Employment and volunteer opportunities

We take pride in creating an annual internship program that welcomes students from all over the country to collaborate throughout our network of offices.

Our student internships provide opportunities to learn more about the fields of landscape architecture, urban design, and planning. We involve them in a variety of activities including research, hypothetical projects that test theories and emerging applications, and real-world projects where they get to experience the difference their contributions make to the design and planning process.

Experience includes:

• Design process + charrettes
• Site visits throughout a project
• Intro to proposals
• Community engagement
• And much more!

Annual Internship Program:
Applicants from across the country are selected each year to participate in this program. Typically comprised of 3rd and 4th year university students, these internships provide in-depth research on emerging trends and hands-on learning through involvement on active projects. These students collaborate on a shared project with all members of each year's internship class, while also becoming part of the team in their respective offices.

Part-time Internship Program:
Applicants to this program include university students who typically live near one of our offices and are completing coursework at a nearby university to complete their professional degree program. These students typically work part-time while finishing their studies.

If you’d like to explore internship opportunities with us, apply by November 1, 2024. 
Send your resume and portfolio to Kat Carper at kcarper@thinkconfluence.com.

posted: October 7, 2024

Canadian Countertops

Length of Term: Flexible (Part-time position)

Job Description:
Canadian Countertops is seeking a design-focused individual to join our team for our new
showroom. The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

1. Welcoming customers and providing assistance with countertop selections, emphasizing a design-focused approach.
2. Greeting interior designers who visit and facilitating their use of one of our two
   complimentary designer spaces.
3. Aiding in the creation of plans/drawings for countertop quotes.
4. Assisting with laser templates and CAD drawings to program automated saws.
5. Part-time Employment

Job Requirements / Qualifications:
Candidates should possess a client-centric design focus, proficiency in reading technical
drawings, and experience with AutoCAD.

Application Submission Details: Please email all resumes to
Braydin@canadiancountertops.com & winnipegsales@canadiancountertops.com

Deadline to Apply: Nov.1, 2024

Posted: September 13, 2024

Gillis Quarries Limited (GQL) is a fourth-generation company built on industry-leading customer service, product quality and need satisfaction. Over the last 114 years, GQL has grown into one of Canada’s largest dimensional stone quarries, specializing in the fabrication of Tyndall Stone®, a wonderfully distinct, mottled, fossilized natural stone. This rare dolomitic limestone deposit discovered in Garson, MB in 1894 has given birth to some of the most beautiful buildings in modern history. As of October 2022, Gillis Quarries became the first stone in Canadian history to be internationally recognized with the designation Global Heritage Stone Resource. In 2024, Bill 201 was passed in the Manitoba Legislature naming Tyndall Stone® the official stone for the Province of Manitoba. Gillis Quarries Limited is a people-oriented company with a multi- generational, experienced team committed to providing the very best in natural stone solutions.  

Opportunities:

• Exposure to all streams of the design community: Architects, Interior Designers, Home Builders, and Landscape Architects.
• Exposure to construction drawings and applications covering a variety of sectors: Academic, Health Care, Commercial, Government, Single & Multi-family residential, Restoration etc.
• Experience in multiple aspects of the Construction Industry.
• Being part of an internationally recognized local material.

Role:
Working with our business development team and distributor network to provide administrative, technical, and sales support in a construction industry and manufacturing environment with the objective of securing the specification of natural stone masonry products.

Responsibilities:

• Outside consultative sales – working with all members of the design / construct community - architects, interior designers, homebuilders, developers, dealers, masonry contractors.
• Preparation of budget pricing, photos and technical informational packages relating to best practice, detailing, applications, codes and standards, value engineering, etc.
• Part of the Design Centre team – providing stone options / visualization to homebuilders and homeowners
• Preparation of proposals
• Represent company at trade shows & seminars.
• Present lunch & Learns, Product Knowledge (PK) Sessions
• Participate in weekly meetings and strategic planning sessions.
• Other duties as required

Qualifications and Skills:

• Degree in Environmental Design, Architecture, Architectural Technology or other related design program.
• Strong written and oral communication.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Strong work ethic.
• Strong organization and administrative skills.
• Self-motivated, confident, professional.
• Problem Solving / critical thinking.
• Reading and Numeracy.
• Can read construction drawings.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point.
• Time management skills.
• Able to work under pressure in a very fast paced environment.
• Strong cultural sensitivity.
• AUTOCAD / graphic arts / design software an asset.
• Social media savvy an asset.

Salary, Benefits, and Terms of Employment:

• Permanent, Full Time, Day.
• $42,000 - $45,000 per annum based on 40 hour work week.
• Incentive (bonus) program after 1 year of employment.
• Dental, medical and life insurance benefits after 3 months.
• Eligible for RRSP plan after two years of employment.
• Place of work - Birds Hill Office, 2895 Wenzel Street.
• Some city travel.

Application:
Please submit your expression of interest and resume to:

Jackielyn Ilagan,    
jilagan@gillisquarries.com

posted: August 13, 2024