Job Title

 

Specifier

 

Job Description

 

A Specifier prepares tendering and contract documents, writes technical specifications, reviews drawing and construction details as they relate to specifications and advise on material selection; will attend all site review meetings and wrap-up meetings to collect information and record all decisions. Will usually be an employee of a design consultant. A Specification Consultant performs similar tasks, but will usually be an independent advisor to design consultant whose role may include providing advice and counsel to consultants and owners.

 

Education Requirements

 

  • Grade 12 completion
  • A Specifier may be an Architect, Engineer, Architectural and Engineering Technologist or graduates from an accepted specification writing program.
  • Certification in the field may be required by some employees, and it is available through the Construction Specifications Canada.
    • Completion of an academic assessment in both English and Math.
    • Show academic proficiency and be able to begin courses at the Senior 3 level.
  • Specifiers complete further study and practical experience to specialize as Registered Specifications Writer after completing the above stated certification.

Schools in Ontario, Canada

 

Conestoga College ? Institution of Technology and Advanced Learning
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Tel: (519)748-5220
Web: http://www.conestogac.on.ca

 

Carleton University School of Architecture                 
Ottawa, Ontario               
Tel: (613) 520-7400               
Web: http://www.tcanetworks.com/managedassociations.cfm     

 

Lakehead University - Faculty of Engineering
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada                
Tel: (807) 343-8321             
Web: http://engineering.lakeheadu.ca/

 

Laurentian University - School of Engineering
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada                
Tel: (705) 675-1151              
Web: http://laurentian.ca/Laurentian/Home/File%20not%20found.htm

 

McMaster University - Faculty of Engineering
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada               
Tel: (905) 525-9140             
Web: http://www.eng.mcmaster.ca/

 

Queen's University - Faculty of Applied Science
Kingston, Ontario, Canada                
Tel: (613) 533-2000             
Web: http://appsci.queensu.ca/

 

Royal Military College of Canada - Engineering Division
Kingston, Ontario, Canada                
Tel: (613) 541-6000              
Web: http://www.rmc.ca/academic/engineering_e.html

 

Ryerson University - Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Toronto, Ontario, Canada                
Tel: (416) 979-5000             
Web: http://www.ryerson.ca/feas/

 

University of Guelph - School of Engineering
Guelph, Ontario, Canada                
Tel: (519) 824-4120               
Web: http://www.soe.uoguelph.ca/

 

University of Ottawa - Faculty of Engineering
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada              
Tel: (613) 562-5918              
Web: http://www.eng.uottawa.ca/

 

University of Toronto - Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Toronto, Ontario, Canada              
Tel: (416) 978-3131                
Web: http://www.engineering.utoronto.ca/site8.aspx

 

University of Waterloo - Faculty of Engineering
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada               
Tel: (519) 888-4567                         
Web: http://engineering.uwaterloo.ca/

 

University of Western Ontario - Faculty of Engineering
London, Ontario, Canada              
Tel: (519) 661-2128              
Web: http://www.engga.uwo.ca/

 

University of Windsor - Faculty of Engineering
Windsor, Ontario, Canada                
Tel: (519) 253-3000              
Web: http://cronus.uwindsor.ca/engineering

 

For up-to-date information

 

Construction Specifications Canada
Web: http://www.csc-dcc.ca/