Civil engineering technician - Direction, research and applications - Asset management (bridges and artwork)

Our client, a company whose mission is to manage, operate and maintain various transport infrastructures, whose activities are divided into engineering, construction and maintenance operations is currently seeking, to continue improving the quality and efficiency of its services, for a Civil engineering technician.

Nature of position

Under the supervision of the technical research and application director, you will be responsible to perform various technical works related to design and development of engineering projects, university research, construction, and maintenance of major artworks. As such, you will :

• Provide a technical expertise in professionals and research service contract follow-up, ensure they run smoothly by ensuring that the fulfillment of their mandate complies with the requirement of agreement and contract ( quality, work scope, costs, and deadlines) in collaboration with the engineers and the technical Director ;
• Raise the issues and problematic situations to the engineers by suggesting solutions and recommendations ;
• Participate in the preparation of authorizations for additional work ( notices of changes and amendment) ;
• Participate in data collecting necessary for research projects, especially by the preparation of digital models and prototypes using modeling software such as Civil 3D ;
• Assist the DRA engineers in their tasks by playing a support-advisory role and by assuring technical and administrative support, including the documents preparation and reviewing, information research, data compiling and follow-up reports as required ;
• Collaborate with the technical designer by participating in the computer-aided design and sketch preparation on DAO ;
• Visit construction sites and research facilities to provide support to the engineers, in addition to carrying out surveys and inspections ;
• Set up monitoring tools, analyze etablished process and propose measures to optimize the efforts of the various internal and external collaborators and increase the interventions effectiveness ;
• Work closely with the various stakeholders from other department ;
• Perform every other task compatible with your functions.

Required qualification

• DEC in civil engineering or any other relevant training or experience ;
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in structure field, including minimum 3 years in consulting-engineering ;
• Show a good understanding and interpretation of plans, quotes, and technical drawings ;
• Proficiency in at least one 3D design software, in particular Civil 3D software or any other ;
• Excellent knowledges of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Outlook), MS Project (advanced), MS Access (advanced) also in Autocad software for computer-aided drawing (DAO) ;
• Be able to access to the structures by means of fixed or mobile devices; do not be afraid of heights or tight spaces ;
• Concern by rigor and continuous improvment, be multi-skills and flexible ;
• Show initiative and openness in carrying out those tasks ;
• Have experience in the use of geografic data processing systems (an asset) ;
• Have a valid class 5 driving license ;
• Good command in French and English, written and spoken.

Education / training

D.C.S. - Civil engineering technology

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