Building Engineer F/M - Vancouver, BC, Canada - Goldbeck Recruiting

Description

Our client is an engineering company specializing in fire, life safety, and building code consulting.

Their corporate mission is to carry on and expand our business as a consulting engineering firm specializing in building code consulting and fire protection engineering design and to be fully trained and qualified to interpret and apply the principles of fire, life safety, and building code regulations and standards in order to protect and lifeguard society from loss or damage.

Working as a member of a project teams and completing project tasks assigned by a Senior Project Engineer and Senior Management.

# Reviewing architectural and design team consultants drawings for building code conformance.
# Developing concepts for achieving life safety and fire protection measures on a wide category of buildings. Developed concepts will be based on life safety infrastructure requirements, use and occupancy of building and categories of buildings as defined in the B.Building Code and the Vancouver Building By-law, Part 3.
# Prepare building code and technical reports for building types, configurations, sizes, and construction requirements.
# Assisting the senior Certified Professional (CP) project engineer(s) with the preparation of certified professional building permit applications including the preparation of code compliance drawings, code reports, ADS reports, coordination and collection of all documentation required for the permitting process and application.
# Attendance at project design team meetings with the Coordinating Registered Professional (Architect) and the sub-consultants retained by the client to provide building code overview, construction, and occupancy phase services for projects.
# Attendance at meetings with the Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) to present the proposed building concepts/reports and negotiate with the AHJ to gain approval of the code reports and building code concepts.
# Performing shop drawing reviews, site inspections, and related field review services to ensure correct construction installation of building code concepts and agreements established and approved by municipal authorities.
# Coordination with clients and design team consultants to ensure client satisfaction and project milestones are achieved.
# Reviewing Requests for Proposal for code conformance and compliance to determine the technical parameters of the project. The potential candidate will be required to complete a building code questionnaire demonstrating knowledge level and application of the Vancouver Building By-law and the British Columbia.

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