Pop Quiz:
- Are you a Field Inspector, Architectural Intern, Engineering Graduate, Technologist, or Designer looking for a unique remote work experience in the Town of The Blue Mountains?
- Do you enjoy developing positive working relationships with contractors?
- Do you have three to five years of multidisciplinary experience in contract administration/inspection (MEA/OGRA inspection course or approved equivalency considered an asset)?
- Do you have experience in site review, contract administration, project planning, and scheduling?
If you scored four for four, JLR has a home for you! We’ve opened a role for a talented, entrepreneurial candidate to work alongside exceptional people at JLR. You’ll be supported by a Platinum Club member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies program, 100% employee-owned firm that has a long-established reputation for quality services in multiple sectors, while you take on existing clients, develop new relationships, and deliver world-class, innovative solutions that support community building and growth in our cities.
JLR is a creative, tight-knit, and mentorship-focused community with unique opportunities for driven people with tenacity and spirit. Our organization is made up of diverse employee owners with specialized expertise in a wide range of disciplines. Joining the JLR team means joining a dynamic group of innovative architecture, engineering, and planning professionals and support staff.
If you’re innovative and collaborative, thrive when presented with new challenges, and are eager to take your career in new directions, then JLR is the right environment for you.
Your Role:
Let’s talk about how your skills, experience, goals, and passions can find a home at JLR. Your role will include:
- Residing in the beautiful Town of The Blue Mountains during the construction phase of the project.
- Working directly from an on-site construction trailer, monitoring ongoing construction activities.
- Administering and conducting the shop drawing review process, coordinating reviews by architects/engineers of record, managing the flow of documentation, and holding the contractor accountable for providing all necessary revisions to ensure accuracy of records.
- Tracking contractor requests for information and collaborating with the project team to compile responses, including any required supplemental instructions.
- Identifying, addressing, and resolving contractual, project, and technical issues, and ensuring that the best interests of the client and the natural environment are protected.
- Evaluating contractor performance to maintain high standards of quality control.
- Completing all necessary documentation for project warranties and closeouts.
- Coordinating with the Project Manager and General Contractor to track project schedules, as well as being responsible for the submission of deliverables.
- Conducting daily field inspections and perform contract administration duties, including maintaining various logs and schedules, performing site reviews, and preparing weekly progress reports and payment certificates.
- Supporting additional projects by contributing to concept design, drafting, proposal development, and report writing, alongside on-site responsibilities.
* This posting is a term contract which is estimated to start August 2025 and is anticipated to end in November/December 2026.
Why Join Us?
We live, work, breathe, sleep, and thrive in the communities we build. We foster a friendly, welcoming, and team-oriented atmosphere that encourages innovation and collaboration. We have an established depth of technical and support resources that can efficiently and effectively deliver small and large multidisciplinary projects. We provide flexible career direction with opportunities to choose your own path and interesting and exciting assignments ranging in size and type.
Employee Wellness and Onboarding
- New hire buddy program
- Extracurricular social events
Community Engagement and Social Responsibility
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
- Environmental Sustainability Committee
- Reconciliation Action Plan Committee
- Local fundraising and community building events
Application Instructions
Interested in joining our team? This posting is for a current vacancy, but we’re always open to great talent, even if it’s not exactly what we’ve posted. Send us a cover letter and resume outlining your skills, qualifications, and the specific experiences that make you an ideal candidate for the position by emailing careers@jlrichards.ca.
JLR welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
At JLR, each of us contributes to inclusion and we all have a role to play. Our culture is the result of our behaviours, our personal commitment, our curiosity, how we collaborate, and the ways that we courageously share our perspectives and encourage others to do the same. In turn, our environment inspires us to try new things, speak openly, and be bold. It brings us together in ways that help us stand out. Our inclusive culture empowers all of us to connect, belong, and grow.
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