Job Description

Engineering Assistant I

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Competition #16-2025

POSITION:

ENGINEERING ASSISTANT I

(subject to incumbent returning - approximately 18-month term)

HOURS OF WORK:

As required

HOURLY RATE:

$37.98/hr as per Collective Agreement

START DATE:

August 18, 2025

DUTIES:

Under the general supervision and direction of the Chief Operator Engineering/EAII, the Project Manager and/or the Senior Manager of Operations and with limited supervision, this employee performs general engineering design, drafting and survey work; performs routine inspections and reports on construction progress; collects data, prepares and updates plans, and maintains drafting and engineering files. The Engineering Assistant I is also responsible for keeping all data (including documents, drawings and databases) up to date and organized, providing routine information and plans to the general public, and other related engineering work as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION:

Must be a graduate of Civil or Geomatics Engineering Tech diploma and must possess accreditation of Applied Science

Technologist (Civil or Survey Engineering) with ASTTBC or City approved equivalent. Valid Class 5 Driver's Licence.

SPECIFIC SKILLS:

Will be expected to use, survey equipment (i.e. RTK GNSS, total station, laser and/or sight level, survey rod, and magnetic locator), tape measure, distometer, sledgehammers, shovels, picks pick-up truck, computer, calculator, scanner and large format printer. Experience with Civil 3D would be considered an asset.



Qualifications must be outlined with verifications of education/certification attached.



Interested applicants are requested to submit a Job Application form or covering letter, resume, and Driver's Abstract. Please quote the competition number. Applications will be received until the position is filled and must be addressed in confidence to:

Competition #16-2025

Manager of Human Resources

City of Kimberley

340 Spokane Street, Kimberley BC V1A 2E8

E-mail:

hr@kimberley.ca

(Submissions in Word or .pdf formats only)



All applications and enquiries will be treated in strict confidence.



We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. The personal information gathered will be used solely for application selection in accordance with the British Columbia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.




Education : College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years


Experience : Experience an asset