Junior Cultural Heritage Specialist
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Posted on:
14 hours ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Role:
Egis Environmental Division has been recognized over the past 30 years as providing high-level deliverables and advice to a variety of clients throughout Ontario and the rest of Canada. Our Environmental Division currently consists of experts in the following fields: Cultural Heritage Contaminant and Waste Hydrogeology Environmental Assessment Natural Science and Environmental Engineering.
We are looking to expand our Environmental division in Ontario by hiring a motivated Cultural Heritage Specialist to support our growing Cultural Heritage team. The Egis Cultural Heritage team provides built heritage resource and cultural landscape services. Our areas of specialty include large complex projects involving multiple stakeholder communities and often involving multiple levels of jurisdiction. We are looking for a Junior Cultural Heritage Specialist to work alongside the Cultural Heritage Manager who is enthusiastic about supporting the delivery of heritage projects across a range of public and private sector clients. As a Junior Cultural Heritage Specialist you will play a pivotal role in preserving and maintaining cultural heritage resources and ensuring their long-term sustainability.
Egis Environmental Division prides itself on having a people-first culture that emphasizes innovation respect fairness and a commitment to quality. This is demonstrated through our flexible working hours hybrid approach focus on managing projects instead of employee time and other aspects of our leadership approach.
This role is open to candidates who can work out of any of our Ontario offices including Markham Toronto Kingston Ottawa or North Bay and offers hybrid work environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist the team in preparing cultural heritage deliverables and complete key tasks required for heritage documents including historical property research (e.g. archival research including OnLand Tax Assessment Rolls historical map reviews etc.) and screening for and developing inventories of built heritage resources and cultural heritage landscapes;
- Complete heritage evaluations using Ontario Regulation 9/06 and Ontario Regulation 10/06;
- Travel and conduct field surveys in Ontario when necessary and provide written descriptions including architectural details of built heritage resources and cultural heritage landscapes documented in the field;
- Attend and support public information sessions involving heritage; and
- Assist with preparation of proposals using internal systems and operations.
Qualifications :
- Bachelors degree/diploma in heritage planning heritage conservation or in a heritage related discipline;
- 1-2 years experience working in heritage consultancy or a related field;
- Previous experience with GIS digital mapping or graphic design software would be considered an asset;
- Experience conducting historical research through primary and secondary sources;
- Strong organizational and analytical skills;
- Strong writing skills in order to contribute to the production of heritage documents;
- Familiarity with relevant cultural heritage legislation frameworks and policies in Ontario including the Ontario Heritage Act;
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work independently and within a team and take responsibility for document delivery in a time-sensitive environment; and
- Have a valid Ontario G drivers license with access to a vehicle to travel when necessary to conduct field surveys;
Additional Information :
Egis Canada is an equal opportunities employer offering a competitive salary and benefits to those with the skills suited to the needs of our clients. The salary range advertised may exceed the range based on several factors including relevant education qualifications certifications experience skills geographic location performance and business or organizational needs.
We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
This role is eligible for a referral bonus in line with the Referral Program. If you have been referred please provide the name of the employee who has referred you at the time of your application.
At Egis we embrace innovation to tackle challenges and utilize AI in our recruitment process under stringent ethics and compliance policies and in alignment with our values of being a Responsible Company a People First Company and a Creative Company. Committed to diversity growth and collaboration we may leverage AI to support the recruitment process.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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