Technical Change Management Coordinator
- Edmonton, AB
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Monitor design, construction, and procurement activities to identify potential technical or scope changes.
- Ensure all changes are captured in the formal change management log.
- Coordinate with discipline leads, project managers, supply chain, and site teams to validate change requests.
- Facilitate technical review of proposed changes, assessing scope, design impacts, schedule, and cost implications.
- As required, manage external estimators to ensure the cost impacts are in line with market costs.
- Prepare and maintain change documentation including Potential Change Request Forms (CRFs), Technical Query (TQ) responses, and supporting analysis.
- Ensure all changes are aligned with project specifications, standards, and contract requirements, by working closely with the project Technical team.
- Route change requests for internal approval and client approval per project governance.
- Communicate change status and impacts to relevant stakeholders including engineering, construction, commercial, and scheduling teams.
- Coordinate with the Subcontracts team to ensure commercial impacts are captured and negotiated where applicable.
- Maintain an up-to-date change register, including status, approval dates, and associated cost/schedule impacts.
- Prepare weekly and monthly change management reports for project leadership
- Track and follow up on outstanding change actions until closure.
- Utilize project management systems (e.g., Primavera P6, Aconex, SharePoint, or similar) for change tracking, if required and would be deemed advantageous.
- Ensure change management processes are followed in accordance with ISO, PMBOK, or sponsor companies specific requirements.
- Support internal and external audits of change management records.
- Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related discipline.
- 5-8+ years’ experience in a project coordination, engineering, or document control role on large-scale civil or transportation infrastructure projects.
- Proven experience in technical change management, contract administration, or project controls.
- Proficiency in project management and document control systems (Primavera P6, Aconex, Procore, or equivalent).
- Strong understanding of civil/transportation engineering drawings, specifications, and construction processes.
- Knowledge of change management principles, contract terms, and project cost/schedule controls.
- Excellent organizational and time management abilities.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work across multidisciplinary teams.
- High attention to detail and accuracy in record keeping.
- Internal: Project Manager, Engineering Leads, Construction Manager, Commercial Manager, Scheduler, Document Control.
- External: Client Representatives, Subcontractors, Regulatory Authorities.
- Timeliness and accuracy of change documentation and reporting.
- Compliance with contractual change procedures.
- Stakeholder satisfaction with change process transparency.
- Impact on minimizing unplanned cost/schedule deviations.
At Colas, we believe our workforce should reflect the diversity of the communities we connect. By living our core values of Caring, Sharing, and Daring, we welcome all those who help create the links that bring us together. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, ethnicity, national origin, religious beliefs, disability, marital or family status, gender, gender identity or expression.