The Pickering Nuclear Generating Station refurbishment program involves designing and building a new deep-water intake in Lake Ontario to improve the plant's cooling system. This will involve a 5 km-long tunnel, built by a pressurized TBM (10.5 m diameter slurry TBM);
Senior Temporary Works Inspector
What you will do:
As a Temporary Works Inspector, you will support the Temporary Works Engineer in the inspection, verification, and monitoring of temporary works during the construction lifecycle. You will ensure that temporary works are installed, maintained, and dismantled in accordance with approved designs, project specifications, safety requirements, and applicable Ontario regulations.
You will support the project's Temporary Works department to ensure temporary works are safe, compliant, and fit for purposes.
Concretely, your tasks will be:
Temporary Works Inspection & Verification
Support the Temporary Works Engineer in implementing the Temporary Works Management Process on the project.
Conduct inspections of temporary works before first use, following modifications, and at required intervals.
Verify that temporary works are installed in accordance with approved drawings, engineering requirements, method statements, and project procedures.
Temporary platforms, barriers, hoarding and protection systems;
Verify that temporary works remains safe, stable, and fit for purpose during their operational life.
Construction Support & Site Integration
Collaborate with Superintendents, Supervisors, Temporary Works Engineer, Temporary Work Cordinator), subcontractors, and field teams to ensure temporary works are constructed and used as intended.
Participate in site walks, coordination meetings, and pre-task planning sessions.
Verify that site conditions remain consistent with design assumptions, including ground conditions, loading requirements, environmental factors, and access constraints.
Provide guidance to site teams regarding inspection requirements, hold points, and temporary works limitations.
Inspection, Compliance & Assurance
Verify compliance with approved temporary works designs, project specifications, construction procedures, and regulatory requirements.
Complete checklists and inspection report before temporary works are placed into service.
Identify and track deficiencies, non-conformities, and deviations from approved designs.
Ensure corrective actions are completed and verified before temporary works are used.
Risk & Safety Management
Support the implementation of project safety requirements and Temporary Works Procedures.
Immediately report and escalate unsafe conditions, unauthorized modifications, or design deviations to the Temporary Works Coordinator and Project Management Team.
Documentation & Reporting
Complete the inspection reports, deficiency notices, and recommendations for corrective actions.
Maintain accurate inspection records, project reports, photographs,
Your skills:
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Degree in Civil / Structural engineering and/or Mechanical Engineering
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Minimum 8 years of experience in construction or infrastructure projects.
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Minimum 5 years of experience in quality inspection, field engineering, temporary works inspection, or construction supervision.
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Strong knowledge of temporary works systems, including formwork, falsework, scaffolding, shoring, excavation support, and access systems.
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Knowledge of Ontario construction safety regulations is required
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Safety and scaffold inspection certification is considered an asset.
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Strong communication, reporting, and stakeholder skills.
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Ability to work independently and exercise sound technical judgment.
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Team-oriented with a proactive approach to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
As part of a lineage of 100-year-old companies whose names are associated with impressive achievements worldwide, VINCI Construction Grands Projets possesses end-to-end expertise in the creation of complex infrastructure. Throughout the world, VINCI Construction Grands Projets designs and builds major civil engineering structures (tunnels, bridges, dams, liquefied natural gas storage tanks, road and rail infrastructure) and buildings (skyscrapers, shopping centres, hotels, major industrial facilities, nuclear power plants, etc.). As a complement to the company's high level of expertise, its consummate engineering skills, and expert project management abilities, VINCI Construction Grands Projets practises a policy of involvement at the local level wherever it operates, partnering with local firms and companies, enabling it to deploy wide-ranging yet modular solutions. These solutions, including technical assistance, turnkey projects, and maintenance programs, respond to the many different needs of a broad range of private- and public-sector clients.
