Project Assistant (Indigenous Youth Employment Opportunity)

Job description

Are you an Indigenous student in an administrative support, construction, environmental science, real property management, engineering, data sciences, or project management program?

Does the idea of supporting projects for clients in the Canadian Armed Forces and the Department of National Defence excite you?

Defence Construction Canada (DCC) invites you to consider joining our team.

DCC is a dynamic and fast-paced Crown corporation. Our clients include the Canadian Armed Forces and the Department of National Defence. Our more than 1,000 civilian employees work in offices across the country, often located on military bases. Our corporate values of dedication, collaboration, competence and fairness guide our actions, the way we make decisions and how we conduct our business. To help us lead the way, we are looking for highly motivated, ready-to-learn and reliable individuals who would like to contribute their best.

We are pleased to offer Indigenous students a four-month work experience term at one of our Quebec sites: Montreal, St-Jean, Valcartier, or Bagotville.

What You Can Expect

You will expand your skills and build a network of colleagues in a variety of disciplines who are passionate about the work they do and will lead and mentor you in a high-performing environment. Successful candidates will gain office and field experience in construction and /or project management work, and may support in the following tasks:

Researching, preparing and presenting documentation related to project initiation, development, definition and implementation

Providing project and program management support

Monitoring contracts (construction, property management, environmental)

Checking compliance with contractual requirements and reporting deviations

Maintaining records, schedules and documents, and preparing standard reports

Coordinating data to provide analytical and visual reporting tools using various automated data sources and technologies

Supporting renovation and new construction projects

Participating in the tendering phases of construction contracts by reviewing plans and specifications

Participate in consultant, construction and staff meetings

Providing administrative support

Find out more about working at DCC: https://dcc-cdc.gc.ca/english/careers/

What We Are Looking For

Good judgement, positive attitude and flexible nature
Knowledge of computer software programs (Office suite) and how to use them
Strong critical thinking, writing and interpersonal skills, with an attention to detail
The ability to work independently

Who we are looking for

You meet the minimum age requirement to work in Quebec.

You are eligible to work in Canada.

You self-identify as an Indigenous person (First Nations, Inuit or Métis).

Job posting period

Until 2024-09-30 at 20:49