Assistant Technician, Field Services

Job Description

Junior Materials Technician

The Opportunity:

WSP is currently seeking a highly motivated Junior Materials Technician to join our Ground Engineering and Materials Team based in the City of Prince George, BC. This position is available in our Prince George office and laboratory. You will join our highly successful team, using your skills to assist in the management and execution of various high-profile and critical projects throughout BC and Yukon. WSP will support relocation and accommodation for candidates wishing to relocate.

Why choose WSP?

We are a global leader in the Earth and Environment sector. Globally headquartered in Montreal, where it all began, we proudly serve communities from coast to coast and beyond.  WSP’s Earth and Environment division includes 14,000 professionals worldwide; we collaborate to protect and conserve natural landscapes and design the foundations on which our communities stand on.

As a materials professional based in one of our most strategic northern offices, you will interact closely with important stakeholders in northern settings, including engagement with First Nations partners, natural and renewable resource investors, and with government authorities committed to energy and infrastructure upgrades. Additionally, our Geotechnical and Civil Engineering teams based in the region are perfectly situated to support materials testing project works.

• 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.
• 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.
  
  
  

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

Why choose Prince George?

Prince George has a great deal to offer you both recreationally and professionally. Prince George is a thriving community that is known as the northern capital of BC. A wide variety of outdoor sports and activities exist outside our doorstep, from easily accessible green spaces within city limits and limitless nature just beyond. From riverside nature walks in majestic Cottonwood Island Park, to mountain biking in renowned trail systems such as Piderny, fishing Shane Lake, cross country skiing at Otway Nordic center to downhill skiing at Hart Highlands winter club, everything is close and easily accessible, without long lines or high costs. We are home to the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), which consistently ranks as a top Canadian university, presently ranking second by Maclean’s magazine. When it comes to work life balance, affordability, and opportunity, Prince George always delivers.

A day in the life: 

• You'll be working with interdisciplinary project teams that can offer high complexity work, and a chance to challenge yourself and what you've learned so far, and an opportunity push your skills to the next level with an experienced team and, collaborative managers who are among the best in the industry.
• Leading and performing material testing field assignments, including soil and concrete testing works both locally in Prince George, and regionally throughout BC and the Yukon; 
• Performing tests in our Prince George materials laboratory, including our soil and concrete testing regime, and test results reporting; 
• Collaborating with our wider team of technicians and engineers to provide technical services in a field and laboratory environment related to geotechnical engineering;
• Participating and contributing to a team environment and being a strong communicator; 
• Promoting strong workplace health and safety practices; 
  
  
  

What you'll bring to WSP ... 

• A diploma or degree in Civil Engineering Technology;
• Confidence with remote work and assignment to projects in the northern environment;
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and strong verbal and written communication in English are essential.
• Value added assets: Either possess or be eligible for CTech (Certified Technician) or AScT (Applied Science Technologist) certification, and CCIL concrete (Cat 0) and CCIL aggregates (Type C and D) testing certification.
  
  
  

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

• Valid BC Driver’s License. 
• Strong technical, oral and written communication skills; 
• Any relevant experience as a materials field and laboratory technologist or student intern, or related position;
• Aspiration to develop your technical and collaborative skills; and, 
• Ability to work well with senior direction, under pressure, meet deadlines and cooperate with a team in various environment. 
  
  
  

Compensation

Expected Salary (British Columbia): $58,200 - $71,200

The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The salary range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

About Us

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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