The Coordinator, Security, provides security support services to the Client-Partners and the region. The incumbent ensures corporate and industrial security frameworks protect the organization against security threats. The incumbent ensures adherence to industrial security requirements. Seen as the Subject Matter Expert for all security related matters, the incumbent also ensures industrial security frameworks are respected by reviewing contractual requirements within the security scope, and ensuring physical security measures are followed.
KEY AND PERIODIC ACTIVITIES
The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative but not all-inclusive:
Primary
- Support other employees in implementing industrial security requirements
- Review and comment on security implementation plans from the consultants and contractors
- Collaborating with Client-Partner’s security personnel to ensure their security requirements are met
- Monitor and act on security incidents and violations
- Assist in the development of site-level security programs and policies
- Ensures adherence to corporate and industrial security requirements
- Support compliance to industrial security requirements
- Develop and maintain effective relationships within DCC, and with industry, the Client-Partners and/or stakeholders
- Manage risk
Other
- Assist in training and compliance activities within the site
- Organize security training and development at the site level
- Prepare and provide advice on site security plans
- Conduct annual security audits
- Other duties as assigned
SKILLS
General and Specific Knowledge
- Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in security
- Federal Security Requirements Checklist
- Project, contract and risk management principles
- Health and safety management
Formal Education and/or Certification(s) and Experience
- Minimum: college diploma in security or related field with four years’ relevant experience, or the equivalent
Abilities
- Use applicable computer software and operating systems
- Apply project, contract and risk management techniques
DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP
- Provide functional advice and guidance to employees and to Client-Partners
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Typical office environment with occasional travel
- Some work may be located on environmental or construction sites; incumbent may occasionally be required to wear basic safety equipment
Check out the benefits
Working with DCC offers excellent opportunities for growth – and entitles you to one of the job market’s best benefits packages. In your role as Coordinator, Security, your package is valued at 25% to 30% of your salary.
Your package will include:
- Public service pension
- 100% employer-paid annual sick leave, health and dental premiums, and life, accidental death, and short- and long-term disability insurance
- $400 Wellness Allowance (e.g., gym membership)
- $1,500 for mental health services on top of regular $1,500 paramedical coverage
- $750 Health Care Spending Account (for some medical expenses that aren’t covered under provincial plans or our standard insurance plan)
- Telus Virtual Health Care
- Maternity and parental leave top-up plan to 93% of regular gross earnings for a maximum of 37 weeks
- Hybrid workplace options including $400 allowance every two years to support work-from-home options
- Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program
- Deluxe travel benefit plans
- Comprehensive vacation and other paid leave plans
Trenton, Ontario
Trenton is located an hour and a half east of Toronto on the Bay of Quinte, the starting point for the Trent-Severn Waterway. With a population of 22,000, and a 90-year association with the Royal Canadian Air Force, Trenton is surrounded by conservation areas, campsites, marinas and golf courses, and is 30 minutes from the wineries of scenic Prince Edward County.
To begin a career with Defence Construction Canada (DCC), you must be a Canadian Citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. As a condition of employment with DCC, a minimum reliability security status clearance is required and some roles may require secret security status clearance.
DCC is responsible for the Personnel Security Clearance process. Typically to be eligible for a "Reliability" clearance, you must have five years of verifiable background information and to be eligible for a "Secret" clearance, you must have 10 years of verifiable background information. The process usually involves reference inquiries, verification of qualifications, criminal records checks, and credit checks (as required) and may require fingerprints. For more information about obtaining a security clearance, please review the Standard on Security Screening.
The appropriate security clearance is a condition of employment and it is the candidate’s or employee’s responsibility to ensure, they are able to obtain and maintain their required security level clearance to begin or continue their employment with DCC. Failure to obtain or maintain, the appropriate level of security clearance means either the candidate or employee will not receive a job offer, the conditional offer will be rendered null and void or their employment will be terminated with cause. A thorough security clearance process will be applied to all candidates or employees considered for an appointment; this process includes inquiries, verifications and assessments regarding matters such as, but not limited to:
- criminal record checks
- reference checks
- previous employment
- open source checks
- credit/financial status
DCC's Code of Business Conduct (Code) is a condition of employment. It serves to enhance public confidence in the integrity of DCC Employees and provides clarity to Employees on a number of issues, including real or perceived conflicts of interest. Before applying to this (or any) position at DCC, candidates shall familiarize themselves with the Code, because new employees are required to certify that they have read, understood, and agreed to observe the Code upon commencing work at DCC. Employees are further required to review their obligations under the Code and notify the President's Office of any changes in their circumstances at the earliest possible opportunity, and to complete the Annual Update once a year.
Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace!
At DCC, we are committed to ensuring everyone has a voice and can be their authentic selves in our workplace. We actively encourage applications from all, including but not limited to, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and members of the LGBTQ2+ community. We also welcome applications from those who are not Canadian citizens who are eligible to work in Canada and have at least 5 years of verifiable background information.
DCC is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all requests for accommodation based on a medical contraindication, religion or another prohibited ground for discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act. Should you require accommodation, please email careers@dcc-cdc.gc.ca.