Geotechnical Field Technician

Geotechnical Field Technician
Windsor, ON

At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.

Are you ready to design your future?

Be our next Geotechnical Field Technician!

Your work environment at EXP

In this role, you will be a part of the Earth & Environmental sector, based in the Windsor, ON office. Under the leadership of the Project Manager, the successful candidate will participate in the conception and development of various residential, commercial, industrial and infrastructure projects in the Geotechnical Inspection and Materials Testing Field.

What a day at EXP has in store for you

• Perform concrete testing (slump, air test and cast test cylinders) in the field
• Perform field compaction testing on various construction materials with soil density gauge
• Monitor the placement of asphalt pavement and collect samples and perform compaction testing
• Monitor the placement of soil and granular materials and carry out compaction testing as part of trench backfill, engineered fill or general backfill or grading operations
• Carry out subgrade inspections for building projects and roadway infrastructure works
• Perform footing and reinforcing bar inspections
• Monitor the installation of caissons, piles and shoring system
• Properly identify/classify soil types from samples
• Perform soil and granular proctor tests
• Perform granular sieve tests

What your experience looks like

• Civil Technician or Technology Diploma or Undergraduate Degree in Natural Sciences (Earth Science, Environmental Science, or Civil Engineering)
• 2 to 5 years of experience in a similar role preferred
• Ability to understand and resolve problems relating to soil, granular and asphalt while on construction sites
• Able to read drawings and specifications
• Ability to exercise diplomacy and tact when interacting with fellow staff, clients, consultants and contractors
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to write clear field reports, including making recommendations
• Strong organizational and time management skills as well as attention to detail
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle for travel to construction sites
  
  

The salary range for this role is between $44K to $55K. The actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location.