Building Sciences Co-op Student

**DARTMOUTH NS**

**The Opportunity**:
WSP is currently seeking a Building Sciences Co-op Student during **Summer 2025**to join our Buildings group, located at our Dartmouth, Nova Scotia office. Reporting to the Manager of Building Sciences, this position will be responsible for conducting site reviews and assisting our Junior and Intermediate Engineers on projects related to evaluation and restoration of existing building envelope/enclosure assemblies, including, but not limited to: exterior walls, cladding, windows, roofing, and below-grade waterproofing.

**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.
- **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.**

**#WeAreWSP**

**A day in the life**:

- Work on project teams to perform building envelope evaluations & produce site reports
- Assist project teams with field testing of building envelope systems to meet ASTM standards
- Conduct building construction reviews, monitoring quality of installation and repairs
- Liaise with contractors, sub-consultants and engineering disciplines
- Contribute to the contract administration process on construction projects
- Accept responsibility for project tasks, deliverables and outcomes
- Contribute to the knowledge systems within the building science practiceOther duties as assigned/required.

**What you'll bring to WSP...**
- Current student in a Bachelor’s degree or Diploma program in one of these disciplines - Civil, Structural, Building Sciences, Architectural Engineering, Architectural Drafting, or Construction Management;
- Minimum B average;
- Demonstrates a passion in building sciences, building envelope technology, or building construction;
- Previous co-op / summer work experience in the construction or engineering industry related to buildings is ideal;
- Excellent communicator. English is required, effectively able to communicate in French is an asset;
- A team player, amongst energetic, successful people;
- Strong at multi-tasking, organized and adaptable to shifting priorities;
- Security clearance with the federal government is an asset, but not required
- Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle.

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

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ 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.

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

Please Note:
Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

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