directly from the field while working closely with industry professionals. It allows undergraduates step into the heart of project operations by seeing firsthand how teams coordinate, how schedules are maintained, how challenges are solved, and how buildings take shape each day. They will be playing an important role in supporting the successful delivery of construction projects, at the same time, building valuable technical and professional skills that are difficult to acquire in a classroom, and provided a strong foundation for a future career in construction or project management. It’s an opportunity to make meaningful contributions while gaining practical insight into how complex construction projects come to life.
Responsibilities
- Work with project managers for reporting and gathering of information
- Assist with site contract document control
- Work with general contractors to coordinate priorities and activities
- Coordinate and support various meetings with subcontractors and clients
- Support the management and monitoring of a construction schedule
- Communicate and relay information between office personnel and field staff
- Support project managers, coordinators and foremen on various other projects as requested
Requirements
- Working towards a university degree or college diploma in a related field such as Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Strong computer skills with hands-on working knowledge of MS Office, particularly Excel and Word
- Team player, energetic, resourceful, reliable and timely
- Eager to work and learn in a fast-paced industry
- Comfortable working on a construction job site, or office setting
Skills
- MS Office
- Excel
- Word
Location
- Vancouver
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Toronto
- Southwestern Ontario
- Halifax
- Ottawa
Work Type
- Coop
- Construction Job Site
- Office Setting
Experience Level
- Student
- Coop
Education Level
- University degree or college diploma in a related field
Salary/Compensations
- $23 - $25 per hour
Benefits
- Training for Working at Heights Certificate
About the Company
- Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, electrical, integrated building technology, and building services needs of their buildings.
- We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada’s infrastructure — and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal. We build for life.
- We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork.
- Health and safety are embedded in everything we do, and our award-winning safety culture consistently performs well above industry standards.
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization where everyone has access to opportunity, feels a sense of belonging, and can thrive.
- We actively work to remove barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (including women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, people with disabilities, and newcomers to Canada) in the construction industry.
- We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and lived experiences and are committed to a barrier-free hiring process.
- If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us at careers@modernniagara.com so we can make appropriate arrangements.