Kinectrics takes pride in being consistently ranked as one of the best places to work in the energy and utility industry, where purpose and people mean as much as innovation and growth. That’s why we choose only the best and brightest to join us. To keep pace with Canada’s expanding energy and utility sector, Kinectrics has grown from a company of 300 to over 1,000 in only the last few years - and we aren’t looking to slow down. Join our diverse, supportive workplace for a rewarding career in the electricity industry.
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The Opportunity
Employment Type: Permanent
Employment Level: Intermediate
Location: 800 Kipling Avenue, Toronto, ON
Department: Materials and Major Components
Reports to: Director – Concrete Assessment and Repair
Hours per week: 40
What We Offer
At Kinectrics, employees are recognized for their knowledge, experience, and contributions while working in a highly technical and challenging environment. Kinectrics puts you in the driver’s seat of your own career, setting you up alongside industry experts who will help you develop the skills essential to your professional growth in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and rewarding work culture.
- Purpose: The work we do each day helps communities around the world. Find satisfaction in work that really matters, working alongside and as part of the best and brightest in the industry.
- Growth: To keep pace with Canada’s expanding energy and utility sector, we are growing more each day, which means more opportunities for you. We encourage our employees to grow alongside our company thanks to a number of significant training and personal development opportunities.
- Innovation: Our staff proudly develop innovations that push the industry forward.
- Diversity: The company is dedicated to promoting diversity in its workforce, up to and including the senior management level. Our diversity committee ensures we stay up to date on leading trends and best practices, creating a desirable workspace for each and every one of our employees.
- Competitive Compensation: We offer a competitive total compensation package unmatched by most industries throughout North America.
Accountabilities: How You Will Make an Impact
- Perform all duties in a safe manner in compliance with Kinectrics policies and procedures.
- Participate in investigations and technical studies related to the inspection and repair of structures, testing of concrete and related materials, including material qualification and R&D.
- Analyze experimental data to assist professional staff in preparing technical reports.
- Perform civil structural inspections at a variety of client sites, including detailed reports.
- Recommend repair strategies, prepare repair specifications, plan/execute/oversee repair work.
- Interact with supervisory and support staff to ensure that work is completed on schedule and to the required quality standards.
- Maintain records of experimental work as per quality assurance requirements.
- Prepare routine and non-technical reports.
- Ensure that laboratory equipment is properly calibrated and maintained and help to maintain a safe, well-organized work environment.
- Interact with customers and perform off-site work at utility customer sites (local and international travel may be required).
- Ensure customer satisfaction by following good quality and safety practices in all aspects of work performed. Maintain quality records.
- Perform other duties as required.
What You Need to Succeed
- Requires a good knowledge of concrete technology.
- Demonstrated computer skills for data acquisition and analysis.
- Demonstrated good verbal and written communication skills to deal effectively with colleagues and customers, technical report preparation, development of laboratory and testing procedures, reporting of testing results, etc.
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal and organizational skills to receive and provide information to customers.
- Basic knowledge of instrumentation and electronics.
- Basic knowledge of inspection and repair of structures
- Basic knowledge of testing of concrete and related materials.
- Ability to carry out and document test programs in accordance with established procedures.
- Must be able to travel to customer sites and participate in nuclear outage support work (this may include shift work)
- Willingness to work in the field for extended assignments (50%+ of time)
- Knowledge and experience with work procedures in nuclear generating stations is an asset.
- A period of 1-10 years related experience is considered necessary to gain this experience or equivalent advanced education.
- This knowledge is considered to be normally acquired by successful completion of an undergraduate degree plus specialized courses in Civil Engineering Technology or equivalent engineering technology program at a College of Applied Arts and Technology or Community College.
- P. Eng preferred, willingness to pursue is an asset
Kinectrics welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
