Geotechnical Technician, Field Services

2 weeks ago

Edmonton, Canada WSP Full time

**The Opportunity**:
**A day in the life**
- Promote Safety culture by ensuring site-specific HSE policies and safety standard procedures are adhered to
- Monitor Geotechnical drilling, instrumentation installation, and core samples recovery
- Classify soil and bedrock samples, and carry out various field testing of soils, bedrock and groundwater.
- Installation of various instruments pertaining to slope stability and foundation investigation.
- Taking readings from various types of geotechnical instruments (slope Inclinometers, SAA, VW etc. )
- Programing, installing, and downloading information from data loggers
- Compilation of field data, record keeping, and coordination of work including communication through verbal and written correspondence.
- Monitoring and reporting of construction observations, and results and providing guidance during construction.
- Managing various types of contractors.

**What you will bring to WSP.**
- Completion of a Geological, Construction or Civil Engineering Technology Diploma Program
- Geotechnical Drilling experience, specifically with the installation of geotechnical instruments
- Experience working in the Alberta Oil Sands region is an asset
- A Minimum 3 years of relevant industry experience
- Flexibility to work a variety of schedules (from 1 week on up to 3 weeks on shift (days/nights)
- Good written and verbal English communication skills
- Reliable and punctual
- Willing to do a variety of tasks and able to prioritize
- Standard First Aid Level C with AED, CSTS, CSO, and H2S Alive is an asset
- Pre-access drug and alcohol testing
- Unrestricted Class 5 driver's license valid in Alberta

We are an equal-opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, color, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

Safety Sensitive Statement

**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.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY.

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