Student Project Coordinator
About The Position
Canem Systems is a leading full-service electrical and mechanical contractor, offering comprehensive services across Canada. Our expertise spans design assistance, pre-construction, planning, installation, and maintenance. We excel in delivering sophisticated solutions for complex projects and provide a wide range of specialized trade services, including electrical, mechanical, data, and communications. With eight offices across Canada and a dedicated workforce of over 700 professionals, Canem Systems operates in diverse public and private market sectors. Our extensive knowledge, capabilities, and experience enable us to support projects in commercial, healthcare, transportation, light industrial, and data centre sectors. Our internships and Co-ops are designed to provide you with a business relevant project that will allow you to independently manage your own area of responsibility, while receiving support from an assigned Supervisor and Technical Mentor. We’ll help you discover your strengths and development areas in a challenging, fun, and supportive work environment. Projects are scoped in alignment with your term length, and typically focus on a current construction project. We are seeking a student to join us for a 4 month co-op position starting in September 2026. This position will be based out of Red Deer, Alberta.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in an Electrical Engineering program
- Will complete at least one more semester of education following your internship
- Possess a GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Ability to lead and operate within an environment where change happens frequently
- Ability to forge, grow and maintain positive relationships
- Exemplify the Ideal Team Player – Hungry, Humble, Smart
- Highly developed interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
- Sense of urgency and strong commitment to achieving goals
- Ability to work collaboratively with a positive attitude
- Residency, or a valid work permit which would allow you to work for Bird Construction or one of our wholly owned subsidiaries
- All applications must include a current transcript
Responsibilities
- Coordinate drawings and work specific scope/trades.
- Review trade quotes, verify material quantities, hours, and rates.
- Participate in project meetings.
- Conduct deficiency walks and update deficiency logs.
- Issue warranties.
- Take and coordinate progress photos.
- Update field drawings and produce as-built drawings.
- Perform quantity takeoffs.
- Coordinate sub-trade work.
- Verify site conditions and coordinate with drawings.
- Supervise sub-trade work.
- Set up and maintain record keeping.
- Layout site lines and grades using total station.
- Update project schedules.
- Create manual schedules and update schedules
- Obtain scheduling information from sub-trades.
- Create and maintain graphical scheduling
- Monitor manpower productivity.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
