Student Construction Inspector, Transportation

2 weeks ago


Oakville, Canada WSP Full time

**WSP **is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 55,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 9,800+ 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.

The excellence we bring to our work and to our workplace has been recognized far and wide. We are among the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies two years in a row, one of the Top 100 Sustainable Companies in the World (and among the Top 10 in Canada), and we earned Platinum Elite Recognition through our participation in more than half of Canada's Top 100 Infrastructure Projects.

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

**OAKVILLE, GREATER TORONTO AREA**:
**The Opportunity**:
WSP is currently seeking a Civil Engineering or Civil Engineering Technician / Technology student to join our Transportation & Infrastructure department, located at our Oakville office, while primarily working out of a Project Field Office in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Reporting to a Senior Inspector and Contract Administrator / Assistant Contract Administrator, this position will be responsible to perform office duties as well as construction inspection for Municipal transportation construction projects.

**Why WSP?**:

- 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.
- Our **Hybrid Work Policy**:

- a combination of in-person and remote working, enables us to purposefully think of how we work, who we need to work with, and where the work should be done.
- 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.**

**#WeAre**WSP**

**A day in the life**:

- Assist in inspection of Municipal transportation construction contracts;
- Work in field offices, calculating quantities, help preparing monthly payments, finalization of contract items, record minutes of meetings and perform other general office work;
- Perform and/or inspect quality assurance (QA) acceptance on grading, concrete, asphalt, electrical and granular;
- Carry out all junior-level survey work required and calculate quantities by horizontal and vertical methods of measurement, for accuracy and contractor payment;
- Maintain detailed daily diaries of contractor’s work, contract progress and inspection milestones;
- Monitor various weigh scales for accuracy;
- Ensure approved construction materials are used and acquired from approved sources and a record is kept of such materials;
- Ensure inspection tasks are completed and recorded in a prompt and accurate manner;
- Recognize when extra work needs to be done and report to the Contract Administrator;
- Identify, document and assess deficiencies (deviations from Contractor’s Quality Control Process and or OPSS standards) in the contractor’s work;
- Review test results and calculate Penalty/Bonus for payment or ensure remedial action occurs;
- Monitor contractor’s adherence to all contract requirements, as per Contract Administrator’s direction; e.g. legal, environmental, construction standards, protection of wildlife, etc.;
- Monitor contractor’s adherence to the Occupational Health and Safety Act, WHIMIS, Environmental Act, Transportation of Dangerous Goods and Waste Management regulations in a manner consistent with the contract.
- Be a company representative and act on behalf of the company;
- Travel and work on contracts throughout Ontario for lengthy periods at a time;
- Other duties as assigned.

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