Civil Engineer

Abroad Work; Calgary; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A civil engineering consultancy in Canada is seeking a civil engineer to prepare design specifications and oversee various engineering functions. The successful candidate will conduct project site visits, collaborate on project specifications, and provide technical guidance to multiple departments. This position offers an opportunity to work on diverse engineering projects.

Responsibilities

• Perform preparation of design specifications
• Incorporate special features into specifications relevant to the project
• Perform technical reviews on specifications for clarity and completeness
• Compile contract specifications into Electronic Bid Set (EBS)
• Visit proposed project site to gather necessary information
• Provide guidance and technical advice to various departments
• Communicate with higher authorities on specifications-related issues

Job description

Overview

Civil engineers perform various functions depending on their area of specialization. Engineers may specialize in one of the following areas: construction engineering, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, and transportation engineering.

Responsibilities

• Perform preparation of design specifications


• Incorporate special features which relate to the project at hand into specifications. These include order of work, physical conditions at the site, construction work schedules, method of payment and measurement, construction procedures and special methods, and coordination with contractors and other stakeholders


• Perform technical review on specifications to ensure clarity, completeness, and exactness, and to remove restrictive descriptions so as to ensure competitive bidding


• Prepare project for advertisement by compiling contract specification into Electronic Bid Set (EBS)


• Visit proposed project site to obtain necessary information for use in creating project specification. This include condition and location of project site, location of storage and staging areas, and character and scope of work


• Provide guidance and technical advice to various persons and departments, including engineering personnel, Branch Chief, Section Chief, Engineering and Construction Department, and Architect-Engineer firms where necessary to develop basic specification procedure and policies to cover new types of projects and structures, and to make clearer various phases of the construction work


• Communicate with higher authorities on issues concerning specifications, engineering interpretations and explanations, supply of items, and items of work, and offer recommendations on reviewing specifications.