Project Delivery Coordinator (4-year term)

Where your career meets Canada’s future

At the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, the work we do matters. Every day, our people help connect Canada to global markets, strengthen supply chains, support sustainable growth, and shape the future of Canada’s largest port.

If you're looking for purposeful work where your contributions make a difference, you'll find it here - supported by a team that is collaborative, innovative, and committed to excellence.

Why join us

At the port authority, we’re committed to delivering an employee experience that is as rewarding as the work itself. We offer:

• Meaningful work that contributes to Canada’s trade and economic prosperity
• Opportunities for learning, development, and career growth
• A collaborative and inclusive workplace culture
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
• Flexible programs that support employee wellbeing and work-life integration

Contribute to a once-in-a-generation project that strengthens Canada’s supply chains and global trade capacity. Your work balances economic growth, environmental stewardship, Indigenous engagement, and community impact. High-profile, high-accountability work – where collaboration and expertise truly matter.

Build a career with purpose

If you’re looking for work that is meaningful, challenging, and connected to something bigger, we’d love to hear from you. Join us and discover how your career can help shape Canada’s future.

The Project Delivery Coordinator – Infrastructure is responsible for coordinating and administering the planning, development, procurement, design and construction of multiple capital works and infrastructure projects, as directed.

What success looks like

• Write briefing papers, business cases, submissions, reports and presentations to facilitate the approval of projects.
• Coordinate the planning, execution, monitoring, reporting, and closing of various projects.
• Track open action items, issues and risks and ensure timely resolution.
• Prepare requests for proposal; participate in the selection of consultants and contractors.
• Assist in overseeing site investigation, topographic surveys and other pre-construction contracts.
• Coordinate and participate in communication and consultation with project stakeholders, including municipalities, road and rail authorities’ adjacent communities and First Nations.
• Coordinate and administer construction activities: inspect and record construction activities and progress.
• Report on project status through various internal VFPA tracking systems. Prepare and/or check progress claims. Participate in the preparation of monthly project status reports.
• Perform other assigned duties as required.

Must have a university degree in civil engineering from a recognized educational institution along with a minimum of 2 years of experience in the delivery of major infrastructure projects within complex multi-stakeholder environments including project development, procurement, design and construction supervision and contract administration.

Must have excellent computer skills including the use of Microsoft office tools. Experience in the use of design software would be considered and asset.

Must be a team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively and positively with all contacts, internally and externally. Must be able to work independently, accurately and on own initiative to maintain work output with minimum supervision. Must be a highly organized and detailed-oriented individual who can manage competing priorities and perform multiple tasks as required.

What we offer:

• Market-competitive base salaries and variable incentive plan
• Generous and inclusive benefits offering including retirement benefits plan
• Flexible remote work program
• Earned time off program
• Paid vacation and personal care leave
• Learning, development, and advancement opportunities
• Onsite gym with towel service in a national landmark in the heart of Vancouver’s waterfront
• Friendly, unique, and respectful workplace

Salary: The starting rate for this position is $57.22 per hour, with scheduled wage progression in accordance with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 517 collective agreement. Based on a either 37.5 hour work week.

Location: Vancouver, Canada

Job type: Bargaining Unit, Full-Time, Temporary, Hybrid

Working environment: Normal office conditions with occasional exposure to adverse weather conditions on operating terminals and roadways.

At theVancouver Fraser Port Authority, we are dedicated to employment equity and a workplace reflective of the diversity of our port community. We believe our strength comes from the diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds of our people. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, including Indigenous Peoples, women, persons with disabilities, racialized individuals, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and other equity-deserving groups.

Reasonable accommodation can be provided in the selection process and while working with the port authority. If you require assistance with applying to our openings or are seeking accommodations to apply in an alternative format, please contact us through a confidential, secure inbox at [email protected]. We are committed to supporting your needs and will do our best to provide the necessary assistance.

We recognize and acknowledge that we are located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. To learn more about our First Nation relations and commitment to reconciliation, please visit our website.