Description:
The Department of Civil Engineering in the Schulich School of Engineering invites applications for a Full-time Regular Civil Engineering Technologist.
Reporting to the Manager, Department Operations, this position requires exceptional analytical, communication, organizational, and technical skills. Responsible for undergraduate and research civil engineering laboratories, the scheduled workload is around peak periods of the academic year. Must have the ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively with a variety of individuals on simultaneous projects. Ability to exercise sound and fair judgement, troubleshoot, resolve issues as they arise, and develop creative and innovative solutions. A high impact of error exists in this role and must be able to work safely with potential work hazards such as large equipment.
Primary Purpose of the Position:
The primary purpose of this position is to provide knowledgeable and responsible instruction, supervision, and management of undergraduate civil engineering laboratories, primarily within the areas of materials and structural engineering. This position also entails mentoring and support of graduate students and faculty within specialized research laboratories. This position provides further technical support to other areas of civil engineering within the undergraduate and graduate program as required.
Position Description
Summary of Key Responsibilities (job functions include but are not limited to):
Undergraduate laboratory technical support:
- Set up of equipment and experiments in the civil engineering undergraduate laboratories
- Provide practical instruction of civil engineering undergraduate laboratories
- Provide input in the planning, development, and monitoring of new experiments in laboratories
- Acquire, maintain, upgrade, or replace laboratory equipment to ensure that equipment is in working order and setup prior to scheduled laboratories
- Maintain efficient, safe, well-organized laboratories for students
- Ordering and inventory of laboratory materials and supplies
- Schedule and coordinate inventory and disposal of capital equipment
- Provide back-up to department technicians as required
Civil Engineering research technical support:
- Design, set up, and operation of equipment and experiments in civil engineering research laboratories
- Provide training and mentoring of graduate students in safe and effective operation of equipment and laboratory protocols
- Provide input in the planning, development, and monitoring of new experiments, infrastructure and spaces in research laboratories
- Provide responsible supervision and management of research laboratories
- Maintain efficient, safe, well-organized laboratories for students and researchers
- Maintain knowledge of current and future technical trends and developments within industry and applies the knowledge as appropriate
Equipment:
- Configure, maintain, and operate specialized equipment including testing systems and instruments; laboratory apparatus; and associated infrastructure including: computer operations, electronics, data acquisition systems, computer control for laboratory systems
Safety
- Train undergraduate and graduate students on standard operating procedures within laboratories
- Ensure compliance with safety, fire, and health regulations in the laboratories
- Respond to malfunctions and emergencies
- Safety warden training
- First aid training
Qualifications / Requirements:
- A post-secondary diploma in Civil Engineering Technology or equivalent is required. A Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or equivalent and industry experience is an asset.
- Strong mechanical aptitude and ability, with experience in computing, electronics, and instrumentation.
- Working knowledge of laboratory testing and analysis techniques, and the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively.
- Strong interpersonal and analytical skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills are necessary.
- Valid Class 5 driver's licence.
- Aptitude and ability to operate tools such as pneumatic equipment, saws, drill press and other tools as required
- Aptitude and ability to operate heavy equipment such as a crane, forklift, genie lift, scissor lift
- Knowledge and proficiency in Microsoft Office and Outlook
- Ability to lift and push heavy objects
- Ability to work at heights as required