Project Manager - Structural Engineering

Project Manager - Structural Engineering

Are you ready to take your career in structural engineering to the next level? R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited invites you to become an integral part of our dynamic Structural team with flexibility in joining our Woodstock, Guelph, Mississauga, Pickering or Hamilton (Stoney Creek) office.

We are seeking an Intermediate to Senior Structural Engineer who is passionate about managing projects, along with client and business development.

Role Overview

In this role, you will play a pivotal role in a range of exciting structural design projects while collaborating with a diverse, multi-disciplinary team.

Your primary responsibilities will include not only technical project work but also client engagement and business development activities.

While much of your work will be office-based, you should be prepared for occasional travel to project sites. Additionally, for the right candidate, we are open to considering placement in one of our other offices in Ontario.

Key Responsibilities

As a Client-Focused Structural Engineer, you will :

• Prepare reports, conduct research, and perform technical calculations.
• Provide leadership and technical guidance to junior team members and support staff, ensuring design quality standards are met.
• Proactively advance design and modeling techniques to support designers, project managers, and technicians.
• Collaborate with or lead multi-office and / or multi-disciplinary design teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Conduct field investigations.
• Prepare contract drawings and specifications.
• Create functional, preliminary, and detailed engineering designs using AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Develop cost estimates, tender packages, and project documents.
• Engage with clients and deliver presentations as needed.
• Assist in client development, project budgeting, and proposal preparation.
• Ensure the timely delivery of high-quality project deliverables to meet client expectations.
• Support project / client managers in establishing appropriate timelines and work closely with design teams across our offices.
• Conduct analysis and design structural projects, including commercial, public, and residential sites.
• Coordinate the structural design process, including preliminary and detailed design drawings, and prepare related reports while maintaining communication with clients, sub-consultants, and contractors.
• Possess experience in reviewing structural damage and preparing reports for litigation and insurance claims (an asset).
• Fulfill any other duties as assigned.

Professional Qualifications

To excel in this role, you should have the following qualifications, experience, and skills :

• Successful completion of a post-Secondary program in structural engineering or equivalent.
• Membership in good standing with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) or The Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT).
• A minimum of 5 years of related work experience.
• Proficiency in CAD and BIM processes.
• Familiarity with the Ontario Building Code.
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong mathematical aptitude.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Outstanding organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary consulting environment.

At R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited, we value innovation, client satisfaction, and professional growth. Join us in our mission to deliver exceptional structural engineering solutions and drive business development success.

The ideal candidate will have the potential opportunity to grow a structural team. If you're ready to take on this exciting opportunity and make a lasting impact, we encourage you to apply today!

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 bonusing
• Recruiting bonus / finder’s fee for referrals
• 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 350 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, Indigenous, and International 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 including air and noise, asset management, buildings, environmental planning and ecology, GIS, hydrogeology, land development, landscape architecture, municipal drainage and peer review, solid waste, stormwater management, structures, transportation planning and design, transit, water and wastewater and well drilling & diagnostics.

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