Paving Project Coordinator - YVR

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YVR Paving Project Coordinator

Requisition ID: 10679

Location:

Coquitlam, British Columbia, CA, V3K 5X6

Pay Type: Hourly

WHO IS LAFARGE?

As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Lafarge is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, with our people and communities at the heart of our success. We are driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. It’s all thanks to our 70,000 talented people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.

WHO ARE LAFARGE PEOPLE?

Lafarge people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues.

Position Overview:

We are currently looking for a Project Coordinator to support the project management team on heavy civil, road, and infrastructure activities on various commercial, industrial, and civil transportation projects in the Greater Vancouver Area. This role will focus on the coordination of project tasks, ensuring smooth project execution, and liaising between the project team, clients, and subcontractors.

This role will be primarily night shift but may vary between day, night, or swing shifts based on project needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Coordination: Oversee and coordinate daily project activities, ensuring alignment with project plans, timelines, and budgets.
• Collaboration: Work closely with the project team, including other coordinators, supervisors, and field crews to ensure seamless project execution.
• Site Meetings: Attend, actively participate and record minutes in project site meetings, providing updates on project progress, identifying issues, and facilitating resolution.
• Scheduling & Planning: Coordinate project schedules and activities with clients and internal teams, ensuring all aspects of the project are progressing as planned.
• Documentation & Reporting: Ensure that all required documentation, including project plans, schedules, safety plans, and environmental management plans, are accurately distributed and filed. Track and report on monthly progress, draw and provide forecast and scheduling reports as required by the project team. Will need to generate, submit and track all project related RFI's (request for information) as required
• Safety & Compliance: Responsible for safety and environmental reporting aspects of projects, ensuring adherence to OH&S and environmental regulations.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure that the project scope, quality standards, and customer expectations are met throughout the project lifecycle with the assistance of the project team.
• Client & Stakeholder Relations: Liaise with clients, consultants, and other stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and resolving any project-related issues or disputes.
• Cost Monitoring: Monitor and report project costs, track daily quantities for financial reporting and invoicing, and provide feedback to the operations team. Assist with invoicing ensuring financial targets are met.
• Project Closeout: Assist in the project closeout, ensuring all documentation is handed over, and post-construction inspections are tracked and reported.
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Educational Background: A diploma or degree in Civil Engineering or Civil Technology with a C.E.T designation or PMP is preferred. A combination of education and relevant field experience will also be considered.
• Experience: Minimum 2-5 years of project coordination and field supervisory experience in construction projects. Experience managing projects valued at $500,000 or more is an asset.
• Skills: Strong understanding of construction processes, with an emphasis on heavy civil infrastructure, road construction, and associated components (e.g., structural concrete, asphalt paving, etc.).
• Computer Proficiency: Experience with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, Bluebeam, or other construction management software.
• Other: Asphalt experience is considered an asset. Familiarity with construction accounting is beneficial.
  
  
  

Wage: $38 to $45 per hour, based on experience and knowledge.

Additional Information:

The successful candidate must be comfortable working long hours with varying shift times. A pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol testing and a criminal record check, may be required

Your Lafarge Experience

At Lafarge, there is endless opportunity for you to play your part. Whether you’re in a technical, managerial, or frontline role, you can shape a career that works for you. With us you’ll have the chance to embrace the passion we share for our planet. You’ll be encouraged to seek out diverse perspectives, share your ideas and build the skills and connections you need to perform at your best. Because it’s only when we work together in a culture where everyone thrives, that we can build the world we all want to live in.