Handover Package Coordinator

Saskatchewan Research Council•Saskatoon, SK

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Build your career in one of Saskatchewan’s newest and most exciting industries - rare earth elements! Rare earth elements (REEs) power technologies such as electric vehicles, renewable energy, and advanced electronics. Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) is at the forefront of building the REE industry right here in Saskatchewan and we’re looking for a Handover Package Coordinator to be part of constructing our Rare Earth Processing Facility. This role is well suited to candidates with a technical background and experience working around industrial equipment, reading technical drawings, connecting field conditions with turnover documentation and are looking to contribute to a large scale project through maintaining handover documentation, tracking package readiness, and coordinating turnover activities from construction to commissioning.

Requirements

Diploma or degree in a technical field related to mechanical, electrical, piping, or instrumentation work, a combination of relevant skills and experience will be considered
1-3 years experience supporting engineering or commissioning documentation or handover activities
Experience reading or working with P&IDs, single-line diagrams, layout drawings, equipment lists, inspection records
Ability to read and interpret technical documentation, including drawings, equipment tags, inspection records, redlines, punch lists, and turnover package requirements
Strong organizational and document control skills
Effective communication skills to work with technical and non‑technical stakeholders
Ability to work independently under limited supervision using established procedures
Attention to detail and ability to resolve routine to moderately complex issues
Must provide an original Criminal Record Check that is satisfactory to SRC prior to the commencement of any employment duties. The Criminal Record Check must have been executed within the preceding 30 days of receipt.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with document management systems and structured workflows is an asset

Responsibilities

Coordinate with construction, engineering, quality, and commissioning teams to define turnover boundaries, package content, acceptance criteria, and handover priorities for mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, and process systems
Review inspection and test records, redlines, punch lists, and supporting documentation to verify packages are ready for handover
Perform walkdowns to access construction completeness, equipment readiness and redline the Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).
Prepare, apply, and maintain approved handover procedures, workflows, templates, and checklists to support a consistent and auditable turnover process across the project
Track package status from mechanical completion through turnover, highlighting missing documents, quality gaps, overdue inspections, and unresolved deficiencies
Organize and support kick off meetings, walkdowns, and readiness reviews with stakeholders to validate package completeness and agree on transfer of custody
Verify handover documentation against project standards, regulatory requirements, quality expectations, and commissioning systemization strategy and flag discrepancies for resolution
Identify and escalate bottlenecks, interface issues, and documentation risks in accordance with established escalation paths and support follow-up actions to minimize impacts to commissioning activities