Colas is a Canadian leader in transportation infrastructure - materials, construction, and maintenance. From roads to rail, airports to ports, we build some of the most important projects that connect our communities.
Backed by our network of Colas companies across Canada and the Colas Group worldwide, Colas offers a wide range of innovative and sustainable solutions for the construction and maintenance of transportation infrastructure.
Join the largest transportation infrastructure group in the world and help connect Canada.
Join us in an exciting adventure to complete the Edmonton Valley Line West LRT - a remarkable legacy project that will redefine our community’s transportation landscape! Be part of this transformative journey and help us create a lasting impact for generations to come!
The Survey Assistant will assist the Surveyors with the set up and removal of survey equipment and site removals across the construction segment. Work may be outdoors, at-heights, in confined spaces, in all types of weather. Previous experience using geomatics equipment, or post-secondary training are assets that will enable you to progress to Surveyor in the future.
• Adhere to all Safety, Environmental and project requirements
• Provide geomatic services
• Gain hands-on survey experience and be part of an exciting project that is unique to Western Canada
• Aid the survey team in timely and accurate completion of surveys- set up, clean, calibrate and remove equipment
• Work outside in all types of weather, sometimes at-heights or in steep terrain
• Complete reports and follow up, aid in Computer-assisted drafting and technical programs
• Complete daily survey tasks as assigned by your crew chief
• Set up operation of conventional survey and GPS systems
• Prepare accurate and timely field notes
• Clean, calibrate and maintain survey equipment
• A high school graduate with a minimum of one year of previous experience, post-secondary training in an applicable field, preferred.
• A clear, concise communicator with excellent organizational and follow up skills
• Computer savvy and well-versed in MS Office suite. Survey-specific programs experience an asset.
• Ability to negotiate the terrain of an in-process construction site, including climbing stairs and ladders, steep/ slippery terrain, walking, and working outdoors in all types of Edmonton weather and conditions
DIVERSITY IS IMPORTANT TO US
At Colas, we believe our workforce should reflect the diversity of the communities we connect. By living our core values of Caring, Sharing, and Daring, we welcome all those who help create the links that bring us together. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, ethnicity, national origin, religious beliefs, disability, marital or family status, gender, gender identity or expression.
Colas, a subsidiary of the Bouygues Group, is a major player in the construction and maintenance of transportation infrastructure and urban development.
Colas covers the entire value chain: from industrial production to service offerings, including construction work.
Thanks to its local presence in some fifty countries on five continents 🌍, Colas achieved a consolidated revenue of €15.9 billion in 2024, 59% of which is outside France.
With its 64,000 employees 👷♀️👷♂️, a network of 2,000 operating units comprising 3,500 production units, and nearly 45,000 projects per year, Colas is the trusted partner of its customers.
Colas maintains its pioneering, innovative and responsible spirit to connect people and foster the sustainable development of territories 🚀 ♻.
Colas shares the four founding values of the Bouygues Group, which form the basis of its corporate culture and the way it operates on a daily basis:
• Respect: treat others how you would like to be treated.
• Commitment: for us, commitment is about giving your heart and soul.
• Pioneering: bold innovation, not blind ambition.
• Sharing: at Bouygues, knowledge and experience are meant to be passed on.
At Colas, it’s our people who drive our company forward.
We strive to develop talent, and we give those who join the company the opportunity to reach their full potential throughout their careers.
Because, when you join Colas, we hope you’ll make a career here.
