Senior Project Coordinator
WSP USA
**The Opportunity:**
**WSP** is currently searching for a dedicated **Senior Project Coordinator** to support our Land Development and Municipal Infrastructure Team out of our Edmonton office.
The Infrastructure Group supports a diverse project portfolio in Edmonton and Northern Alberta, including but not limited to Land Development, Civil Infrastructure and Municipal Infrastructure projects.
This role coordinates cross-functional teams responsible for delivering defined project outputs on time, within budget and with quality results. Reporting to the Field Service Supervisor, the Project Coordinator helps to plan, organize, provide survey, monitor, and report on one or more projects to meet WSP design and municipality specifications.
Your primary responsibilities will be project coordination, field inspections, and survey related to construction and as-built documentation of various types of land development and municipal projects. You will have the opportunity to use your construction experience and knowledge to provide valuable input towards active construction projects and post-construction activities such as project as-built documentation and CCC/FAC documentation during the winter months. You
will be a key component in our growing local infrastructure team
**Why choose WSP?**
+ We value and are committed to upholding a culture of **inclusion** and **belonging**
+ Our **Flexible** Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
+ A **Canadian** success story - we're **proud** to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
+ **Enhance** the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
+ **Outstanding** career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to **your** ideas and trying **new** things.
+ A phenomenal **collaborative** culture and a workforce filled with genuinely **good** **people** who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.
We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.
\# **WeAreWSP**
**What you can expect to do here:**
The ideal candidate would complete:
CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION AND RECORD KEEPING
• Earthworks, Deep Utilities, Surface Improvements, Shallow Utilities and Landscaping.
• Construction as-built plan updates during the course of construction, including transfer to Autocad Plans for CCC submission purposes.
• Daily and weekly reporting: Using Builterra or other means to ensure all project stakeholders are kept current on project progress details and schedule.
• Responsible for tracking and reporting on progress of the project plan, especially for cost and schedule reporting, and change control; and analyzing areas with deviations from the project plan and recommending corrective actions to the Project Manager.
• Manage and organize/store project documentation in WSP file structure.
CONSTRUCTION SURVEY
• Layout: Earthworks, Deep Utilities, Surface Improvements, Shallow Utilities, and Landscaping.
• Layout: Survey preparation using Autodesk AutoCAD and Civil 3D software.
• Topographic: Data accumulation surveys, including download and interpretation of acquired data in AutoCAD or Civil3D.
• Topographic: Field measurements for progress claim verifications.
• Topographic: As-built acquisition for record keeping drawings required in CCC process.
COMMUNICATION AND MEETINGS
• Resolving construction issues with the assistance of WSP project team and field supervisors.
• Miscellaneous assistance to the project team, project manager/design team/contract administrators with day-to-day project operations.
• Communications, scheduling, and coordination with City/County/Municipal Inspectors along with client representatives on assigned project tasks to ensure compliance with contract. standards/specifications.
• Participates in and/or leads construction progress project meetings with external consultants/clients to assure that priorities are communicated and understood, and any
progress/delays/issues are recorded and reported.
• Provides proactive project support or continual updates, via Microsoft Teams or other methods to the Project Manager, Contract Administrator, and the Design team.
OTHER DUTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
• Ability to supervise junior or temporary staff to assist you with daily project tasks.
• Review and confirmation of monthly progress claim quantities for Contract Administrator processing.
• Participates in the management of contract and design changes to preserve plan commitments; initiate review if objectives must change.
• Participates in the management of sub-consultants including generating subconsultant agreements, invoice management, and change control management.
• Participate in the proposal activities, via use of prior project experience.
• Report to project sites and complete construction inspection, record keeping and construction survey layout.
• Quantity measurements, daily reporting, and participation in construction meetings.
• Completion of construction as-built drawings for record keeping/approval purposes.
• Miscellaneous assistance to the project coordinator/manager with day-to-day operations.
• Communications and scheduling with city/county/municipal inspectors on assigned projects to ensure compliance with contract standards/specifications.
• Attend project meetings and assist with determination of project requirements.
• Participate in project start-up meetings with the client, design team, and contractors.
• Prepare and Distribute field inspection reports throughout the lifecycle of the project.
• Draft weekly and monthly reports for the project team or clients as required.
• Review and provide feedback to Contract Administrators on contractor progress claims.
• Prepare and compile construction completion application data and submit packages post-construction, under the guidance of the Field Services Supervisor and our FAC
Coordinator. Ensure all completion certificates and all required project close out documents are completed/submitted correctly.
• Drafting of as-built drawings using Civil3D AutoCAD software.
• Other duties as assigned.
**What you’ll bring to WSP:**
• Civil or Construction Engineering Technology graduate (equivalent or better).
• 5+ years related experience in Civil Engineering/Infrastructure site inspections and project coordination.
• Registered or eligible for registration with ASET as a CET or PTECH, but other designations will be considered.
• Commitment to Health & Safety protocol – safe working will be second nature.
• Experience in civil infrastructure projects with specific experience in roadway improvements, sewers, watermains, drainage improvements and other municipal infrastructure.
• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal, including teamwork and interpersonal abilities. Candidates must be very organized, thorough, have good time management skills, superior written and verbal communication skills and be fluent in oral and written English.
• Experience working collaboratively with contractors and engineers.
• Enjoy fieldwork and like working with people and within a team to deliver successful projects.
• Comfortable working independently in both an office and field environment.
• Familiarity with construction materials, methods and processes.
• Ability to interpret construction drawings and specifications.
• Working knowledge of Trimble GPS survey equipment, other GPS experience is also an asset, along with effective use of Total Station and Rod/Level tools.
• Experience and proficiency with AutoCAD, Civil 3D and Bluebeam.
• Experience and proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook also valuable.
• Ability to multitask; good prioritization, time management, and organizational skills.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities required.
• Adaptability and flexibility, including ability to manage deadline pressure, ambiguity and change.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills; the ability to work well with people from many different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience; competence in clear, concise and tactful communication with Project Manager, clients, peers and other team members.
• Ability to work in teams and generate a spirit of cooperation while coordinating diverse
activities and groups; people management and negotiating skills within a team environment.
• Must be able to ensure client's needs are met in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• A suitable working vehicle and valid driver’s license are required for this position. A fleet vehicle may be provided.
• Occasional out of town travel (short term or overnight) is to be expected but the main focus is projects in the local greater Edmonton area.
**WSP** is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.
We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.
At **WSP** :
+ We value our people and our reputation
+ We are locally dedicated with international scale
+ We are future focused and challenge the status quo
+ We foster collaboration in everything we do
+ We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable
Please Note:
Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.
Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).
WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY. (https://www.wsp.com/en-CA/careers/notice-to-staffing-agencies)
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