JANIN ATLAS, a subsidiary of VINCI Construction Grands Projets, part of the VINCI Group, construction worldwide leader, specialized in the design and construction of major civil engineering and building works in Canada is hiring a

Design Coordinator

What is the project?

The Pickering Nuclear Generating Station refurbishment program involves designing and building a new deep-water intake in Lake Ontario to improve the plant's cooling system. This will involve:

• A 1.5 km-long tunnel, built by a pressurized TBM (10.15 m diameter slurry TBM);
• Two vertical shafts (onshore and offshore);
• An offshore modular intake structure, resting on the lake bed.

The project is distinguished by its proximity to an active nuclear site, requiring rigorous standards of safety, planning and coordination.

What you will do:

Ensure that all outsourced design activities are well coordinated with the work preparation and subsequent construction works.

Concretely, your tasks will be:

• Act as a liaison between the Design team (outsourced) and the Contractor Construction team to ensure alignment of the design development with the construction teams needs and expectations.

• Ensure schedule milestones are met through daily communication with the Design leads.

• Liaise with the sub-consultant(s) in charge of the shop drawing production.

• Participate in the design progress and construction progress meetings.

• Review the Design Deliverables to ensure the constructability requirements are met.

• Supervise and review the temporary works design (in-house or sub-contracted).

• Nominate the team and delegate the inspection and authorization of the temporary works on site when applicable.

• Supervise and review the production of the shop drawing, in line with the Detailed design.

• Implement the Safety in Design and the Environment in Design processes.

• Identify and assess the impacts of the changes during the course of the design development.

• Centralize and coordinate the as-built dossier preparation.

Your skills: 

• Ontario P.Eng

• Civil or structural engineer degree

• 5-10 years minimum experience (contractor or designer)

• Experience heavy underground civil (SOE, tunnels, etc…)