Database engineer Jobs in Kingston, ON

Responsibilities

• Strategic Delivery: Lead the development and implementation of comprehensive Asset Management (AM) plans, including State of the Infrastructure (SOTI) reports, levels of service analysis, and long-term financial strategies.
• Business Growth: Proactively identify market opportunities, lead proposal development, and leverage your professional network to expand Dillon’s municipal footprint across Ontario.
• Consulting & Advisory: Act as a trusted advisor to municipal staff, leadership, and stakeholders, translating technical data into actionable investment strategies.
• Project Leadership: Manage multi-disciplinary project teams to ensure technical accuracy, budget adherence, and timely delivery of infrastructure projects.
• Community Engagement: Facilitate workshops and presentations. Experience or interest in collaborating with Indigenous Communities on infrastructure resilience and self-governance is a significant asset.

Learning & Development

• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development
• Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees

Qualifications

What you will need to succeed

• Degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
• Licensed Professional Engineer ( in Ontario (PEO).
• Proven ability to build client relationships and "drive the business" through strategic networking and high-quality delivery.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Experience

• 8–10 years of professional experience, specifically focused on municipal infrastructure and asset management.
• Deep understanding of Ontario Regulation 588/17 and the lifecycle of municipal assets (water, wastewater, roads, and bridges).

Compensation

$75,000 - $115,000

Dillon is including the salary range that we in good faith believe may offer for this position. It will be dependent on the successful applicant’s education, experience, and skills, in addition to internal equity and geographic region. Dillon reserves the right to pay outside of the posted range, contingent on factors unrelated to an applicant’s gender or other status protected by provincial and/or federal law.

Why choose Dillon

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop.

We live our core values:

• Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
• Continuous Development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
• Creativity: discover new possibilities;
• Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard;
• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences;
• Reliability: words result in actions that build trust.

In addition, we offer:

Employee share purchase plan

• Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all employees.

A competitive compensation package

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Generous retirement savings plan
• Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions

Flexible work hours and hybrid working options

• Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs. We are taking a trust-based approach to offer a variety of flexible and hybrid work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

Learning and Development opportunities

• As a knowledge-based business, we use a composite approach to development including coaching to build the how, mentoring to share lessons, advising to round out perspectives, and co-creation of knowledge through internal learning opportunities.

Focus on Innovation

• The ability to anticipate, examine, and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business performance. In our culture, people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to today’s problems and tomorrow’s opportunities.

Employee and Family Assistance program

• A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees.

Goodlife Fitness Corporate Membership

• Our employees can take advantage of reduced annual membership fees.

Wellness Subsidy

• Our employees can take advantage of a wellness subsidy that can be put towards expenses for a variety of health and/or wellness related activities such as gym membership, purchase of home fitness equipment, yoga classes and dance classes.