Pop Quiz:

  • Are you a Field Inspector or Architectural Technologist/Designer looking for a unique remote work experience?
  • Do you have knowledge of residential construction and a strong understanding of building envelope systems?
  • Do you have at least five years of diverse project experience?
  • Are you bilingual in English and French?

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 engineering, architecture, and planning professionals and support staff. You’ll have the opportunity to help establish new clients and partner with existing ones to develop insightful solutions and see projects through from inception to completion.

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:

Your role as Contract Administrator will include:

  • Travelling to remote Nunavik, Québec communities and conducting general conformance review on assigned construction sites.
  • Managing and tracking incoming and/or outgoing project tasks during the construction phase of projects.
  • Coordinating with Housing Project Manager, Consultants, and General Contractors to track project schedules, as well as being responsible for the submission of deliverables.
  • Conducting field reviews and contract administration duties, including populating and updates to various logs/schedules such as daily site reviews, weekly progress reports and progress payments.
  • Writing and reviewing reports, specifications, and other engineering documents to ensure adherence to contract documents and quality standards.

Want to get more insight before you apply? Have an informal chat on LinkedIn with Luc Jobin, Senior Architectural Project Manager, or Jacques Brunet, Senior Contract Administrator

Application Instructions

Interested in joining our team? We’re always open to great talent, even if it’s not exactly what we’ve posted. Ready? 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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