Telecommunications Technologist – Hybrid

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Welcome to people who like people, to brilliant minds, tomorrow’s visionaries, challenge seekers, collaborators, and those with an entrepreneurial spirit in their DNA.

At CIMA+, you’ll find a place where everyone’s ideas and perspectives are welcomed and encouraged, a place where you’ll have many opportunities to learn and develop while working on projects that rally our team together, where you can proudly become a company shareholder.

At CIMA+, we give you the freedom and flexibility to manage your work on your own terms and define what work-life balance means to you.

At the end of the day, we’re proud to be able to say that when you join CIMA+, we’ll welcome you into a place that you can call home.

Mission

We are looking for a Telecommunications Technologist who wants to be challenged and is ready to join a dynamic team that is rapidly expanding in a well-established, employee-owned, multidisciplinary, consulting engineering firm. This position can be based in proximity to our offices in Vancouver or Kelowna, British Columbia. The Technologist’s mission is to provide design specifications, drawings, and perform field data collection work for telecommunication and electric utility infrastructure (poles, wires, conduits, and cable) in accordance with engineering principles, guidelines, policies, and safety standards.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop detailed design deliverables for telecommunication systems including construction drawings and material estimates for copper and fibre optic networks
• Perform site visits across British Columbia to validate scope requirements, determine existing assets condition, and prepare site survey reports
• Working closely with CIMA+’s and the client’s staff and resources is an integral part of success in this position
• Utilize client-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and other records for data collection during the design process; produce bill of material and enter material acquisition requests in the GIS
• Ensure design work conforms to all applicable national codes and client standards
• Communicate effectively in both verbal and written form with the CIMA+ team, clients, and other agencies
• Prepare calculations, drawings, construction and work packages, and other project base deliverables

Profile

• Registered, or eligible for registration with British Columbia Applied Science Technologists & Technicians (ASTTBC)
• Experience designing telecommunication outside plant network or underground duct and conduit systems, is a strong asset
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English is required
• Excellent problem solving, multitasking skills and ability to work independently
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work under pressure
• Client focused and attention to detail, eager to learn, self-motivated
• Proficiency in AutoCAD is required and familiarity with other engineering design software’s such as PLS Pole, SpidaCalc (an asset )
• Working knowledge of a GIS (Graphical Information System), such as SpatialNet, ArcFM, or similar (an asset)
• Possess a valid British Columbia Class 5 driving license
• Knowledge of safety and environmental policies and regulations (an asset)

Ethics and integrity are fundamental values at CIMA+, and we are looking for people who uphold these principles. We are committed to creating opportunities for all our talents to contribute to the firm’s success, develop and grow, regardless of cultural or other differences. We fully endorse employment equity principles and encourage women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous people, and persons with disabilities to apply for any position offered at CIMA+. Adaptation measures are provided upon request to facilitate participation in the recruitment process.

For more information about this job offer, please contact Ven Thambithurai

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