Junior Inspector - Ottawa, Canada - Morrison Hershfield

Description

Morrison Hershfield is a multi-disciplinary consulting engineering and management firm located throughout the US and Canada. We are a dynamic, employee-owned, team-oriented firm with a diverse project list that ensures you will be working on exciting, high-profile and challenging projects. For more than 75 years, the people at Morrison Hershfield have been the leading force behind our continuous growth and the expansion of our services.

Here at Morrison Hershfield, we are committed to providing flexible work arrangements, to assist employees in fulfilling their multiple responsibilities at work, at home and in the community. Flexible work arrangements provide additional options for work schedules and locations. As we focus on project delivery, clients and staff, we have several working options available for working at Morrison Hershfield.

Morrison Hershfield's Transportation Division provides planning, design and construction administration services for roadway, highway, transit/rail, bridge and related projects. We are currently seeking a Junior Inspector to conduct field work to complement our transportation team. The Junior Inspector will play a lead role in the delivery of environmental assessment and functional/preliminary and detail design assignments primarily for public sector clients. Due to expanding business opportunities in Ontario and elsewhere within the company, this position offers growth in the areas of technical/professional development and project management.

Responsibilities:

• Carries out assigned inspection activities to ensure conformance to the contract requirements

• Documents site activities obtaining relevant information on the contractor's operations, processes, procedures, etc.

• Provides support as required to the Senior Inspection staff

• Provides support for Quality Assurance field survey activities

• Assists in monitoring the contractor's quality control activities

• Assists in compiling field data in report form for review by the contract administration team

• Assists with Quality Assurance sampling and testing tasks

• Provides quantity/payment verification support as needed

• Supports contract/field office administration staff as needed
Qualifications:

• A post-secondary diploma or degree in Civil Engineering or Civil Engineering Technology / Technician or equivalent

• Designation as determined by OACETT as a Road Construction Junior Inspector (rcji) Technology/Technician is an asset

• Previous engineering/construction experience is an asset

• Prior experience working on MTO projects or municipal infrastructure projects

• Either registration as a Technician or Technologist with O.A.C.E.T.T. or Professional Engineer or Engineer-in-Training with PEO

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Ability to work well in a team environment

• Exposure to and ability to comply with Company and industry H&S requirements, policies, practices and procedures

• Able to work on weekends, nights, shift work, additional hours as required

• Proficiency with MS Office

• A valid Ontario driver's license and access to a vehicle

• Able to travel and work in the greater Ottawa and surrounding area

Qualifications:

A post secondary diploma or degree in Civil Engineering or Civil Engineering Technology / Technician or equivalent

Designation as determined by OACETT as a Road Construction Junior Inspector (rcji) Technology/Technician is an asset

Previous engineering/construction experience is an asset

Prior experience working on MTO projects or municipal infrastructure projects

Either registration as a as a Technician or Technologist with O.A.C.E.T.T. or Professional Engineer or Engineer-in-Training with PEO

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to work well in a team environment

Able to work on weekends, nights, shift work, additional hours as required

Proficiency with MS Office

A valid Ontario driver's license and access to a vehicle

Able to travel and work in the greater Ottawa and surrounding area

Job Type:

Regular

Job Profile: For internal use

Field Technical I

Attention Staffing & Recruitment Agencies: Morrison Hershfield will not pay fees for recruitment activities related to the hiring of a candidate unless a written service agreement has been established between a duly authorized representative of our Corporate Human Resources department and the recruitment/placement firm. In addition, in order to qualify for recruitment fees, all candidate resumes must be submitted to Morrison Hershfield through our Corporate Human Resources department. Resumes and profiles sent to our managers without the express agreement of our Corporate Human Resources department will not be eligible for a fee.