subject: What engineering opportunities are there in Canada? [print this page] What engineering opportunities are there in Canada?
Canada is a large country with several main engineering locations, so you can choose where you want to work depending on your preferences. For example, the climate is different in some areas and you may have a preference about how built up the area is that you are working in.
Don't be worried if your engineering related profession is not listed below, there may be other opportunities available with Canadian Engineering Recruiters. This is only a short list that outlines some of the main areas of engineering recruitment in Canada. You will also find more opportunities if you search online.
Engineering
Some of the main engineering jobs/careers that you might find in Canada include civil engineering, construction engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, metallurgical engineering, pipeline engineering, planning engineering, cost engineering, process engineering, structural engineering.
Technologists
Canada recruits for talented electrical technologists and instrumentation technologists. If you are unsure of what these roles entail then go to an engineering recruitment website and look at their candidate services section. You can find more information from there.
Petroleum Industry
The petroleum industry in Canada includes a list of very specific engineering jobs as well as other related professions. Some of the typical petroleum industry jobs you might find in Canada include jobs such as:
-Production Engineering
-Land Administrator
-Geologist
-Exploitation Engineering
-Commissioning Engineering
-Completions Engineering
-Exploration Engineering
-Geotechnical mapping
-Petroleum Engineering
Project Controls
Some of these role may not be official engineering roles or require you to have an engineering qualification. That not mean that they are any less important in the engineering process. Some of these jobs are vital to the success of any engineering project. They make things happen and if they all do their jobs properly the project runs smoothly. Some of the Project controls jobs in Canada include claims personnel, planners, schedulers, logistics, estimators, contract administrators, buyers, cost control consultants, inspectors, materials managers and purchasing managers.
Construction
Some of the construction jobs that compliment the Canadian engineering industry include jobs like commissioning specialists, health and safety specialists, construction superintendents and site managers.
If any of the above roles interest you specifically then you should enter them into a search engine and see what opportunities are available. If you are still motivated by the job specification then you can look for engineering jobs in Canada.
