Team Leader, Construction Services

Who Can Apply?

Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)

Salary Range: $106,763 - $138,792

Employment Status:
Continuing

Term Length

Security Level: Secret

Language Requirement:
Bilingual Mandatory

Closing Date: 19/03/2026

Country:
Canada

The Team Leader, Construction Services, ensures the quality of service delivery within the service line at a site with a small to medium-sized construction program. The incumbent ensures compliance with service line policies and procedures, and manages contract-related risks. The incumbent leads a team of professionals and manages the human resources responsibilities for the team. The incumbent also manages the Client-Partner relationship.

The incumbent develops creative solutions and ensures the team is focused on collaboration, and quality and timeliness of deliverables.

Key and Periodic Activities
Primary Responsibilities

Oversee a team managing construction, professional services and service contracts to ensure compliance with contractual requirements, and DCC contract management policies and processes

Solve complex problems within delegated authority

Facilitate contract-related coordination and communications between stakeholders (e.g. contractors, consultants, Client-Partners)

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, and manage performance)

Other Duties

Other duties as assigned

Skills

Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in construction, architecture and engineering

Best practices and trends in financial management and human resources management

Procurement mechanisms

Project, contract and risk management principles

Health and safety management

Formal Education And/or Certification(s) And Experience

Minimum: college diploma in engineering, architecture or related field with five years’ relevant experience, or the equivalent

Abilities

Use applicable computer software and operating systems

Apply project, contract and risk management techniques

Demonstrate leadership and human resources management skills

Development and Leadership

Lead and manage direct reports

Provide functional direction and advice to other employees and to Client-Partners

Working Conditions

Typical office environment with occasional travel

Some work may be located on construction sites; incumbent may occasionally be required to wear basic safety equipment

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 in Confidence 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 deluxe travel benefit plans

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…