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- Job Requisition ID:
- Time Type: Full time
- Employee Group: Staff
- Job Category: Laboratory Support
- Employment Type: Permanent
- Department: Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering - Technical Resources
- Hiring Range: $72,523.53 - $90,654.42
- Posting Information: This posting is for an existing vacancy. The internal posting deadline for this position is October 16, 2026, at 11:59PM.

Primary Purpose

The Technician, Structures and Materials provides support for the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, with a focus on Structures & Materials laboratories. Support encompasses assisting in the design, sourcing, construction, development, troubleshooting, and maintenance of research and teaching equipment with a focus on equipment and related infrastructure, test specimen construction, handling, and storage. This includes assisting faculty, staff, undergraduate and graduate students, and contract technicians when they work in the labs. The Structures & Materials Technician is also expected to assist with the management of facilities, equipment, and supplies for a multi-user, multi-disciplined research area.

Key Accountabilities

Undergraduate Laboratory Instruction

- Provide laboratory instruction, when required,



for undergraduate teaching labs
- Assist the Structures & Materials Group with lab development
- Prepare lab equipment and order supplies required for conducting teaching labs
- Make improvements to existing experiments and exercises so they are more suitable for achieving educational goals in the context of a civil engineering education

Guide CEE Capstone Projects

- Train and assist undergraduate students, teaching assistants, faculty, and other technical staff in the protected and effective use of specialized testing, data acquisition, and servo-hydraulic equipment, including sensor calibration and verification of equipment operation
- Provide technical support across CEE laboratories, with a primary focus on the Structures & Materials laboratories, including the fabrication, setup, operation, troubleshooting, repair, calibration, and modification of research and teaching equipment
- Keep current with test standards, teaching methodologies, and modern equipment
- Work with other technical staff and teaching assistants to ensure that all experiments in all courses are fully operational before classes meet
- Co-ordinate and liaise with Technical Staff on laboratory activities

Assist with Research Activities

- Assist graduate students and researchers with the design, assembly, commissioning, operation, troubleshooting,



and analysis of laboratory experimental systems, equipment, and data collection activities
- Train and support users in the correct use of specialized testing equipment and servo-hydraulic test systems, including verification of proper equipment operation, to ensure predetermined operational standards are consistently maintained
- Assist in the design, fabrication, and assembly of custom jigs and fixtures used for research
- Provide technical assistance in all CEE labs, as required

Health, Safety & Environment

- Responsible for the safety of all users of the Structures & Materials labs. This includes ordering safety materials, cleaning up work areas, removal and proper disposal of refuse, and overseeing user clean up
- Act as the HSE supervisor for undergraduate laboratories and field trips
- Responsible for the establishment of safe field and laboratory practices for all lab users, working closely with the Departmental HSE Coordinator
- Understand and manage the hazards of the lab and field environment and ensure that students are implementing appropriate safety measures
- Maintain Laboratory Safety Inspections
- Develop and review Job Hazard Analyses, Standard Operating Practices, Field Risk Assessments and Laboratory Risk Assessments
- Complete and maintain all HSE training required for the position, including maintaining first aid certification

General Accountabilities

- Promote and maintain safety standards
- Perform the fabrication, modification, calibration, repair, evaluation, and handling of research and testing equipment in support of laboratory teaching and research act

📌 Technician, Structures and Materials (London)
🏢 University of Waterloo
📍 London