Commercial Diver

Are you a commercial diver? Do you love working in the beautiful waters of Coastal British Columbia? Are you looking for casual work opportunities this summer? We have a job for you

**The Company**

**The Team**

Our diverse team hails from many different countries, including Central & South America, Asia, Europe, and Canada. This broad range of experience and backgrounds provides us with the unique opportunity to draw upon best practices from across the globe.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Diving activities to support the project.
- Acting as a top-site diver, as needed.
- Marine water quality monitoring and marine mammal observation.
- Completing all environmental, post-construction and dive-related reports, forms, logs, and data uploads.
- Taking site photographs and videos as needed.
- Deckhand support, as needed.
- Light civil work at landing sites.
- On-shore/on-site light construction activities including cable pull, assisting with the installation of poles, digging for subsurface vaults, and laying split pipe (when not supporting with diving).
- Promoting a safe working culture, complying with all safety protocols, and maintaining safety certifications required for diving work.
- Any other diving duties as determined by the Environmental Field Coordinator or Marine Ops Manager.
- Qualified Commercial Diver certification is required.
- Medical clearance for underwater diving is required.
- Emergency O2 certification is required.
- SVOP is considered an asset.
- Excellent knowledge of the inter-tidal regions of the BC coast.
- Sound knowledge of field survey techniques, and construction methodologies.
- Willingness to work alongside the construction team from time to time to get the job done efficiently and on time.
- Experience conducting marine and terrestrial vegetation surveys, abalone & marine species salvage and relocation considered an asset.
- Willing to work in the unpredictable weather of the West Coast of BC.
- Comfortable working on boats in the open ocean in all-weather scenarios.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Valid Class 5 driver’s license.
- Marine First Aid considered an asset.
- Flexibility to work remotely and on an on-call schedule.
- Must be double vaccinated and provide a valid COVID-19 vaccination record.

**Who will you be working with?**

You will be collaborating with our various departments including Environmental, Operations, and Construction staff, but reporting directly to our Environmental Manager. Effective team collaboration and communication skills are essential. The team’s expertise and project tasks are diverse, presenting an opportunity for collaboration among team members to mentor and learn from each other.

**When will you start?** This position is offering casual/on-call work.
- Baylink Networks is strongly committed to equal opportunities in employment. We believe in building an environment that is inclusive and supportive for all individuals regardless of ancestry, race, colour, religion (including religious dress) or creed, national, ethnic or social origin, including caste, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, genetic information, age, disability, military or veteran status, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, or other protected categories as provided by human rights legislation. Our goal is to build an organization that supports diversity inside out_
- All applicants are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of hire. Applicants who are not able to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine for a reason related to a personal characteristic protected by the BC Human Rights Code can request an accommodation at any time during the recruitment process._

**Job Types**: Casual, Freelance

**Salary**: $32.00-$36.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Flexible schedule

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- On call
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

COVID-19 considerations:
All of our employees are double vaccinated

Willingness to travel:

- 75% (preferred)

Work Location: On the road