IT Admin Co-Op

Oxy•Squamish, BC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a temporary, 8-12 month co-op position starting in September 2026. The schedule follows a M-F, 40hrs/week schedule. This position is based in Squamish, BC. Relocation support is provided, including the first 4 weeks of company-paid accommodation. The role pays $22-26/hour. The IT Admin Co-Op will develop IT Support skills, supporting Business, Engineering, and Operations Users. As a key part of the Information Technology team, you will assist the IT Administrator in providing infrastructure support services to users. Reporting to the IT Administrator, typical tasks in this role would include IT work related to on-boarding new employees, responding to user requests/incidents, and assisting with our hardware evergreen program. Our computing environment includes a combination of on-premise, cloud, and industrial services so experience with these technologies would be useful.

Requirements

Enrollment in a co-op program through a recognized post-secondary institution in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or Engineering
Experience with fundamental concepts of IT environments
Good problem-solving skills
Strong communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
Ability to explain complex IT topics to people at any level in the organization
Ability to balance competing or conflicting goals of various departments and stakeholders, which requires a mature, diplomatic approach and highly developed negotiation and influencing skills
A personal focus on service quality

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with security controls would be an asset

Responsibilities

Assist in the procurement of IT hardware
Assist with maintenance of IT inventory
Troubleshooting problems with systems and programs
Monitoring and maintaining networks and servers
Upgrading, installing, and configuring new hardware and software to meet company objectives
Implementing security protocols and procedures to prevent potential threats
Creating user accounts and performing access control
Documenting processes, as well as backing up and archiving data
Developing data retrieval and recovery procedures
Training on standard hardware and software
Managing software licenses as required
Demonstrate a positive safety culture
Identify, report and resolve unsafe conditions, processes or actions within the workplace
Ensure that all safety related incidents, accidents and near misses are reported and investigated in line with company policy.
Follow all existing health and safety related standard operating procedures