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Field Assistant

Stantec7 days ago
Verified
Winnipeg, MB
Entry Level
Full-time

Top Benefits

Health, dental, and vision plans
Wellness program
Health care spending account

About the role

Field Assistant

Winnipeg, MB

Description

We create great places and the connections that get people and goods moving—whether by car, bus, train, plane, or their own two feet. Working within the context of the communities we serve, we provide planning, engineering, and infrastructure management services that fit the needs of our clients and improve the overall transportation experience. Join our team and help keep communities connected.

Your Opportunity

We have an opportunity for a motivated individual to apply for a Field Assistant position with our Transportation Group. These are temporary project positions that will run for the duration of the construction project requirements.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Working independently at times for shifts of 10-14 hours.
  • Travel to and from sites across the province, although will try to hire local wherever possible.
  • Track (collect tickets from truck drivers) and control dumped distances for various commodities being dumped on the road surface during construction (traffic gravel, sub-base, base and asphalt tickets).
  • Track weigh scale tickets for various trucks (based on tare values) for loading and hauling of various commodities to the construction site (road surface or stockpile site)
  • Summarize tickets (checkers into bundles for lots for scalers into ticket envelopes for specific trucks and commodities).
  • Assist survey teams with the following duties: carry survey stakes, pound (hammer) in survey stakes, assist with setting up and running RTK GPS equipment, assist with survey notes and flagperson duties (if required for high traffic count roads).
  • May be required to drive company or personal vehicle to reach jobsites.
  • Responsible for safe operation of vehicles, tools, and equipment.
  • Performs other duties of a similar nature and level to those assigned.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

  • Ability to read and record accurately weights and direct trucks to project sites.
  • Ability to carry 50 lbs.
  • Ability to fulfill the requirements of a physically demanding job.
  • Ability to communicate clearly (spoken and written) in English.
  • Must be willing to work on remote sites.
  • Must own a reliable vehicle and possess a valid driver's license.
  • Required to supply your own safety footwear; however, safety vests and head protection will be supplied.

Education and Experience

  • High school diploma required.
  • Current enrollment in or completion of related post-secondary training (civil, construction, materials) would be an asset.

Preference given to those with previous experience in the construction industry.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

About Stantec

Design Services
10,000+

Stantec empowers clients, people, and communities to rise to the world’s greatest challenges at a time when the world faces more unprecedented concerns than ever before.

We are a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. Our professionals deliver the expertise, technology, and innovation communities need to manage aging infrastructure, demographic and population changes, the energy transition, and more.

Today’s communities transcend geographic borders. At Stantec, community means everyone with an interest in the work that we do—from our project teams and industry colleagues to our clients and the people our work impacts. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure.

We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

Stantec trades on the TSX and the NYSE under the symbol STN.