Project Assistant Indigenous Youth Employment Opportunity

Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)

Salary Range:
$36,380 - $47,293 ($18.66-$24.25/hr)

Employment status:
Casual

Duration:
4 months

Security Level:
Reliability

Language Requirement:

Closing Date:
31/01/2025

Country:
Canada

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 two- to four-month work experience term at one of the DCC offices in the Atlantic Region.

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/or field experience, and may support the following activities:

1. Researching, preparing and presenting documentation related to project initiation, development, definition and implementation
2. Providing project and program management support
3. Monitoring contracts (construction, property management, environmental)
4. Checking compliance with contractual requirements and reporting deviations
5. Maintaining records, schedules and documents, and preparing standard reports
6. Coordinating data to provide analytical and visual reporting tools using various automated data sources and technologies
7. Supporting renovation and new construction projects
8. Participating in tendering of construction contracts by reviewing plans and specifications
9. Providing administrative support

What we are looking for

1. Good judgement, positive attitude and flexible nature
2. Knowledge of computer software programs (Office suite) and how to use them
3. Strong critical thinking, writing and interpersonal skills, with an attention to detail

Who we are looking for

1. You meet the minimum age requirement to work in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, or Newfoundland and Labrador.
2. You are eligible to work in Canada.
3. You self-identify as an Indigenous person (First Nations, Inuit or Métis).
4. You are currently a student at a Canadian post-secondary institution.

• The remuneration for post-secondary students will align with the pay rates established by the Government of Canada's Treasury Board guidelines.

Compensation will be determined by the student's academic level and experience.

• Hourly pay scale for post-secondary students is typically:
$19.50-$27.50/hr.
•

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. Typically to be eligible for a "Reliability" clearance, you must have five years of verifiable background information and to be eligible for a "Secret" clearance, you must have 10 years of verifiable background information.
The process usually involves reference inquiries, verification of qualifications, criminal records checks, and credit checks (as required) and may require fingerprints.
For more information about obtaining a security clearance, please review the Standard on Security Screening.

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.
Failure to obtain or maintain the appropriate level of security clearance means either the candidate or employee will not receive a job offer, the conditional offer will be rendered null and void, or their employment will be terminated with cause.
A thorough security clearance process will be applied to all candidates or employees considered for an appointment; this process includes inquiries, verifications and assessments regarding matters such as, but not limited to:

1. criminal record checks
2. reference checks
3. open source checks

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.
Before applying to this (or any) position at DCC, candidates shall familiarize themselves with the Code, because new employees are required to certify that they have read, understood, and agreed to observe the Code upon commencing work at DCC.
Employees are further required to review their obligations under the Code and notify the President's Office of any changes in their circumstances at the earliest possible opportunity, and to complete the Annual Update once a year.

Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace!

At DCC, we are 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.
We also welcome applications from those who are not Canadian citizens who are eligible to work in Canada and have at least 5 years of verifiable background information.

DCC is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all requests for accommodation based on a medical contraindication, religion or another prohibited ground for discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act.
Should you require accommodation, please email careers@dcc-cdc.gc.ca.