Field Services Technician

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a field technician to join our instrumentation and monitoring team based in the Markham office on a full-time basis.

Why WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of Inclusion and Belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• Our Hybrid Work Policy - a combination of in-person and remote working, enables us to purposefully think of how we work, who we need to work with, and where the work should be done.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

A day in the life:

- You will be providing technical services in a field and office environment;

- You will be installing various types of monitoring instruments, e.g., building monitoring points, utility monitoring points, settlement monitoring points, rail monitoring points, inclinometers, shape accelerometer arrays, monitoring wells, vibrating wire piezometers, strain gauges, electrolevel beams, tiltmeters, crack gauges, etc.;

- You will be collecting monitoring data using a total station unit and other instrument read out units, as applicable;

- You will be providing instrumentation technical issue troubleshooting, coordinate with supplier or engineer, and provide prompt response on site;

- You will be coordinating site activities in regard to instrumentation and monitoring with general contractor, sub-contractors and suppliers;

- You will be supervising the general site works including installation and decommissioning activities;

- You will be conducting or coordinating maintenance of the monitoring equipment, as required;

- You may be working with and providing support to the geotechnical and construction services groups and assisting them with other field and office activities as required; and,

- It is expected that you can carry up to 50 pounds during the field activities.

We'd love to hear from you if you have...

- A college diploma as a civil engineering technician / construction engineering technician, preferably with a focus on geotechnical engineering;

- Fundamental knowledge of instrumentation and monitoring activities;

- Solid experience with installation of monitoring instruments, data collection, and trouble shooting;

- Experience with usage of total station surveying units and various monitoring read out units (i.e., inclinometer, strain gauges, ...);

- Experience with working at construction sites;

- Experience with conducting pre- and post-construction condition visual survey and report preparation;

- Excellent organization and communication skills;

- A vehicle with appropriate insurance coverage and hold a G driver's license;

- Ability to lift heavy equipment or instruments (up to 50 pounds) and work near railway tacks;

- Be available for local business travel and extended working hours when required (night shifts and weekends);

- Experience with installation and configuration of automated instruments is an asset; and,

- Experience with geotechnical drilling procedures is an asset.
WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP:

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

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