About

• Company Description
• Are you looking to join an organization that is growing and dynamic? What about a high-energy, collaborative environment that rewards hard work?
• J.S. Held is a global consulting firm providing technical, scientific, and financial expertise. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high-stakes events demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, and clear-cut analysis. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services enabling clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations. We have over 100 locations worldwide. We are highly committed to all members of our community, both employees and clients. Our organization focuses on promoting a sense of community and inspiring our people to achieve results that exceed goals.
• Job Description
• How would you like to join Technorm, a part of J.S. Held’s multidisciplinary team? Our main pride is our professional and renowned architects, building engineers and experts in building codes and standards. Are you passionate about building codes? Are you looking for a stimulating and motivating work environment? We are offering a unique position: an architect that will grow in our Civil, Construction and Structure team.

Your responsibilities

• investigate on the origin and cause of damages to the building envelope;
• lead investigations about applicable regulations to the building in the context of litigation;
• analyze different components found in sites where there has been a flood, fire, etc.;
• take in charge meticulous and rigorous research about regulatory requirements;
• analyze documentation received in order to establish what information is pertinent to the investigation;
• make use of your writing skills to issue clear and precise technical reports;
• schedule meetings with clients and other professionals to get supplementary information about the project when needed;
• issue different types of reports (verbal, email, short, long, extensive) for the court of law and forward them to the clients through specific procedures;
• testify as an expert in a court of law when needed;
• actively collaborate with your team to improve processes, methods and work tools;
• transmit the company’s values through your conduct, with the team and with your clients, as well as in your day-to-day actions.
• Qualifications
• a master’s degree in architecture and an interest for the technic aspect of architecture
• a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in forensic expertise
• a membership to the Ordre des Architectes du Québec
• a valid card granting you access to worksites
• the ability to communicate, by writing and speaking, in French and English
• an interest in reading and researching information about building engineering cases
• the ability and interest to communicate and vulgarize technical terms
• a vehicle and a valid driver’s license to travel around Montreal, its surroundings and occasionally across the province
• Additional Information
• At Technorm, we value …
• thriving employees, thanks to a nice work-life balance, 35 hours/week positions, flexible hours and a remote working offer including one (1) day a week onsite;
• well-compensated employees, thanks to yearly competitive salaries ($90,000 - $100,000 CAD)
• energized employees thanks to the generous vacation program starting at the hire.
• healthy employees, thanks to a complete group insurance plan;
• qualified employees, thanks to a continuing professional education program tailored to everyone’s needs;
• happy employees, thanks to a stimulating and motivating work environment and a Social Club that organizes group activities throughout the year.