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Saskatoon, Sk, Ca

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Direct and manage a team of professional engineers (P.Eng.) and Engineers-in-Training (EIT) within the Building Standards Department of a city government. Oversee the comprehensive review, interpretation, and enforcement of national building and energy codes, ensuring compliance with provincial regulations and local bylaws. Utilize expertise in building and energy codes to guide the team in evaluating applications for construction, renovation, and energy performance of buildings throughout Canada, supporting sustainable development and safe building practices.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

• Plans, organizes and directs activities within the assigned area in alignment with departmental goals, program goals, and identified service levels.• Manages assigned staff; hires, assigns work schedules, assesses staffing needs, identifies and pursues other resources, if necessary, and performs layoff and recall. Plans and approves staff development. Conducts performance management and when required, disciplinary action.• Manages and assists staff in resolving issues that arise and assists property owners, developers and consultants with interpretations and requirements of the National Building Code, National Energy Code for Buildings, the Saskatoon Building Bylaw, The Construction Codes Act, The Building Regulations of Saskatchewan, The National Plumbing Code, and Plumbing Bylaw.• Develops and administers policies, procedures, guidelines, standards and specifications related to assigned program area.• Supports and promotes the health and safety of employees and the public in accordance with the Saskatchewan Employment Act, Saskatchewan Health Regulations and Standards, Occupational Health & Safety Regulations, and the City of Saskatoon's administrative Occupational Health & Safety policies and departmental procedures.• Works closely with the Business Manager to ensure customer service processes are responsive, adaptive and accessible, allowing the customer easy access to programs and services.• Recommends revisions to City Council policies, bylaws, department procedures, the National Building Code of Canada, the National Energy Code for Buildings, the National Plumbing Code, the Construction Codes Act, The Building Regulations of Saskatchewan, and the Saskatchewan Plumbing Regulations.• Performs on-site inspections, as required.• Assists with the development of the departmental business plans and annual reporting.• Acts as the Director of Building Standards, as required.• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Saskatchewan, Canada

• Reviews, and subsequently approves drawings of buildings for compliance with life, fire, health, and construction safety requirements of the National Building Code of Canada, the Saskatoon Building Bylaw, the Uniform Building and Accessibility Standards Act and the Fire Prevention Act, and advises owner/designer/contractor of any drawing deficiencies.• Researches and assists with the development of Division operational policies, based on interpretations of Acts and Codes, and instructs other Division members and the public in their application.• Conducts studies and analyses, and completes inspection reports of a variety of engineering conditions within the Building Standards Division's responsibility.• Assists property owners, developers, and consultants with enquiries pertaining to the requirements of the National Building Code, the Saskatoon Building Bylaw, and the Uniform Building and Accessibility Standards Act, and review preliminary drawings.• Assists with the evaluation and development of new and alternative methods and procedures such as the use of computers for improving efficiency and service to the public.• Analyses lot severance and consolidation and reports any building code implications that may arise.• Performs on-site inspections of various projects as required.• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

• Responsible for the Quality Assurance / Quality Control supervision for a multi-million dollar heavy civil construction mine remediation project in northern Saskatchewan.• Providing Quality Assurance / Quality Control supervision for the implementation of cover system and landform designs of mine waste deposit areas at a remote abandoned mine site in northern Saskatchewan.• Performing various material testing to ensure engineering designed technical specifications are being met.• Building upon experience by working in a large-scale project involving different facets of engineering and construction.• Meeting and exceeding all required OKC and site safety requirements.• Gaining exposure and familiarity with Monte Carlo modeling software - GoldSim.• Gaining exposure and familiarity with the data visualization & analysis software tool - TecPlot.• Assisting Professional Engineers with Project Report writing to be provided to trusted clients.• Actively participating and representing employees in the OHC (Occupational Health Committee) at O'Kane Consultants, Saskatoon, SK.• Assisted Professional Engineers with the initial creation of conceptual design drawings.• Gained exposure and familiarity with XMind software.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

• Reviewed and executed engineered drawings issued for construction.• Observed different soil profiles during drilling operations and gained knowledge on the geotechnical importance with regards to deep foundations.• Performed in-situ static pile load testing to help assess the bearing capacity of deep foundations prior to the construction of a building.• Witnessed concrete slump tests performed by civil technicians and can now readily recognize optimal concrete appearances for different scenarios.• Participated in OH&S committee meetings at a large project to promote safety from the worker’s point of view.• Operated skid-steer loaders, front-end loaders, and track-hoe during continuous flight auger & cast-in place piling operations.• Demonstrated ability to communicate with all levels of individuals from construction to management.• Displayed responsibility when driving company trucks, pouring and leveling concrete piles, acting as a spotter for drill rigs and concrete trucks, and ensuring pile depth was meeting design criteria.• Took initiative to record productivity rates and patterns of each work day to gain project estimating experience.

Coronach & Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan

• Gained familiarity with heavy civil earthwork equipment while working at remote large-scale multi-million dollar projects.• Exhibited versatility by tracking detailed project components while keeping the “big picture” in view from monitoring daily construction activities. Generated productivity reports based on daily construction monitoring. • Committed to maintaining positive rapport between employees each day to help ensure the workplace was positive and employees remained empowered.• Demonstrated leadership by supervising a crew of 4 workers to install culvert extensions. Became an active participant to complete the task ~20% sooner. Always willing to take on additional assignments to gain insight and knowledge in different facets of project execution.• Analyzed construction drawings and identified discrepancies for the project managers and submitted Request for Information’s (RFIs) when necessary to minimize confusion.• Acted as a liaison between the client, consultant, and contractor.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

• Demonstrated consistency by recording thousands of geotechnical soil reports and borehole logs into Agra Foundation’s soil report database.• Gained construction field experience by working with piling crews on different foundation projects (drill & pour piling, shoring foundations).• Assisted in the validating of foundation construction drawings entrusted by Project Managers.

Saskatchewan, Canada

• Demonstrated hard work ethic and cooperation skills while working with other construction workers.

Saskatchewan, Canada

• Learned the importance of effective communication and maintaining positive relationships with others within a large company.• Gained insight on management meetings and how they should be chaired properly to remain on track.

Saskatchewan, Canada

• Further enhanced interpersonal communication and teamwork skills while handling dinner rushes.• Developed strong multitasking skills while working under pressure and learned the importance of prioritization.

Saskatchewan, Canada

• Operated small forklift to transport objects around the work yard• Cleaned and swept very dusty areas, some which required respiratory and hearing protection• Painted a large used portable concrete mixing plant• Replaced light's that were burnt out• Retrieved rebar orders using company truck• Used rebar to assemble concrete block cases

Saskatchewan, Canada

• Located hard to find GPS survey markers.• Operated GPS with crew chief along grid roads.• Set up and took down GPS apparatus at the start-up and completion of jobs.• Pounded stakes into the ground with legible markings indicating to road construction crews whether to make road cuts or road fills.

Saskatchewan, Canada