Materials Testing Technician (Co-op)
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Materials Testing Technician (Co-op)
Calgary AB
At EXP were driven to provide innovative solutions for the worlds built and natural environments. As a team of engineers architects designers scientists creators and a community of professionals we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the worlds most complex challenges. Here you join a team that leverages differences harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company that believes diversity is what gives us strength seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience while staying connected to a global network of professionals who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together we are EXP.
Are you ready to design your future
Be our nextMaterials Testing Technician (Co-op)!
Your work environment at EXP
In this role you will be a part of the Materials Testing team based in Calgary AB office and have the opportunity to work with a great team. You will be working closely with your fellow Laboratory and Field Technicians Dispatchers Project Coordinators Project Engineers/Managers and Discipline Manager to conduct materials quality assurance/control testing and reporting in both the field and laboratory for projects mainly in and around but not limited to the Greater Calgary area. The successful candidate will spend their time both in the field on project sites or in the laboratory conducting materials testing with further responsibilities assigned dependent upon level of experience and proficiency.
**We are looking to hire a student who is available for a minimum of 8-month co-op term but also open to 4-month term.
What a day at EXP has in store for you
- Laboratory Work such as testing concrete cylinders grain size analysis Proctor tests asphalt tests geotechnical index testing etc.
- Executing on site concrete tests which includes casting cylinders slump test and air content tests
- Collecting soil and asphalt samples on site
- In Place Density testing using a Nuclear Densometer (dependent on proficiency with lab and concrete testing)
- Carry out asphalt and concrete coring
- Pull-Out testing of installed rebar dowels or anchors
- Problem solving of project site issues
- Attend staff and project meetings when requested
- Interaction with clients and contractors to provide excellent service and a quick response to their testing needs
What your experience looks like
- Enrolled in a Civil Engineering Technology diploma program or an appropriate Civil or Materials Engineering bachelors degree
- Experience or exposure to concrete asphalt and soil testing is an asset
- Available for a minimum of 8-month co-op term
- Comfortable working safely in the field on active construction sites
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with a wide range of coworkers and clients
- Valid Canadian drivers license
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Able to manage multiple projects at once stay organized meet deadlines and adapt to changing schedules and priorities
EXP subscribes to the Workplace Equity Program. Applications from women members of visible minorities Indigenous peoples and persons with disabilities are encouraged. Persons with disabilities can obtain accommodation for the selection process by contacting us at the following email address: .
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Shipping & Receiving
- Order Management System
- Inventory Control
- Microsoft Access
- Forklift
- SAP
- Supply Chain Experience
- Warehouse Experience
- Materials Handling
- Supplier Management
- Materials Management
- MRP
About Company
Our story With a mission to understand, innovate, partner and deliver, EXP provides engineering, architecture, design and consulting services to the world’s built and natural environments. Our heritage dates back to 1906, when the earliest of EXP’s predecessor companies started its en ... View more
