Construction Engineer
June 30 2023
Industries
Architecture, Engineering and related
Categories Civil engineering, Construction, Structure,
Remote
Edmonton, AB • Full time
The Opportunity:
McElhanney has an exciting opportunity for a Construction Engineer to join our team based in Edmonton, AB. In this role, you will be integral to expansion of our field construction services across a range of projects ranging from highways, urban streetscapes to remote resource roads. Working closely with our Construction and/or Project Managers, you will be the field lead on the projects to offer professional services and insight. You are a true team player who is keen on receiving professional mentorship to grow your career.
What You’ll Be Doing:
Why Work with Us? Your CAREER and WELL-BEING are our PRIORITY.
What You’ll Bring:
Key Characteristics for Best Fit:
For a full review of our projects, please visit our line portfolio: httpss://www.mcelhanney.com/portfolio
About McElhanney
Based in Western Canada for over 110 years, McElhanney offers innovative and practical engineering, surveying, mapping, planning, landscape architecture, and environmental services. As an employee owned and operated firm with over 1,100 staff members in 33 locations, we are proud to offer qualified staff with shareholding options in our company. Our employees enjoy working here because of our varied projects, high level of autonomy, opportunities for career development, excellent total compensation and benefits package, and collaborating with a team of great professionals.
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If this is the opportunity for you, apply now or visit www.mcelhanney.com/careers to apply online. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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To learn more about employee experience at McElhanney, visit us on Glassdoor
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Click here to know why McElhanney Ltd. was selected as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers (2023)
McElhanney is committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion which celebrates the successes that comes from a team diverse in expertise, experiences, and perspectives. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, welcoming all ethnicities, religions, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, or people with disabilities. Requests for accommodations can be made at any stage of the selection process.
McElhanney is aware of activities where individuals have received fraudulent job offers. Please be advised that McElhanney will not ask applicants for any form of monetary exchange at any point in the recruitment process. To learn more visit: www.mcelhanney.com/careers/fraud-warning
The disclosure of your information in accordance with this Policy and applicable law, including to third party service providers may result in your personal information being transferred outside of Canada, including to the United States. Such transferred personal information may be subject to the laws of these other countries and the laws of other countries regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information may be different from the laws of Canada.
McElhanney has an exciting opportunity for a Construction Engineer to join our team based in Edmonton, AB. In this role, you will be integral to expansion of our field construction services across a range of projects ranging from highways, urban streetscapes to remote resource roads. Working closely with our Construction and/or Project Managers, you will be the field lead on the projects to offer professional services and insight. You are a true team player who is keen on receiving professional mentorship to grow your career.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Supervise site people such as surveyors, materials testers
- Coordinate with design team and tender preparation
- Responsible for contract administration and provide on-site construction supervision /inspections
- Monitoring the quality, quantity and progress of construction activities
- Author daily inspection reports, prepare monthly progress payments and other associated Contract Administration tasks
- Very familiar with construction specifications, requirements and progress reporting
- Review materials testing results as required and communicate to Project Managers, Contractors and Agencies related to the project.
- Review contractor’s submissions and provide recommendations
- Prepare and chair on site progress meetings with clients, contractors and their sub-contractors
- Responsible for identifying the required resources and assigning individual responsibilities on site
- Understand the hazards and safe work procedures for each task and inspection location
- Report inspection issues to senior supervisor
- Prepare final details package
- Write technical reports and any deliverables required
- Understand, commit to, and fulfill responsibilities under the McElhanney Quality Management System, ISO 9001 and all client quality, safety, and environmental management systems
- Provide mentorship and leadership to junior or support staff.
Why Work with Us? Your CAREER and WELL-BEING are our PRIORITY.
- Achieve Work Life Balance: Flexible work hours to accommodate your busy lifestyle.
- Comprehensive Benefits Package: Maternity leave top-up and parental leave, extended health and dental coverage, healthcare spending account, RRSP matching, and Employee & Family assistance program, which offers 24/7 support online or over the phone
- Safe & Healthy Working Environment: A workplace culture that is characterized by safety, respect and inclusion for all
- Compensation: Competitive salary, participation in our generous performance bonus plan, and opportunity to join an employee-owned firm with potential share ownership
- Professional Development: Reimbursement of professional dues, Educational Assistance, Mentorship programs, Internal Promotions, and in-house learning and training workshops, opportunities to participate in various internal committees.
What You’ll Bring:
- Minimum of 7 years of field /construction related experience with preference given to Alberta Transportation experience along with other Provincial project experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, registered or eligible to register with APEGA as a P. Eng
- Ability to work remotely with long hours: 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, with fatigue relief as required by relevant Regulations.
- Willingness to commit to construction projects for the duration of the project
- Must have experience with municipal, highways, bridge, construction projects; materials testing and/or survey experience is an asset
- Ability to foresee potential issues and problems so these items can be addressed and resolved
- Exceptional organization and follow-up skills; ability to thrive in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment, meticulous note keeping
- Clean driving record and the ability to comply with client-driven D&A testing requirements
Key Characteristics for Best Fit:
- Desire to work on construction projects in various locations throughout Alberta and Western Canada
- Enjoy working outdoors with willingness to work in adverse weather conditions and at night
- Ability to work well with contractors and thrive in team environments
- A curious individual who is eager to learn new skills, including the progression construction from drawings and specifications to a completed product.
- A self-aware individual who knows the limitations of his/her skillset and knowledge with ability to recognize when he/she should defer to the senior supervisor
- Have a safety and quality conscious mindset.
For a full review of our projects, please visit our line portfolio: httpss://www.mcelhanney.com/portfolio
About McElhanney
Our Purpose: Amaze our clients. Care for our communities. Empower our people.
#li-sa1 #li-onsite #li-intermediateIf this is the opportunity for you, apply now or visit www.mcelhanney.com/careers to apply online. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
To learn more about employee experience at McElhanney, visit us on Glassdoor
Click here to know why McElhanney Ltd. was selected as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers (2023)
McElhanney is committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion which celebrates the successes that comes from a team diverse in expertise, experiences, and perspectives. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, welcoming all ethnicities, religions, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, or people with disabilities. Requests for accommodations can be made at any stage of the selection process.
McElhanney is aware of activities where individuals have received fraudulent job offers. Please be advised that McElhanney will not ask applicants for any form of monetary exchange at any point in the recruitment process. To learn more visit: www.mcelhanney.com/careers/fraud-warning
The disclosure of your information in accordance with this Policy and applicable law, including to third party service providers may result in your personal information being transferred outside of Canada, including to the United States. Such transferred personal information may be subject to the laws of these other countries and the laws of other countries regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information may be different from the laws of Canada.
Department: Engineering
This is a full-time position
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