“Are you a beginner or intermediate project coordinator experienced in commercial/ institutional construction? Do you have a keen interest in the growing field of public procurement?
We are looking for a construction professional with strong interpersonal and critical thinking skills to join our team in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
Defence Construction Canada (DCC) provides timely, effective and efficient project delivery and full lifecycle support for infrastructure and environmental assets required for the defence of Canada. In particular, DCC provides procurement, construction, maintenance, environmental, project and program management, facilities management and professional services to support its Client-Partners—the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. The organization is founded on the values of dedication, collaboration, competence and fairness. DCC takes a collaborative approach to successful partnering, with a focus on innovation and integrity. DCC has implemented an e-procurement solution and works closely with industry and the Client-Partners to develop and deliver new and innovative construction delivery methods, such as public-private partnerships, integrated project delivery and modified design-build.
DCC fosters fair, open and transparent procurement and, in the fall of 2023, won the U.S. National Procurement Institute’s Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award for the tenth straight year. The British Columbia Construction Association recognized DCC as one of seven Best of Public Procurement owners in 2017 for fairness, openness and dedication to transparency in public procurement.
DCC’s procurement team awards an average of 2,000 contracts per year, with a total value of approximately $900 million.
As a Procurement Officer (Coordinator, Contract Services) at the 15 Wing moose Jaw site, you will be part of DCC’s award-winning team, providing excellence in procurement. The site awards an average of 25-30 contracts per year. As a member of the Contract Services team, you will have the authority and be empowered to bring forward new and innovative ideas, while working independently on procurements valued at over $15 million per year. You will participate in and promote procurement planning for complex, dynamic, high-risk and intellectually challenging multi-phased projects, liaising nationally with other DCC professionals across Canada.
The Procurement Officer (Coordinator, Contract Services), arranges and prepares standard contracts for the Client-Partners (e.g. construction, professional services). The incumbent determines Client-Partner needs, provides advice on appropriate procurement approaches, reviews Client-Partner documentation, and arranges for the preparation and submission of documents to the responsible contract authority. The incumbent also makes recommendations to the contract authority about initiating procurement, process decisions and contract awards, and manages the Client-Partner relationship.
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Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw is located 73 kilometers west of Regina and is ranked #2 in the TOP 20 small cities in Canada to live in and listed on Expedia.ca as #3 for the “Top 10 Coolest Downtowns in Canada.” A city known as “Canada’s Most Notorious City” due to the city’s prohibition past with Al Capone the notorious gangster, as well as having a rich history in the foundation of Saskatchewan and the Canadian Pacific Railroad. It’s also Home of the Snowbirds, the CF 431 Air Demonstration Squadron which are based out of 15 Wing Moose Jaw. Moose Jaw boasts a wide range of amenities including Mosaic Place – Home of the Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL Hockey Team), access to the Trans Canada Trail, a public library, movie theatre, various malls and shopping centers, and many locally owned small businesses. It also offers many tourist attractions including the Temple Gardens Mineral Spa, Tunnels of Moose Jaw, Mac the Moose (the world’s largest moose), Downtown Murals, and the Western Development Museum.
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. Typically to be eligible for a "Reliability" clearance, you must have five years of verifiable background information and to be eligible for a "Secret" clearance, you must have 10 years of verifiable background information. 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; this process includes inquiries, verifications and assessments regarding matters such as, but not limited to:
Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace!
At DCC, we are committed to ensuring everyone has a voice and can be their authentic selves in our workplace. 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.
DCC is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all requests for accommodation based on a medical contraindication, religion or another prohibited ground for discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act. Should you require accommodation, please email careers@dcc-cdc.gc.ca.