Structural Engineering Co-op Student - WI 2024

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Be an active member of project teams working on the structural design of new and existing buildings, as well as provide advisory services to clients. This includes providing technical support, performing calculations, conducting site inspections, interacting with clients and other professionals, and contributing to design reporting.
• Prepare project deliverables, including basic calculations, specifications, field review reports, and technical reports.
• Perform field reviews to review construction details and compliance with the design.
• Liaise with other teams in the WSP such as Electrical, Mechanical, Sustainability, Project Management services and Building Sciences.
• Conduct research regarding new construction technologies and materials, as well as progress the field of computational design.
• Assist the team in developing various reports and project correspondence.
• Help develop and/or improve internal processes.
• Other duties as assigned/required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Entering the third or final year of a Civil Engineering degree, with a minimum B average.
• General knowledge of structural engineering and the construction industry.
• Previous CO-OP or summer work experience in the engineering or construction industry.
• Passionate to learn and gain experience in this dynamic industry. Pro-active, solutions-driven mentality, who questions and positively disrupts the norms.
• Proven ability of adapting to changing priorities.
• Strong time management and planning skills.
• Succinct communicator in daily interactions and in written correspondence.

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $40 800 - $69 300

WSPCanadais providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it will pay for this position based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to the specific geographic location.
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.

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.

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

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Category

Administrative Maintenance and Technicians