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Job Details

Project Co-Ordinator, Construction

Employer

CAIRO DEVELOPMENT LTD

Date Posted

April 12, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $50.48 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date May 31, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

CAIRO DEVELOPMENT LTD

Languages

English

Education

  • College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
  • or equivalent experience

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Interior

Work setting

  • Office
  • Urban area
  • Various locations
  • Relocation costs not covered by employer
  • Residential construction
  • General office
  • Commercial and/or industrial construction
  • Head office
  • Office building
  • Construction

Budgetary responsibility

0 - $100,000

Tasks

  • Prepare and submit construction project budget estimates
  • Recruit, hire and supervise staff and/or volunteers
  • Hire and supervise activities of subcontractors
  • Plan and prepare construction schedules and milestones and monitor progress
  • Prepare contracts and negotiate revisions, changes and additions to contractual agreements
  • Establish and implement policies and procedures for quality control
  • Operate CADD and other computer software systems
  • Read blueprint, schemas and drawings
  • Plan and manage budgets
  • Direct the purchase of building materials and land acquisitions
  • Develop and implement quality control programs
  • Develop risk management plans
  • Oversee the analysis of data and information
  • Prepare reports
  • Purchase general and specialized equipment, materials or business services
  • Prepare purchase orders
  • Office management
  • Maintain internal record-keeping system
  • Ensure accuracy of completed time sheets, payroll and other summaries
  • Charge or forward invoices to appropriate accounts
  • Document and prepare invoices and work orders
  • Manage labour and spontaneous normal deliveries
  • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate daily operations

Supervision

1 to 2 people

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • First Aid Certificate
  • CPR Certificate
  • Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS) Certificate
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Computer and technology knowledge

  • MS Excel
  • MS Office
  • MS Outlook
  • MS PowerPoint
  • MS Project
  • MS Word
  • SharePoint

Equipment and machinery experience

Hand tools

Area of specialization

Project management

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Own vehicle
  • Willing to travel
  • Willing to travel regularly

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Attention to detail
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Large caseload
  • Overtime required

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Cellular phone

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Values and ethics
  • Accountability

Screening questions

  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
  • What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Green job

Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)

Other benefits

  • Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Team building opportunities
  • Travel insurance

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Project Co-Ordinator, Construction is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Construction Managers
DIRECTIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to direct, control and evaluate construction projects from start to finish according to schedules, specifications and budgets; and in directing purchases of building materials and land acquisitions and in supervising the activities of subcontractors and staff

METHODICAL

Interest in preparing contracts, in planning and preparing construction schedules and milestones, in monitoring progress against established schedules and in developing and implementing quality control programs

social

Interest in negotiating revisions, changes and additions to contractual agreements with architects, consultants, clients, suppliers and subcontractors

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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