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Construction Officer 4 - MOU15
Number of positions: 2 Job Location: Vernon SIC
Employment type: Temporary Region: Southern Interior
Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Field
Annual salary: $ 105,000.00 - 113,200.00
What you'll do
- Holds work leadership responsibilities for, and performs the same duties as lower level Construction Officers and other
technical and clerical staff assigned to the project.
- May act as on-site BC Hydro representative with the associated authority to commit BC Hydro to project activities and
resulting costs.
- Participates in project planning, including providing input into draft tender documents; participates in pre-job conferences
with contractors and BC Hydro staff to ensure that contract specifications are clearly understood and that work schedules
are appropriate.
- Acts as a prime interface with project team members, local interest groups and other authorities.
- Identifies, researches and develops alternate strategies to overcome a variety of construction and environmental problems
on a project.
- Administers contracts, monitors project activities and maintains liaison with contractors/Construction Services, ensuring
that work materials, progress and costs meet BC Hydro’s expectations; resolves related problems; certifies progress and
final payments are correct and approves acceptable deviations from contract specifications.
- Coordinates the work and inspects key operations; directs and evaluates testing, surveying and estimating activities.
- Acts as Site Safety Coordinator and ensures that contractors fulfil all safety and security requirements.
- Act as Project Controller in accordance with SPR requirements.
- Prepares reports of project activities and arranges for required permits and clearances.
- Performs duties of a minor nature related to the above duties that do not affect the rating of the job.
What you bring
- Completion of a National Diploma of Technology in either Civil & Structural or Electrical from an Institute of Technology or
relevant trades apprenticeship course or equivalent plus additional training in contract law and seven (7) years of related
construction work experience.
- Must hold a valid class five (5) driver's license.
What we offer
- A comprehensive benefits package
- A minimum of 15 paid vacation days
