SEM Shift Engineer

1 month ago

Toronto, Canada Ontario Transit Group Full time
Job Description

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented SEM Shift Engineer to join our team in Toronto. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the Sequential Excavation Method (SEM) tunneling works on the Ontario Line South project, with a strong focus on safety, quality, and comprehensive documentation. 

Key Responsibilities: 

Safety Compliance:

  • Enforce strict adherence to safety protocols, ensuring all site activities comply with local and industry regulations.
  • Conduct daily safety inspections, identifying potential hazards, and implementing preventive measures.
  • Lead safety briefings and toolbox talks at the beginning of each shift, emphasizing safety in all operations

Quality Assurance: 

  • Oversee the quality of SEM tunnel excavation, ensuring compliance with design specifications and project standards. 
  • Conduct regular inspections of tunnel profiles to ensure they meet the required tolerances and geometrical accuracy. 
  • Supervise the installation of shotcrete, ensuring it meets specified thickness, strength, and coverage criteria. 

Technical Supervision: 

  • Monitor and coordinate the activities of the SEM crew during each shift, ensuring proper sequence and technique are followed. 
  • Monitor and adjust excavation parameters as needed, based on ground conditions and project requirements. 
  • Ensure that all installed supports, including shotcrete, anchors, and lining, are correctly placed and meet design requirements. 

Reporting and Documentation: 

  • Prepare daily shift reports, documenting progress, safety incidents, and quality control measures. 
  • Complete all required daily quality documentation, including Inspection and Test Plans (ITP), production logs, shotcrete testing, concrete testing, rockbolt testing reports, and calibration records for on-site testing equipment. 
  • Prepare all necessary documents for the daily Permit to Tunnel meeting. 
  • Generate weekly production reports and track material usage, placing orders as required to meet design specifications and production schedules. 
  • Track weekly production and costs, supporting end-of-month processes, including accruals, cost summaries, and short-term production forecasts. 
  • Prepare daily excavation plans, distribute them to the site crew, explain them thoroughly, and attend all shift handover meetings. 

Inspections and Monitoring: 

  • Conduct regular inspections of the tunnel face and surrounding ground conditions to identify potential risks or deviations. 
  • Continuously monitor the shotcrete application process, ensuring quality and uniformity. 
  • Inspect the final tunnel profile to ensure compliance with project specifications and correct any deviations promptly.

Coordination and Communication: 

  • Collaborate with other shift engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers to ensure smooth coordination of tunneling operations. 
  • Participate in shift handovers, ensuring that all critical information is communicated clearly to the incoming team. 
  • Engage with the design team and other engineering staff to resolve technical challenges encountered during excavation. 

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Mining Engineering, or a related field. 
  • Minimum of 1 years of experience in tunneling, with specific expertise in the Sequential Excavation Method (SEM). 
  • Proven experience in conducting detailed inspections, preparing shift and profile reports, monitoring shotcrete applications, and handling production and cost tracking. 
  • Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills. 
  • Ability to work in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment. 
  • Knowledge of relevant safety regulations and best practices in tunnel construction. 
  • Proficiency in using engineering software and tools for documentation, reporting, and quality control. 

Please note this position requires 12 hour shifts in an underground environment, rotating with nights and potentially weekends. 

This position is integral to ensuring the success of the Ontario Line South project. If you have a passion for underground construction, attention to detail, and a commitment to safety and quality, we encourage you to apply. 



Additional Information

We Offer: 

  • Competitive Salary
  • Comprehensive Benefits Package:
    • Disability Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Extended medical insurance
    • (Optional) RRSP matching
    • Discretionary Bonus

Why OTG?

Welcome to Ontario Transit Group (OTG), located in the heart of Downtown Toronto, where diversity and passion collide. As we work on the groundbreaking Ontario Line project, we prioritize fostering a positive culture. Join us and be part of a team that celebrates our employees, organizes family events, and promotes health and wellness initiatives. Our commitment to personal and professional growth means annual performance reviews, salary increases, comprehensive health benefits, generous RRSP matching, industry education support, and career development opportunities.

 

At OTG, we embrace diversity, recognizing that it strengthens us as a team and as a company. We are an equal-opportunity employer, encouraging applications from all interested candidates. We value Indigenous people, racialized people, neurodivergent people, people with disabilities, and individuals from gender and sexually diverse communities with intersectional identities. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for people with disabilities. If you're ready to be part of our dynamic team in one of the world's most diverse cities, don't wait any longer—apply now

 

While we appreciate your interest, only selected candidates will be contacted for interviews. Please note that we do not accept agency submissions.

 

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