Job Description - Rope Access Technicians

Norpac Construction Incorporated (Norpac) was created to service the slope stabilization industry and its many specialized tasks. Norpac is focused on providing the very best workmanship with the highest safety standards found within the industry. It is our goal to build and retain long-term relationships with our clients. We strive to be considered by our clients as a first-choice service provider due to our reliability, professional conduct, safe work culture and ability to get challenging jobs completed to their satisfaction. Norpac comes with a management team and employee base that has been servicing the industry for over 25 years. Whatever our clients’ slope stabilization or ground support needs are, the Norpac team has tackled them before and will work together with our clients to provide solutions to their problems and add value to their projects. We can assess the project, offer multiple solutions, provide design engineering if needed, execute the work, and close out the project while keeping our clients informed and comfortable through the entire process. Our clients can be certain that our team approach will make their best interests our top priority. Norpac excels at servicing mine sites, hydro projects, highways, railways, private projects, oil and gas, remote access sites, helicopter access sites, federal projects (parks, forestry, department of fisheries and oceans) and many other clients.

Norpac has a broad spectrum of services that it is comfortable undertaking including some of the following major tasks:

• High angle rock scaling and rope access work
• Avalanche control systems and high impact fences.
• Shotcrete, shoring, & underpinning
• Horizontal drain hole drilling
• Micro-piling & foundation drilling
• Rock/slope mesh (drape, curtains, passive and active systems)
• Pressure grouting and grout curtains.
• Anchor installation (earth and rock)
• Avalanche control systems and high impact fences.
• Installation of slope monitoring systems (prisms, piezometers, inclinometers extensometers)
• Blasting & high angle rock excavation
• Tie back retaining walls and soldier pile walls.
• Rock carving (stamped and broom finished)
• Soundwalls

Position

We are currently seeking scalers with rope access and drilling experience to join the Norpac team. The locations of these positions can vary and will depend upon project needs. Most jobs are camp based with rotations that are site specific, travel and accommodation is supplied.

Key Requirements

• Previous rope access experience.
• Dachs/bencher/plugger drilling experience is an asset.
• Ability to work on a difficult terrain slope.
• Ability to pass a pre-access medical test as well as a drug and alcohol test; note- site specific pre-access security checks are required in some cases.
• Adhere to all safety protocols and procedures, promoting a safe working environment.
• Valid Class 5 license.

Qualifications

• IRATA Level 1 (not required but considered an asset)
• OFA Level
• Fall Protection

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Willingness to work in a field-based environment

Compensation

• Pay range between $28 - $40 per hour depending on experience.
• Overtime at time-and-a-half paid for time worked over 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week.
• Accommodation provided during shift, along with meal allowance.

Schedule

10 to 12-hour shift Ability to Commute: Throughout BC and AB Work Location: In person, on site Total Rewards:

• Full extended health & dental + life and disability
• RRSP match
• Paid parental leave
• A chance to shape the future of slope stabilization in Canada