Project Coordinator

Role overview

Field engineering and interface management

• Verify construction progress during site walks against drawings, specifications, and schedule requirements.
• Track shop drawings, product data, RFIs, and design change requests with the Quality Representative and Engineer of Record.
• Prepare project meetings and distribute detailed minutes; maintain project files, document databases, and current project records.
• Assist with final document turnover, apply inspection test plans and checklists, and verify completed work against specifications.
• Coordinate subcontractor, discipline, utility, and stakeholder interfaces; keep project leadership informed of status and potential issues.

Planning, commercial, and safety coordination

• Support short-term work planning, schedule updates, productivity tracking, milestone monitoring, and in-field quantity measurement.
• Assist with change orders, notices of change, extra work authorizations, procurement, bid evaluations, and material tracking.
• Review subcontractor and supplier progress applications and payment certificates.
• Participate in safety briefings; track corrective actions, observations, and near misses; align work with permits, plans, and site logistics.
• Develop or review construction work plans, job hazard analyses, and permit-to-work documents.

Client and stakeholder coordination

• Coordinate with owners, consultants, utility companies, rail and transit authorities, and third-party stakeholders.
• Prepare presentations, progress updates, and reports for project meetings.

Qualifications and experience

• Diploma or bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, construction management, project management, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of project coordination experience, including support for large-scale infrastructure, transit, rail, transportation, commercial, industrial, or institutional projects.
• Knowledge of OPSS, applicable CSA standards, construction health and safety legislation, and Ontario OHSA requirements.
• Experience reviewing drawings, specifications, RFIs, submittals, and construction documentation; able to interpret civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, and electrical drawings.
• Experience with Aconex, Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, SharePoint, or similar document management platforms.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word; basic scheduling knowledge, such as MS Project or Primavera P6. AutoCAD and/or BIM experience is an asset.
• Comfortable working in the field for a large portion of the day and communicating with colleagues and workers about scope interfaces.
• Strong written and verbal communication, technical report writing, and meeting facilitation skills.

Rewards and benefits

• The employer describes competitive compensation, employee recognition, flexible benefits, professional development, hybrid working culture, and time-off policies.

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