Municipal Party Chief

WHO WE ARE:

At WATT Consulting Group (WATT), our mission is to exceed expectations in the delivery of quality, innovative, and customized solutions for each unique project, community, and client. WATT is a multi-disciplinary engineering firm. Since 1983 we have played a key role in the advancement of best practices by offering innovative, tailored solutions in Transportation Engineering + Planning, Geotechnical Engineering, Geomatics + Surveying, and Civil Engineering. With regional offices across Western Canada, our team of consulting professionals brings advanced local knowledge, industry expertise, and passion for their community to both private and public sector projects. WATT is a privately-owned firm. We are locally invested, and we are passionate about the work that we do in our own backyards.

You will be joining a team that is passionate about what we do and who hold ourselves to a high standard of excellence. We take our work to "HEART" - these are the values we hold high and strive to live by every day: Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect and Teamwork.

WHY WORK FOR US:
•    Positive workplace culture - We offer a competitive suite of benefits and programs, including an employer paid benefit plan, generous sick days and vacation time, Group Deferred Profit Sharing, Health Savings/ Tax Savings Account, performance bonuses and competitive salaries. 
•    Collaborative leadership - Our organization believes strongly in diverse and collaborative leadership. Wherever possible we provide opportunities for all staff to be involved in shaping and improving the work we do, contributing to the development of our organization, and setting a course for the future.
•    We walk (and bike) the talk - We are focused on creating safer, more sustainable, and livable communities and we take action in our own offices and regions. Our offices are centrally located and equipped to support travel to them on foot, bike, scooter, and transit.
•    Agility, innovation, and responsiveness – As a smaller consulting company, we are proud of our ability to respond quickly to new ideas and opportunities, as well as challenges as they arise. We are a company of fun, warm, innovative and solution-focused individuals and we welcome (and invite!) other like-minded folks to contribute to a more positive future together with us.

The Opportunity:

Party Chiefs within the Geomatics Division of Watt Consulting Group are highly motivated individuals who take pride in their work and strive to achieve excellence in our products and services. Party Chiefs are responsible for leading both solo and two-person construction/engineering survey crew on engineering, construction, and land development surveying projects. 

As representatives from WATT Consulting Group, Party Chiefs can make a significant impact on the Contractor’s or Client’s impressions of Watt Consulting Group.  Therefore, they are required to conduct themselves in a responsible manner on and off the job.

What you bring to WATT:

• Candidates should possess a minimum of a two-year Technical Diploma in a relevant discipline (i.e., surveying, geomatics, civil engineering) and have five (5) years’ experience in municipal surveys including house stakeout, footing pins, and RPRs; construction surveys including gridlines, piles, deep and shallow utility layout; and legal surveys including boundaries, posting, and condominium measurements. 


• Currently registered as, or interesting in becoming, an articling pupil with the ALSA is considered an asset.


• The successful candidate will be experienced with field calculations and reading/interpreting legal, engineering, and construction plans.


• Candidates must demonstrate a high level of understanding of engineering survey practices and municipal standards. 


• Excellent understanding of the importance of coordination between field, office, and client representatives. 
  


• Candidates must have a valid Class 5 Alberta Driver’s licence. 
  


• Candidates must also possess strong verbal and written communication skills in English, be self-motivated, and capable of working within a team environment. 


• Solid team skills and ability to work independently. Collaborative team skills across the Division. Effective time management skills.


• Strong desire and capacity to learn new technical skills.
  


• Client focus that demands exceptional service delivery in an efficient and effective manner.

What you will do:

• Ensure the Survey Crew operates according to Watt Consulting Group and site-specific safety rules.
  


• Work with limited supervision and communicate regularly with the Survey Coordinator, Inspectors and other key project personnel on project details, design changes, scheduling, issues, and project status.
  


• Understand and apply City of Calgary roads, subdivision, utilities, and other project-specific design standards.
  


• Interpret a variety of engineering and technical drawings, identify errors and omissions and recommend solutions.


• Achieve and maintain technical competence in all field equipment hardware, including conventional, GPS and total station instruments, and the recording of field notes thereby setting the standard for the Section.
  


• Plan and execute timely and accurate surveys and inspections on many different projects working outdoors in all weather and construction site conditions (on call as required to support the land development projects). 


• Compute all necessary survey calculations including parameters for horizontal and vertical alignments related to surface improvements and utilities installations.  Utilize ASCM markers and secondary survey control for horizontal and vertical positioning.

Job Accountability:

1.     Active participation in job process improvements.

2.     Performance of key job responsibilities in an accurate, efficient, courteous, and enthusiastic manner.

3.     Strong sense of engineering judgement and sensitivity to cost.

4.     Active team membership, by cooperating and communicating relevant information with managers and coworkers.

5.     Compliance with Company Policy.

6.     Appropriate self-management (punctuality, absences).

Please Note:   Watt Consulting Group is a dynamic and growing organization, as a result the above role and responsibilities may change as the requirements of Watt Consulting Group business change.