Site Manager in Yellowknife

We have an exciting opportunity in the Central and North Region (CNR)! Relocation assistance may be provided for the successful candidate. DCC employees working in Yellowknife are eligible for the applicable Isolated Post Allowance (IPA) established by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.

Reporting to the Regional Operations Manager, the Site Manager for the Yellowknife Site is responsible and accountable for efficient and effective site operations and integrated service delivery by some or all service lines at a large site with complex programs. The Site Manager plans, organizes, manages, oversees, and controls site operations while delivering the assigned programs. The incumbent ensures overall compliance with policies and procedures, identifies, tracks, reports on and mitigates service delivery risks, and manages the Client-Partner relationship. The incumbent also supports, promotes and provides input to regional and national objectives and initiatives.

Leading and motivating a team of professionals, the Site Manager manages the human resources responsibilities for the site to optimize the use of employee skills and knowledge. The Site Manager also disseminates and ensures employees understand corporate and regional messages and ensures effective communication among employees, teams, and sites, and between the site and the service lines. The incumbent develops creative solutions and ensures the site team is focused on collaboration, and quality and timeliness of deliverables.

KEY AND PERIODIC ACTIVITIES

The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative but not all-inclusive:

• Manage and coordinate service line integration and collaboration within the site to ensure effective and efficient service delivery to meet Client-Partner requirements, in accordance with corporate direction, policies and procedures.
• Manage financial aspects of the site (e.g., negotiate and sign service level arrangements, prepare budget, carry out financial reporting, monitor key performance indicators and allocate hours for service level arrangements).
• Resolve internal conflicts and those with the Client-Partners, as required.
• Maintain open communications within the site, region and DCC, and act as primary point of contact for Client-Partners interacting with the site.
• Support and promote regional and national objectives and initiatives, as outlined in the Corporate Plan.
• Promote and manage business development opportunities.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships within DCC, and with industry, the Client-Partners and/or stakeholders.
• Ensure quality standards are met, in line with corporate and Client-Partner expectations.
• Manage risk.
• Perform human resources functions (e.g. coach, supervise, mentor, plan and allocate resources, manage performance).

Other

• Manage activities to meet corporate and operational safety and security requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

General and Specific Knowledge:

• Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in construction, engineering, architecture or environmental services.
• Best practices and trends in strategic planning, financial management and human resources management.
• Specialized knowledge of one or more DCC service lines.
• Project and risk management principles.
• Health and safety management.

Formal Education And/or Certification(s) And Experience

Minimum: university degree in engineering, architecture, environment, business or related field with eight years’ relevant experience, or the equivalent.

Preferred: additional training in project management, business administration, human resources and/or leadership.

Abilities

• Use applicable computer software and operating systems.
• Develop and monitor budget.
• Apply project, contract and risk management techniques.
• Demonstrate business acumen, leadership and human resources management skills.

DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP

Lead and manage direct and indirect reports at the site. Develop succession plan and ensure viability of the site.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Typical office environment with periodic travel. Some work may be located on construction and environmental project sites; incumbent may occasionally be required to wear basic safety equipment.

Check Out Your Benefits

Working with us offers excellent opportunities for growth and advancement—and entitles you to one of the job market’s best benefits packages valued at between 25 and 30% of your salary.

Your Package Includes

• Health and Wellness: 100% employer-paid annual sick leave, and health and dental premiums; $400 wellness allowance to help cover expenses such as a gym membership; $2,500 for mental health services on top of regular $2,500 paramedical coverage; Telus Virtual Health Care and $750 Health Care Spending Account for some expenses not covered under provincial plans.
• Home and Family: Life, accidental-death, and short-term disability insurance; Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program; Maternity and parental leave top-up plan to 93% of regular gross earnings for up to 37 weeks; Flexible workplace options, including $400 allowance every two years, to support working from home.
• Leave and Retirement: Public-service pension; Comprehensive vacation and other paid-leave plans, along with enhanced travel benefits coverage.

To begin a career with Defence Construction Canada (DCC), you must be a Canadian Citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. As a condition of employment with DCC, a minimum reliability security status clearance is required and some roles may require secret security status clearance. DCC is responsible for the Personnel Security Clearance process.

The appropriate security clearance is a condition of employment and it is the candidate’s or employee’s responsibility to ensure they are able to obtain and maintain their required security level clearance to begin or continue their employment with DCC.

DCC's Code of Business Conduct (Code) is a condition of employment. It serves to enhance public confidence in the integrity of DCC Employees and provides clarity to Employees on a number of issues, including real or perceived conflicts of interest.

Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace! Roles at DCC will require security at various levels including Reliability, Secret, Top Secret and for Canadian Eyes Only (proof of Citizenship required). While we welcome applications to our roles who are not Canadian citizens who are eligible to work in Canada and have at least 5 years of verifiable background information, selection will depend on the specific role’s requirements.

DCC is committed to ensuring everyone has a voice and can be their authentic selves in our workplace. We actively encourage applications from all, including but not limited to, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and members of the LGBTQ2+ community. DCC’s goal is to provide barrier-free access to employment opportunities and workspaces for employees and candidates.