Engineering Assistant - Building Restoration Group

at  RJ Burnside

At Burnside the difference is our people. Our employees are our greatest asset and by encouraging continuous growth and supporting personal development our organization benefits from the increased skill and leadership capacity that results.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Assistant to join our Building Restoration Group working out of our Collingwood office. We are also considering applicants who are willing to share their time between our Barrie and Collingwood offices. This position will serve existing and future clients in the Collingwood and Simcoe County market.
As an Engineering Assistant within our Building Restoration group, you will be assisting our team in providing high quality, engineering solutions to meet our clients needs. Typical projects can include concrete and masonry restoration, roof replacement, building condition evaluations, and capital planning.
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop in a career in building sciences by joining a dynamic team that takes on challenging projects and provides excellent rewards and benefits in return.

QUALIFIED CANDIDATES SHOULD HAVE:

• High degree of problem solving and decision-making skills
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
• Excellent interpersonal abilities and willingness to work in a team atmosphere
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy

COMPANY PROFILE – MORE ABOUT US:

Founded in 1970, R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited is a growing values-driven employee-owned multidiscipline engineering and environmental consulting firm with over 400 staff. Our consistent commitment towards investing in technology advancements and training, in addition to encouraging and promoting professional development, has enabled our firm to meet our ongoing and stated goal of continual improvement.
We actively seek to develop relationships with a broad and diversified client base in the Public, Private, Indigenous, and International sectors. We work on a variety of projects throughout Canada, with ten office locations in Ontario and one in Manitoba.
Burnside has expertise in many technical disciplines including air and noise, asset management, buildings, environmental planning and ecology, GIS, hydrogeology, land development, landscape architecture, municipal drainage and peer review, solid waste, stormwater management, structures, transportation planning and design, transit, water and wastewater and well drilling & diagnostics.

THE ROLE

The position involves providing assistance to Project Managers, Professional Engineers and technical staff on a variety of projects.

MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE POSITION WILL INVOLVE CARRYING OUT THE FOLLOWING DUTIES:

• Assist with Building Restoration projects including site inspections, report writing and design calculations;
• Coordinate project parameters with clients as directed by a senior engineer;
• Assist with preparation of proposals;
• Prepare contract drawing/specifications; and
• Other duties as assigned.