Civil Engineer - Building Restoration

At Burnside the difference is our people. Our employees are our greatest asset and by encouraging continuous growth and supporting personal development our organization benefits from the increased skill and leadership capacity that results.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Civil Engineer to join our Building Restoration Group. This position will serve existing and future clients in the north central Ontario market. As a project manager with our Building Restoration group, you’ll be assisting our team in providing high quality, engineering solutions to meet our clients needs. Typical projects can include concrete and masonry restoration, roof replacement, building condition evaluations, and capital planning.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Act as a liaison with clients, contractors, sub-consultants, and approval agencies;
• Proposal preparation and coordination;
• Management of the financial aspects of the project; processing of invoices; collecting receivables; timesheet completion; record keeping; etc.;
• Prepare tender and contract documents in support of design drawings;
• Contract administration;
• Nurturing and further developing existing client base through establishing and maintaining client relationships;
• Create and maintain relationships with people or organizations that could impact or be impacted by the project and managing their interaction with the project as needed;
• Prepare and issue site inspection reports or review those completed by junior staff;
• Prepare and track project budgets and schedules;
• QA/QC;
• Develop and maintain a positive team atmosphere among your project team members; understand team member concerns and work with them to solve problems; inspire team members by demonstrating and encouraging passionate performance; empower staff through effective delegation, mentorship and training; and
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

We Are Considering Applications From Candidates With

• Minimum 10 years of Building Science related experience
• Bachelor of Engineering or Applied Science degree or related field
• Professional Engineer (P. Eng.), in good standing with the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO).
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• High-level communication skills for dealing with both internal and external clients;
• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel) with demonstrated interest and ability to learn new systems
  
  

Why Choose Burnside?

Are you interested in working for an employer with a 5-decade track record of building a great reputation both internally with their staff and externally with their clients? The Burnside team is a family 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.

We Offer

• A collaborative culture where friendship, honesty and respect are part of our core values and practices
• Flexible working hours and office locations, including hybrid working opportunities
• A competitive compensation and benefits package
• RSP company matching plan
• Career growth and professional development opportunities
• Potential for performance-driven profit sharing
• Recruiting bonus / finder’s fee for referrals
• Wellbeing benefit
• Active social committees
• A welcoming, positive, and inclusive work environment
  
  

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to valuing diversity in the workplace and we welcome resumes from all qualified candidates. Burnside will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the entire recruitment, assessment, and selection process, as required. If you are a person with a disability and require an accommodation during these processes, please contact our Human Resources department.

Company Profile – More About Us

Founded in 1970, R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited is a growing values-driven employee-owned multidiscipline engineering and environmental consulting firm with over 400 staff. Our consistent commitment towards investing in technology advancements and training, in addition to encouraging and promoting professional development, has enabled our firm to meet our ongoing and stated goal of continual improvement.

We actively seek to develop relationships with a broad and diversified client base in the Public, Private, and Indigenous sectors. We work on a variety of projects throughout Canada, with ten office locations in Ontario and one in Manitoba.

Burnside has expertise in many technical disciplines beyond our core civil engineering focus, including air and noise, asset management, building sciences, environmental planning, ecology, GIS, hydrogeology, land development, landscape architecture, municipal drainage, solid waste, stormwater management, structures, transportation planning and design, water and wastewater and well drilling & diagnostics.