Design Coordinator, Infrastructure | General Contractor | Vancouver / Toronto – Outpost Recruitment

Leading infrastructure contractor is seeking a Design Coordinator to join their project team in Vancouver BC and Toronto ON. Reporting to the Design Engineering Manager, the Design Coordinator will support growing workload of complex alternative delivery projects. Salary range is $90,000 – $130,000. Outpost Recruitment is excited to work with our client on this full-time permanent role.

Key Responsibilities of Design Coordinator:

• Assists Project Manager, engineering, and project controls with the preparation of drafting work scopes and man hour estimates for all proposals.
• Generate design deliverables list and design schedule for the pursuit.
• Track the development of design deliverables, ensuring quality and on-time completion.
• Recognize and determine priority of tasks and schedule work for on-site and off-site design teams.
• Design Coordinator conducts meetings, reviews, prepare documentation and assist the PM in preparation of contractual communication to owner and subcontractors
• Participate in discipline task force teams, peer reviews, and evaluation of construction means & methods and applies lessons learned/best practices.
• Assist in coordination of Requests for Information (RFIs), submittals, and shop drawings for conformance with contract requirements in support of the construction schedule.
• Facilitate coordination meetings for each of the above to move them forward.
• Monitor scope and assist in the preparation of change documents and analyze interdisciplinary impacts
• Assist in design and construction reviews and to gain approval of all design-related questions/clarifications and packages Participate and facilitate design review meetings with owner, stakeholders, and operators to advance design packages
• Provide field and construction guidance to CAD Designer/Drafters, Designers, and younger Engineers on-site or off-site to ensure design meets as-built and existing conditions.
• Assist with identification of out-of-scope tasks and preparation of change orders to owner and/or contractor.
• Assist with design and schedule estimates for owner-directed change orders and contractor requested changes Monitors drafting progress for all disciplines on his/her specific projects.
• Audits drawings for all disciplines on a regular basis for completeness and adherence to standards for his/her specific projects. Ensures all drawings, for all disciplines, are properly checked for his/her specific projects.
• Possesses an awareness of project schedule and budget.

Required Knowledge & Skills of Design Coordinator

• Degree in Engineering (or related field)
• Design Coordinator will have 5+ years of related field engineering related experience in complex construction projects.
• Demonstrated experience in alternative delivery projects and pursuits.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and issues and excellent communication skills
• Experience in design or construction field on large complex civil projects with responsibility over on-site and off-site designers.
• Professional registration may also be required

Ideal Candidate:

Only candidates with authorisation to work in Canada will be considered.

Please clearly highlight relevant work experience, project overviews and project scale ($) in your resume.