Project Site Coordinator

Durham College-Oshawa, Canada

About Durham College:
Durham College (DC) is leading the way as a post-secondary institution, offering an innovative and transformative student experience and hands-on learning opportunities. With this focus top of mind for our students and our employees, DC is proud to be one of the fastest-growing colleges in the province and annually ranked as one of the GTA’s Top 100 employers.

The college offers a wide range of market-driven programs across multiple disciplines, including culinary management, farming and horticulture, business, IT, construction and trades, science and technology, health care, engineering, social and community services, justice, media, art and design.

With a focus on experiential learning, DC graduates are known for having the skills and knowledge employers need. More than 104,000 alumni represent the college, both locally and around the world.

Serving the Durham Region and Northumberland County communities for over 50 years, with campuses in Oshawa and Whitby, the college offers over 12,500 full-time post-secondary and apprenticeship students access to more than 145 full-time post-secondary programs - including four honours bachelor degrees and nine apprenticeship programs. Led by over 1,860 full
- and part-time staff, DC has an estimated annual economic impact of more than $913 million on Durham Region.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Site Coordinator will predominantly be on project sites to review, assess, document, and report on current conditions; and to communicate / liaise with general contractor site supervisors or equivalents, Facilities Operations, and Facilities Projects. Key duties will include;

  • Review, assess, and document current conditions of project sites, both construction and renovation
  • Sending communications and attending meetings with general contractor site supervisors or equivalents
  • Ongoing communication and attending meetings with the Facilities Operations team
  • Responding to building user requests
  • Assessing contractor schedules
  • Addressing inspector requirements
  • Drafting reports, ongoing communication and meetings with Facilities Projects
  • Project coordination with security, IT, A/ and other stakeholders
  • Supervises the work of external contractors/service providers
  • Travel between sites

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • A minimum of 2-year diploma in construction, architecture, engineering, or equivalent
  • A minimum of 5-years of experience on construction sites, in construction project meetings.
  • A strong knowledge of Ontario Building Code and AODA
  • Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Project, Teams
  • Ability to understand (recognize, anticipate, propose etc.) design and construction processes

Required Skills:
Hourly Rate: $42

Required Experience

Support Staff opportunity (classification): Temporary, Project of a Non-Recurring Kind

Hours: 40 hours per week (1) one hour lunch; Mon - Fri (8:30 am - 4:30 pm; one evening shift)

Reporting To: Director, Capital Projects and Space Management