Construction Administrator - London, Canada - co-elevate

Description

Are you a skilled and experienced Construction Administrator looking for an exciting new opportunity? We're on the hunt for someone just like you to join our team As our Construction Administrator you will be our expert and representative on our construction sites.

You'll collaborate closely with architects, contractors, and other team members to ensure that our structures are being constructed correctly and efficiently to our designs.

If you're passionate about engineering and love tackling complex problems, we'd love to hear from you


Who we are and our Core Values
Our core values are the guiding principles that help us achieve our purpose.

With each new employee and every change in our processes, we have remained true to our core values that have guided us from the beginning.

Employees are the foundation of any organization and co-elevate recognises and appreciates the efforts and hard work of all our employees and we strive to allow for the balance and alignment between career and personal life interests.

The facets of our philosophies involve team empowerment and cohesion, collaboration, receptivity, belonging and equality.

We encourage all employees toward a holistic career with events such as, community outreach, social team-building activities, lunch-and-learns, company BBQs and our Book Club.

[ a day in the life of a
construction administrator at co-elevate
]

• Attend a standup meeting with your scrum team to discuss yesterday's challenges and plan for the day's tasks
• Review relevant structural shop drawings for conformance to design intent
• Conduct site inspections to ensure construction conforms to contract drawings
• A daily break for a game of Table Tennis is always welcomed
• Attend coelevate's group events such as potlucks, lunch & learns, book club, etc.
• Participate in one of coelevates charity causes such as blood drives, toy drives, food drives, or seasonal inhouse charity events
• Issue Contemplated Change Orders and Site Instructions
• Review and respond to requests for information
• At the end of a long day, it is commonplace for our leadership to send staff members home to ensure worklife balance

[ what we seek in a
construction administrator ]

• Experienced in the construction of multiple structure types and materials (steel, wood, masonry, concrete, etc.)
• Ability to contribute to the development of junior construction admins by providing guidance and facilitate full understanding of the project(s)
• Define clear goals for all aspects of a project and develop steps for their proper execution
• Provide detailed specifications for proposed solutions
• Account for potential project issues and proactively problem solve
• Liaison with project stakeholders to solve site issues as necessary
• Willing to be based in London, ON or Kitchener, ON and travel to sites as required
• This role may require some overtime hours on occasion
• Own transportation and a valid driver's license

[ The minimum
qualifications, experience and skills are required ]
-
Minimum 5 years industry experience

• Working knowledge of applicable Canadian Standards and Codes (OBC, NBC, Timber, Concrete, Steel, Masonry, etc.)
• Ability to read drawings
• Strong attention to detail;
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Adept at functioning in a fast paced, multidisciplinary consulting environment

[ benefits ]

• Competitive salary and performancebased bonus
• Competitive health, dental, longterm disability, extended health care, life insurance coverage
• Four weeks paid timeoff (including sick days)
• Work/life balance to allow our employees flextime toward 1⁄2 day Fridays
• Casual dress code
• Regular team building and social activities
• Reimbursements of annual dues for professional organization
• Free onsite parking

No phone calls or office visits please.
co-elevate is an equal opportunity employer.

Our policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship (co-op).

Throughout our recruitment process, co-elevate offers accommodation for applicants with disabilities.

Please let us know if you'd like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Application question(s):

• Are you legally entitled to work in Canada?

Experience:

• Commercial construction: 5 years (preferred)

Work Location:
In person