Site Contract Administrator

Hatch

The Role

Overview

On-site contract admin for water/wastewater construction, overseeing inspections, schedules, payments.

Key Responsibilities

  • schedule tracking
  • site inspections
  • construction oversight
  • payment review
  • safety compliance
  • client liaison

Tasks

-You will provide feedback on the contractor’s construction schedule and track actual progress against the baseline and respective look-ahead schedules. -You will provide daily contract administration duties as well as coordinating multi-discipline site inspections to monitor Contractor progress, workmanship, and conformance with the contract documents. -You will communicate regularly with Hatch’s Project Manager, the Client, the Contractor project teams, internal Hatch design teams, and act as an Ambassador of Hatch in communicating with the public and other stakeholders through the duration of the construction contract. -You will review and provide feedback on contractor’s change requests and claims. -You will review and recommend monthly contractor progress payments and payment certification. -In addition to the above, you will provide the duties including those specified under the Occupational Health & Safety Act. -You will review and adhere to Hatch’s health and safety, environmental, and quality standards, operating procedures, and policies. -You will be responsible for daily construction oversight alongside a site inspector, reviewing the site inspector’s daily reporting. -You will ensure adherence to established policies, procedures, and regulations within a COR registered environment. -You will perform regular formal or informal workplace inspections. -Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions

Requirements

  • 10+ years
  • ccdc contracts
  • civil eng
  • mechanical eng
  • contract admin
  • leadership

What You Bring

-Experience working for a consulting engineering firm and/or a construction firm. -Experience with multi-discipline design coordination and construction. -10+ years of progressive experience in a contract administration role in municipal water/wastewater, with strong knowledge of the Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) contracts. -Experience with monitoring and coordinating activities on a construction project including liaising with the Client, Contractors, Approvals Officers, and Public as required. -Demonstrated leadership skills and a committed team player. -Proven analytical thinking and problem-solving skills. -Valid driver’s license. -Undergraduate degree in Civil, Mechanical, or Process Engineering from an accredited post-secondary institution; or a Diploma in Civil, Process or Mechanical Engineering Design, Construction, Construction Management, or equivalent field from an accredited college. -Experience with preparing various contract administration paperwork including agendas, minutes, daily logs, photographic records, request for information, testing reports, change orders, deficiency lists, construction certificates. -Experience with start-up and commissioning of mechanical systems, as well as post-construction warranty services is an asset. -Experience in water/wastewater treatment facility design and construction is an asset.

Benefits

-Flexible work environment -Long term career development

The Company

About Hatch

-Began as a small civil-engineering firm and expanded into metallurgy under its namesake leader. -Now employee-owned and independent, it has grown through strategic acquisitions of engineering firms across North America and beyond. -Offers end-to-end services—from concept and feasibility through design, construction management, and operations—in key sectors. -Projects include heavy industrial and mining operations, hydropower tunnels, green-steel plants, and rail & transit infrastructure. -Specialises in multidisciplinary engineering disciplines including structural, mechanical, civil, piping, electrical, and process design. -Known for integrating advanced tools like 3D parametric design, simulation, CFD, and proprietary Hatch software in project delivery. -Milestones include delivering North America’s Niagara Tunnel Project and pioneering high-current AP60 aluminium smelting pots. -Combines local insight with global expertise to support projects in over 150 countries.

Sector Specialisms

Industrial

Energy

Infrastructure

Buildings

Water Resources

Heavy Civil

Marine

Transport

Utilities

Nuclear

Government