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UTILITIES ENGINEER [7 records]

Record 1 2018-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Software
CONT

A software testing engineer often works as part of a software company's quality assurance team. He or she checks software to ensure that the programs or utilities are performing properly... Software testing engineers check programs for their functionality. A testing engineer's job includes designing, building and implementing effective testing strategies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Logiciels
Key term(s)
  • ingénieur en essai logiciel
  • ingénieure en essai logiciel

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering
  • Machinery
  • Mechanical Components
  • Field Engineering (Military)
DEF

In engineer applications, utilities, controls and other equipment which are the responsibility of engineer trades to maintain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
  • Machines
  • Composants mécaniques
  • Génie (Militaire)
DEF

Services publics, contrôles et autre équipement dont le personnel du génie doit assurer la maintenance.

OBS

systèmes mécaniques;SM : terme, abréviation et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

Key term(s)
  • système mécanique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingeniería civil
  • Maquinaria
  • Componentes mecánicos
  • Ingeniería de campaña (Militar)
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Record 3 2003-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Integration
  • Urban Renewal
CONT

This document, Conservation Guidelines, is one of a suite of documents published to assist investors, developers, design teams and construction companies understand the aims and objectives of the public authorities who regulate the conservation and development process. These documents will also be informative for residents wishing to undertake repairs to their own property. In particular, residents who need to participate in a joint property restoration scheme.

CONT

As Project Engineer and Manager, this position will lead the engineering team process for the planning and development of design documents specific to municipal street improvements. This is a dynamic process that includes utilities, storm drainage, SEPA, roadway and urban design, property restoration, and public involvement.

CONT

With his enthusiastic and entrepreneurial approach to real estate restoration and management, Dan Cort has become a nationally recognized lecturer on urban renewal and revitalization.

Key term(s)
  • realestate restoration
  • real-estate restoration

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intégration urbaine
  • Rénovation urbaine
DEF

Opération d'urbanisme ponctuel consistant à sauvegarder et à mettre en valeur des immeubles ou groupe d'immeubles anciens dont on a décidé la conservation.

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Ventilation
  • Building Management and Maintenance
CONT

Building mechanicals includes heating/cooling regulators as well as security systems, alarms, and other safety devices. Potentially at-risk items for review are security or mechanical devices that detect motion, sound, light or temperature fluctuations, and emergency control devices that may trigger an automated emergency call (911 or UI Public Safety). Elevators, automated lighting systems, electronic vending machines, keyed access devices or continuous current monitors must also be reviewed for compliance.

CONT

On the other hand, for the air conditioning and ventilating systems, CHIYODA's project team involves an individual building mechanical engineer who is not positioned under the building engineer, but equally positioned. Accordingly the design of building mechanicals such as air conditioning, ventilating, supply and return plumbing of water and other utilities, is advanced coordinated with the building design.

Key term(s)
  • building mechanics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ventilation (Construction)
  • Gestion et entretien des immeubles
CONT

[...] ils font appel à des spécialistes qui connaissent tous les systèmes que l'on retrouve dans un bâtiment (climatisation, ventilation, chauffage, réfrigération, régulation, tuyauterie, protection des incendies) et qui savent comment en tirer le maximum, tout en économisant l'énergie. Ces spécialistes sont des techniciens en mécanique du bâtiment.

Spanish

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Record 5 1985-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Civil Engineering
Key term(s)
  • utility engineer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Génie civil
OBS

1968

Spanish

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Record 6 1982-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Electric Power Distribution
OBS

Trade groups and maintenance specialties.(...) A. Utilities 1-Water filtration plant operator 2-Waste treatment plant operator 3-Steam plant stationary engineer or fireman 4-Turbine operator(paper machine) 5-Electrical control room operator 6-Electrical sub-station operator.

OBS

The Canadian Classification and Dictionary of Occupations, 1971 (vol. l, page 902) mentions this occupational title as a "substation operator (elec. power)".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Distribution électrique
OBS

La Classification canadienne descriptive des professions (1971, vol. 1, page 1182) parle d'un "conducteur d'installations de sous-station (élect.)", mais, d'après le Petit Robert I (1977, page 1312), on peut employer "opérateur" dans le domaine des installations électriques.

Spanish

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Record 7 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Civil Engineering
  • Public Utilities (Civil Engineering)
OBS

utilities: public services, such as gas, electricity, water or transportation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Génie civil
  • Services d'utilité publique (Génie civil)
OBS

S'occupe des services comme le gaz, l'eau, l'électricité, etc.

OBS

programmes d'équipement : équipement thermique, équipement sanitaire, éclairage, équipement de circulation, équipement de liaisons.

Spanish

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