Are you an experienced municipal engineer ready to step into a leadership role? R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited is hiring a Senior Municipal Infrastructure Engineer to join our Collingwood office. With a development plan geared towards becoming a leader of our Municipal Infrastructure Team in Collingwood.ย
This is a unique opportunity to develop your leadership skills with mentorship and support while delivering technical excellence on meaningful infrastructure projects.ย Youโllย join a well-established firm with strong roots in Ontario and a supportive workplace culture that invests in people. In Collingwood,ย youโllย enjoy a balanced lifestyle in one of Ontarioโs most desirable regions, all while contributing to vital infrastructure that shapes real communities.ย
Whatย Youโllย Do:ย
Youโllย playย a central roleย in both technical delivery and team leadership, including:ย
- Leading the design and project management of municipal infrastructure projects (roads, water, wastewater, stormwater) from planning through constructionย
- Take responsibility for design including signing and sealing reports and drawings for municipal infrastructure projects (roads, water, wastewater, stormwater)ย
- Working alongside our current management team withย an active leadership role within the design teamย
- Supporting proposal development, business development, and client management activitiesย to grow the groupโs presence and reputationย
- Support the growth and development of junior and intermediate team members through coaching, guidance, and day-to-day collaborationย
- Collaborating across disciplines and offices to deliver smart, community-focused solutionsย
- Representing Burnside as a senior client contact, especially with municipalities and other public sector clients in the regionย
Your success in this role will be measured by your ability to:ย
- Lead and manage municipal infrastructure projects including roads, water, wastewater, and stormwater systems.ย
- Provide hands-on designย expertiseย while overseeing project delivery from proposal through to construction.ย
- Coordinate andย be responsible forย the designs and workload of staff on the Collingwood Municipal Infrastructure team to support the Manager of Municipal Infrastructureย
- Support and mentor junior and intermediate team members, fostering growth and technical excellence.ย
- Review designs/drawings produced by others as part of our Quality Control and Assurance Initiativesย ย
- Review and supportย theย preparationย of tender specificationsย
- Build andย maintainย strong client relationships, particularly with municipalities and local government staff.ย
- Drive project delivery excellence andย identifyย growth opportunities for the Collingwood office.ย
What You Bring to the Team:ย
- 7+ years of relevant experience in municipalย infrastructureย engineering, preferably in Ontarioย
- P.Eng. designation (or eligibility) in Ontarioย
- Strong project management and client-facing skillsย
- Desire to grow into a team leadership role, with mentorship and succession planning in place;ย youโreย someone who takes initiative, buildsย trustย and inspires collaboration.ย
Salary Range:ย $135,000 - $165,000ย
The final compensation offered will be based on factors such as relevant experience, skills, internal equity, and market conditions.ย
Position Type: Vacancyย
Why Choose Burnside?ย
Are you interested in working for an employer with a 5-decadeย track recordย of building a great reputation both internally with their staff and externally with their clients? The Burnside team is a supportive group of colleagues that work together to provide value and service to our clients, while extending care to each other. We know that our employees are our greatest asset, and thus we strive to provide a positive work/life balance.ย
We offer:ย
- A collaborative culture where friendship, honesty and respect are part of our core values and practicesย
- Flexible working hours, including hybrid working opportunitiesย
- A competitive compensation and benefits packageย
- RRSP company matching planย
- Career growth and professional development opportunitiesย
- Potential for performance-driven bonusingย ย
- Active social committeesย
- A welcoming, positive, and inclusive work environmentย
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to valuing diversity in theย workplace,ย and we welcome resumes from all qualified candidates. Burnside will provide reasonableย accommodationsย toย applicants with disabilities throughout the entire recruitment, assessment, and selection process, asย required. If you are a person with a disability and requireย accommodationย during these processes, please contact our Human Resources department.ย
Company Profile โ More about us:ย
Founded in 1970, R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited is a growing values-drivenย Canadianย employee-owned,ย led andย operatedย Civil and Environmental Engineering Consulting Firm with over 450 professional, technical and support staff. Our consistent commitment towards investing inย technologyย advancements and training, in addition to encouraging and promoting professional development, has enabled our firm to meet our ongoing andย statedย goal of continual improvement.ย ย
We activelyย seekย to developย relationships with a broad and diversified client base in the Public,ย Privateย andย Indigenousย sectors.We work on a variety of projects throughout Canada, withย 12ย office locationsย (11ย in Ontario and one in Manitoba).ย ย
Burnside has expertise in many technical disciplinesย beyond our core civil engineering focusย includingย ย ย air and noise,ย asset management, bridges & culverts, building sciences,ย environmentalย planning and ecology, GIS, hydrogeology, land development,ย landscape architecture,ย municipal engineering, municipal drainage,ย solid waste,ย stormwater management,ย structures,ย traffic,ย transportationย planning and design, waterย andย wastewater and well drilling & diagnostics.ย
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