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We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.
If you share that vision, even if you don’t meet every requirement listed, we’d still love to hear from you. We value potential and diverse perspectives as much as experience. Let’s explore how we can support your growth and help you take the next step in your career, while contributing to an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.
We are looking for a talented, motivated, and experienced Inspector (Construction Support) to support an iconic construction project in Vancouver. In this position, you will work alongside our senior geotechnical and structural engineers and be able to mentor junior members of the team.
This position will be working on an iconic Vancouver based tunnel project. Candidates must be willing to work a mix of day shift and night shifts to meet project requirements.
As an Inspector (Construction Support), your responsibilities would include:
Providing full-time inspection services during the construction of multiple elements of this critical project – in particular support of excavations, shaft excavations and pre-excavation grouting, steel pipe installation and backfill grouting.
Preparing daily shift reports capturing HSE, progress, labour, equipment, materials, quality of the work during daily shifts. Shifts are typically 10 hrs/day 5 days/week with occasional need to work either longer hours or 6 days/week to support the construction schedule.
Working collaboratively with the Engineering, Contracting Authority and Contractor teams to support overall project delivery of multiple elements of this critical project, in particular reviewing submittals and requests for information, managing and coordinating Engineers inspections, monitoring excavation performance, witnessing and providing sign off at construction hold points and communicating key issues to the relevant teams.
The candidate must have the following experience:
Minimum 5 years of relevant industry / project experience, including experience in construction, particularly installation of various support of excavation types and underground excavations (full-time site experience would be considered an asset).
Experience putting design plans into practice on construction sites.
Effective communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills; able to collaborate effectively with all levels of staff and clients and nurture the development of junior staff.
Ability and enthusiasm for supervising the work of others, including check and approval of key deliverables.
An academic background, with Diploma or a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering would be considered as an asset.
Ability to work up to 10 hours per day, Monday to Friday, including evenings and night shift.
At Mott MacDonald, our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, providing them with a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.
Multiple factors such as qualifications, overall experience and position responsibilities will be used to determine the successful candidate's actual salary within the expected range.
The expected salary range for this position is from $75,000 - $91,000.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Collaboration at Our Core
At Mott MacDonald, we believe great ideas happen when we're together. Our hybrid approach centers on an in-office culture, with most of your time spent collaborating face-to-face and a minimum of three days per week in the office. We balance flexibility with connection, so you and your manager can choose how to meet client, team, and personal commitments.
We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.
