Construction Surveyor, Regional Roads & Highways

EDMONTON The Opportunity:
WSP is currently seeking a Construction Surveyor to join our Regional Roads and Highways Transportation Group, located at Edmonton Winterburn office, for a broad range of transportation projects on highways and rural roads in Alberta and various other Provincial jurisdictions.
Why WSP?

• Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.
• Our Hybrid Work Policy - a combination of in-person and remote working, enables us to purposefully think of how we work, who we need to work with, and where the work should be done.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of Inclusion and Belonging
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.
#WeAre WSP
A day in the life:

• Mentor junior surveyors and assistants.
• Perform various construction surveys for transportation engineering projects.
• Must be willing to travel, work out-of-town and work overtime/weekends.
• Familiar with using survey instruments and equipment including Trimble GPS, Total Stations, and levels.
• Duties include topographical data pickup, construction layout, quantity pickup and calculations, processing surveys via computer software.
• Manage multiple projects and work independently with minimal supervision.

What you'll bring to WSP ...

• A strong work ethic, and good communication skills with the desire to excel and to achieve with a willingness to learn, and a motivated team player.
• Knowledge of the principles, techniques, and practices of construction surveying.
• Possess a valid Class 5 driver’s license.
• Graduate from a survey program, Civil Engineering, or Geomatics discipline preferred but not mandatory. Equivalent related ability/experience will be considered.
• A minimum of 3 years of related experience.
• Experience with construction surveys required for the layout of rural roads is an asset.
• Periodic workloads and project locations may require being away from your home office for the project duration.
• Solid understanding of Coordinate Geometry is required.
• Experience with Civil 3D and AutoCAD is an asset.

About Us
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 foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable
• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo

Please Note:
Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe and the growing list of our clients including vaccination status as part of their mandated health and safety requirements to work with them, you will be required to provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination to WSP as a condition of employment. You may also be required to undergo additional immunization to maintain a fully vaccinated status against COVID-19 whenever local Public Health Authorities recommend additional immunization.
Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).
WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.
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