Senior Civil Engineer/Civil Project Manager

Senior Civil Engineer / Civil Project Manager – Municipal Infrastructure

Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Alberta
Work Arrangement: Hybrid / Flexible Hours
Salary:$90,000–$140,000

A well-established Canadian, employee-owned consulting firm is seeking aSenior Civil Engineer / Civil Project Manager to join itsLinear Municipal Infrastructure team in either Calgary or Edmonton.

This is a newly created position for an experienced municipal infrastructure professional who can combine strong technical capability with project leadership, client management and business development. The successful candidate will work on infrastructure projects involvingwater mains, sanitary sewers, stormwater systems, roadways, underground servicing and related municipal infrastructure.

The organization is a national professional consulting firm with more than 1,100 employees across 25+ offices in Canada, providing engineering, planning, environmental science and management consulting services. The firm is100% employee owned, with employee share ownership available to all team members.

The Role

The Senior Civil Engineer / Civil Project Manager will lead multidisciplinary municipal infrastructure projects from planning and design through construction administration.

The position includes responsibility for project scope, budgets, schedules, technical quality, client relationships, risk management and overall project delivery. The successful candidate will also play an important role in growing the municipal infrastructure practice in Alberta through proposal development, client relationship management and the identification of new project opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage multidisciplinary civil engineering and municipal infrastructure projects
• Lead functional and detailed design assignments
• Oversee construction administration activities
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, quality, risk and communications
• Coordinate with municipalities, clients, regulatory agencies, utilities and other stakeholders
• Provide technical leadership on municipal infrastructure projects involving:
  • Water distribution systems and water mains
  • Sanitary sewer systems
  • Stormwater management and drainage systems
  • Roadways
  • Underground and surface servicing
  • Municipal site servicing
  • Related civil infrastructure
• Review plans, specifications, reports and technical deliverables
• Support contract administration and construction-phase activities
• Apply municipal servicing standards and environmental approval requirements
• Participate in public, municipal and agency consultation
• Collaborate with internal environmental, planning and management consulting specialists
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers and technical staff
• Support staff development, coaching and training

Business Development

This position has a meaningful client-development component. The successful candidate will:

• Build and maintain relationships with municipal and infrastructure clients
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities
• Participate in client meetings and relationship development
• Prepare and contribute to proposals, RFP responses and Statements of Qualifications
• Strengthen existing client relationships and develop new long-term partnerships
• Participate in professional associations, industry events and committees
• Collaborate with other offices to identify and pursue opportunities across the organization

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Civil Engineering
• Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or eligible for registration
• Approximately10+ years of municipal infrastructure experience
• Consulting engineering experience strongly preferred
• Demonstrated project management experience
• Demonstrated technical leadership on municipal infrastructure projects
• Experience managing multidisciplinary project teams
• Business development and client relationship experience

Technical Experience

Candidates should have strong experience in several of the following areas:

• Water supply and distribution systems
• Sanitary sewer systems
• Stormwater management systems
• Roadway design
• Underground utilities and site servicing
• Surface servicing
• Municipal infrastructure rehabilitation
• Contract administration
• Municipal construction standards and specifications
• Environmental and regulatory approvals
• Public and stakeholder consultation

Experience withMaster Municipal Construction Documents (MMCD) and similar municipal contract administration standards is an asset.

Skills

• Strong project management capability
• Excellent client-facing and relationship-management skills
• Strong proposal and technical writing ability
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Ability to manage budgets, schedules and project risk
• Strong organizational and leadership skills
• Ability to mentor and develop junior staff
• Comfortable working across engineering, environmental and planning disciplines
• Interest in using new technology and AI-enabled tools to improve design and project delivery

Why Join?

The organization offers:

• Base salary of $90,000–$140,000
• Hybrid work arrangements
• Flexible working hours
• Employee share purchase program
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Retirement savings plan with employer matching up to5.5%
• Paid overtime after40 hours per week
• Student loan repayment assistance
• Wellness allowance
• Enhanced mental health benefits
• Generous vacation
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Corporate GoodLife Fitness rates
• Ongoing professional development
• Coaching, mentoring and internal learning opportunities
• Opportunities for advancement within a national employee-owned consulting firm

Travel

Some travel to other offices, project locations and client sites may be required.

Location

Candidates may be based in either:

Calgary, Alberta
or
Edmonton, Alberta

The position offers a hybrid work arrangement with flexible hours.

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