Senior Project Coordinator
- Calgary, AB, Canada
Base Salary: $85,000–$90,000 per annum, commensurate with experience · Full-time
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- Base Salary: $85,000–$90,000 per annum, commensurate with experience
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- Full-time
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- Posting language
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Original job description
Permanent opportunity with a quality-focused commercial GC in Calgary that’s growing quickly and investing in its project team. This role is ideal for a strong, detail-driven Senior Project Coordinator who thrives in a collaborative environment, supports multiple fast-paced renovation/TI projects, and wants clear long-term growth.
About Our Client
Our client is a commercial general contractor with a major focus on quality and culture. They run a collaborative, open-office environment where people are expected to operate with ownership and follow-through.
They’re scaling significantly over the next year and there is real runway for driven individuals who want progression and increasing responsibility.
About the Opportunity
You’ll support a project team delivering primarily commercial renovations and tenant improvements, with a strong concentration of government work (offices, schools, courthouses, prisons). Projects tend to be short-cycle and execution-focused:
Reporting to a Calgary Project Manager, the Senior Project Coordinator will support the PM and field team through all stages of project execution, with a focus on organization, documentation, communication, and day-to-day coordination.
Key responsibilities include:
About Our Client
Our client is a commercial general contractor with a major focus on quality and culture. They run a collaborative, open-office environment where people are expected to operate with ownership and follow-through.
They’re scaling significantly over the next year and there is real runway for driven individuals who want progression and increasing responsibility.
About the Opportunity
You’ll support a project team delivering primarily commercial renovations and tenant improvements, with a strong concentration of government work (offices, schools, courthouses, prisons). Projects tend to be short-cycle and execution-focused:
- Typical project size: ~$200K to $6.5M
- Typical duration: ~6 months or less
- Minimal new-build work
Reporting to a Calgary Project Manager, the Senior Project Coordinator will support the PM and field team through all stages of project execution, with a focus on organization, documentation, communication, and day-to-day coordination.
Key responsibilities include:
- Assist the project team with coordination and overall project support
Manage and assist with project administration including:
- Safety paperwork
- Shop drawings
- RFIs
- Purchase orders
- Change notices
- Project closeout / completion documentation
- Assemble, attend, document, and minute project meetings alongside the Project Manager
- Troubleshoot project demands and requirements; support issue resolution
- Review construction documents and ensure all affected parties are informed
- Maintain accurate project files, logs, and documentation in line with company procedures
- 4+ years experience as a Project Coordinator (commercial construction required) with a proven track record supporting teams and coordinating deliverables
- Minimum 3 years of Canadian commercial construction experience
- Valid Class 5 driver’s license with ability to attend site and travel as needed
- Ability to maintain a clear criminal record (government/security clearance related projects)
- Strong communication skills - able to relay key information to PMs and field teams
- Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
- Highly organized, deadline-driven, and able to perform under pressure
- Procore experience (strongly preferred)
- Existing relationships with Calgary subtrades (asset, not required)
- Strong understanding of contract documents (specs, RFIs, COs, etc.)
- High learning agility with interest in upward career growth
- Base Salary: $85,000–$90,000 per annum, commensurate with experience
- Bonus: Annual; typically 5–15% based on company performance
- Benefits: Standard benefits
- Vehicle allowance: Negotiable
- Vacation: 3 weeks
- RRSP/Equity: None
More about this job
Responsibilities
Support the Project Manager and field team throughout commercial renovation and tenant improvement projects, coordinating day-to-day execution and resolving project issues. Manage project administration and documentation, including safety paperwork, shop drawings, RFIs, purchase orders, change notices, meetings, project files, and closeout records.
Requirements
Requires at least four years of project coordinator experience in commercial construction, including at least three years of Canadian commercial construction experience, a valid Class 5 driver's license, and the ability to maintain a clear criminal record. Candidates should have strong communication and organizational skills, intermediate-to-advanced Microsoft Office proficiency, and the ability to work under pressure; Procore experience and knowledge of contract documents are preferred assets.
Skills
- Project Coordination
- Commercial Construction
- Project Administration
- Construction Documentation
- Safety Paperwork
- Shop Drawings
- Requests for Information
- Purchase Orders
- Change Notices
- Project Closeout
- Meeting Coordination
- Issue Resolution
- Contract Documents
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
Benefits
- Standard Benefits
- Annual Bonus
- Vehicle Allowance
- Three Weeks of Vacation
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Construction
- Management & Leadership
- Administrative
- Government & Public Sector
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Commercial Construction
- General Contractor
- Commercial Renovations
- Tenant Improvements
- Government Projects
- Project Coordination
- Project Administration
- Safety Paperwork
- Shop Drawings
- Requests for Information
- Purchase Orders
- Change Notices
- Project Closeout
- Construction Documents
- Contract Documents
- Project Meetings
- Issue Resolution
- Project Files
- Project Logs
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Procore
- Subtrades
- Class 5 Driver's License
- Security Clearance
- Calgary