Civil / Structural Engineer, P.Eng. - Small Buildings & Site Development

Sky Sight Inc.; Burlington; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended Health

Dental & Vision

Life Insurance

RRSP Matching

Vacation

PEO Dues Covered

Professional Development

Job summary

Sky Sight Inc. is seeking a full-time, permanent Civil / Structural Engineer, P.Eng., to establish in-house engineering for small-building/small-site projects.

The Ontario-licensed professional will design, review, and seal drawings and reports, perform field reviews, and coordinate with municipal authorities to deliver compliant projects.

Qualifications

• P.Eng licensed in Ontario and in good standing with PEO; able to act as Designated Professional Engineer for Certificate of Authorization.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• Approximately 5+ years’ relevant Ontario engineering experience.
• Practical civil/site and small-building structural experience, including preparing, reviewing, and sealing drawings, calculations, reports, letters, and professional deliverables.
• Ability to work independently at appropriate project scale/complexity, with hands-on production of drawings, calculations, markups, reports, and correspondence.
• Practical working knowledge of Autodesk Civil 3D and AutoCAD.
• Experience in grading, drainage, stormwater management, erosion/sediment control, site servicing, and municipal requirements for smaller developments.
• Structural experience with Part 9 and smaller Part 3 projects, including design/review/sealing of common small-building structural elements/systems.
• Working knowledge of OBC Parts 3, 4, 9, and 11.
• Familiarity with CSA structural standards and common wood, steel, concrete, and masonry construction.
• Experience with additions, renovations, alterations, existing buildings, and small-site development.
• Experience responding to municipal engineering, building permit, zoning, Committee of Adjustment, and/or site plan comments.
• Experience with site visits, field/general reviews, and construction-phase engineering.
• Ability to coordinate with architectural/BCIN designers, municipal staff, contractors, clients, OLSs, geotechnical and other consultants.
• Strong technical judgment, communication, organization, problem-solving, and technical writing skills.
• Valid Ontario G-class driver’s licence; able to conduct site visits throughout Southern Ontario.

Responsibilities

• Act as Designated Professional Engineer for Certificate of Authorization purposes and support compliance with applicable PEO requirements/legislation.
• Prepare, review, coordinate, and seal engineering drawings, calculations, reports, letters, details, and deliverables.
• Exercise professional responsibility within their competence; review work for accuracy, completeness, and code, standard, and municipal compliance.
• Identify when specialized expertise/additional consultants are required.
• Prepare, review, coordinate, and seal grading/drainage plans for residential, commercial, mixed-use, infill, renovation, rebuild, and other small-site work.
• Use Autodesk Civil 3D/AutoCAD for grading plans, surfaces, drainage layouts, servicing drawings, profiles, details, and civil documentation.
• Undertake lot grading, drainage, basic stormwater management, erosion/sediment control, and site servicing for smaller developments.
• Prepare/review stormwater briefs, functional servicing reports, drainage calculations, erosion/sediment control documentation, and municipal submissions.
• Review topographic surveys, LiDAR, aerial mapping, GNSS, point clouds, and other existing-condition data for civil design.
• Coordinate with Ontario Land Surveyors for required legal boundary, topographic, reference plan, or other survey information.
• Coordinate with municipal engineering departments and respond to permit, zoning clearance, Committee of Adjustment, site plan, and other approval comments.
• Provide technical input on grading, drainage, servicing, access, site constraints, and constructibility.
• Provide structural design/review for Part 9 and smaller Part 3 projects.
• Design, review, specify, and seal common small-building elements: beams, lintels, posts, footings, foundations, retaining walls, floor/roof framing, structural openings, framing modifications, additions, and renovations.
• Undertake structural engineering in common wood, steel, masonry, and concrete construction.
• Prepare calculations, details, notes, markups, sketches, letters, and review comments; review/seal structural permit-package portions where required.
• Design/review foundations, underpinning, retaining walls, framing alterations, and other small-building structural conditions.
• Review existing structural conditions and recommend solutions for renovations, additions, alterations, repairs, and modifications.
• Conduct visual building-condition reviews and engineering opinion letters where required.

Skills

Autodesk Civil 3D

AutoCAD

Structural design/review

Site grading/drainage

Municipal coordination

Project coordination

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural Engineering

Tools

Revit

Autodesk Civil 3D

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Job description

Sky Sight Inc. is seeking a full-time, permanent Civil / Structural Engineer, P.Eng. to help establish in-house engineering for small-building/small-site projects.

This hands-on role requires an Ontario-licensed Professional Engineer with civil/site and structural experience. Responsibilities include design, calculations, drawings, reports, field review, municipal coordination, and technical delivery within their competence.

Projects include residential, commercial, light-industrial, and mixed-use work: custom homes, additions, renovations, rebuilds, infill, smaller commercial, and other small-building/small-site assignments.

The successful candidate will act as Designated Professional Engineer for obtaining/maintaining the firm’s PEO Certificate of Authorization, including supervision, review, and sealing of applicable engineering work.

The engineer will work with Sky Sight’s design/technical staff and may use building measurement, LiDAR, drone mapping, GNSS, point-cloud, and other reality-capture capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Professional Engineering

• Act as Designated Professional Engineer for PEO Certificate of Authorization purposes and support compliance with applicable PEO requirements/legislation.
• Prepare, review, coordinate, and seal engineering drawings, calculations, reports, letters, details, and deliverables.
• Exercise professional responsibility within their competence; review work for accuracy, completeness, and code, standard, and municipal compliance.
• Identify when specialized expertise/additional consultants are required.

Civil / Site Engineering

• Prepare, review, coordinate, and seal grading/drainage plans for residential, commercial, mixed-use, infill, renovation, rebuild, and other small-site work.
• Use Autodesk Civil 3D/AutoCAD for grading plans, surfaces, drainage layouts, servicing drawings, profiles, details, and civil documentation.
• Undertake lot grading, drainage, basic stormwater management, erosion/sediment control, and site servicing for smaller developments.
• Prepare/review stormwater briefs, functional servicing reports, drainage calculations, erosion/sediment control documentation, and municipal submissions.
• Review topographic surveys, LiDAR, aerial mapping, GNSS, point clouds, and other existing-condition data for civil design.
• Coordinate with Ontario Land Surveyors for required legal boundary, topographic, reference plan, or other survey information.
• Coordinate with municipal engineering departments and respond to permit, zoning clearance, Committee of Adjustment, site plan, and other approval comments.
• Provide technical input on grading, drainage, servicing, access, site constraints, and constructibility.
• Provide structural design/review for Part 9 and smaller Part 3 projects.
• Design, review, specify, and seal common small-building elements: beams, lintels, posts, footings, foundations, retaining walls, floor/roof framing, structural openings, framing modifications, additions, and renovations.
• Undertake structural engineering in common wood, steel, masonry, and concrete construction.
• Prepare calculations, details, notes, markups, sketches, letters, and review comments; review/seal structural permit-package portions where required.
• Design/review foundations, underpinning, retaining walls, framing alterations, and other small-building structural conditions.
• Review existing structural conditions and recommend solutions for renovations, additions, alterations, repairs, and modifications.
• Conduct visual building-condition reviews and engineering opinion letters where required.

Construction, Field Review & Coordination

• Conduct site visits and field/general reviews for civil/structural scopes; review construction for general design conformance.
• Respond to RFIs, contractor inquiries, municipal comments, field changes, and construction issues; assess engineering impacts.
• Prepare general/construction review letters, site review documentation, and engineering opinion letters.
• Coordinate with clients, contractors, municipalities, consultants, and internal staff through design/construction.
• Provide technical input on structure, grading, drainage, servicing, permit comments, existing conditions, and constructibility.

Practice Development

• Review scopes; assist with technical assumptions, exclusions, anticipated effort, risks, and fee estimates.
• Help establish drawing standards/details, calculation templates, checklists, QA/QC procedures, and internal review workflows.
• Integrate engineering work with Civil 3D, AutoCAD, Revit, ReCap, Autodesk Construction Cloud, and related workflows.
• Support future training/supervision of EITs, technologists, designers, or drafting staff as workload grows.
• Contribute to in-house engineering development.

Requirements

• P.Eng. licensed in Ontario and in good standing with PEO; able/willing to act as Designated Professional Engineer for Certificate of Authorization purposes.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• Approximately 5+ years’ relevant Ontario engineering experience.
• Practical civil/site and small-building structural experience, including preparing, reviewing, and sealing drawings, calculations, reports, letters, and professional deliverables.
• Ability to work independently at appropriate project scale/complexity, with hands-on production of drawings, calculations, markups, reports, and correspondence.
• Practical working knowledge of Autodesk Civil 3D and AutoCAD.
• Experience in grading, drainage, stormwater management, erosion/sediment control, site servicing, and municipal requirements for smaller developments.
• Structural experience with Part 9 and smaller Part 3 projects, including design/review/sealing of common small-building structural elements/systems.
• Working knowledge of OBC Parts 3, 4, 9, and 11.
• Familiarity with applicable CSA structural standards and common wood, steel, concrete, and masonry construction.
• Experience with additions, renovations, alterations, existing buildings, and small-site development.
• Experience responding to municipal engineering, building permit, zoning, Committee of Adjustment, and/or site plan comments.
• Experience with site visits, field/general reviews, and construction-phase engineering.
• Ability to coordinate with architectural/BCIN designers, municipal staff, contractors, clients, OLSs, geotechnical and other consultants.
• Strong technical judgment, communication, organization, problem-solving, and technical writing skills.
• Valid Ontario G-class driver’s licence; able to conduct site visits throughout Southern Ontario.

Assets

The following would be considered assets:

• Custom homes, additions, renovations, rebuilds, residential infill, smaller commercial, light-industrial, or mixed-use projects.
• Stormwater briefs, functional servicing reports, drainage calculations, erosion/sediment control plans, infiltration systems, or related small-site civil work.
• Retaining walls, underpinning, foundations, framing modifications, structural alterations, and construction review documentation.
• Autodesk Revit and Autodesk Construction Cloud.
• LiDAR, point clouds, scan-to-CAD/BIM, drone mapping, aerial LiDAR, GNSS data, or other reality-capture information.
• Building condition assessments, existing-building reviews, technical due diligence, or engineering opinion letters.
• Proposal preparation, fee estimates, technical assumptions/exclusions, and project risk review.
• Engineering standards, templates, QA/QC procedures, or technical workflow development.
• Supervising/mentoring EITs, technologists, designers, or junior technical staff.

About Us

Sky Sight Inc. is a growing multidisciplinary AEC firm based in Burlington, Ontario.

As a BCIN-registered design firm, we provide architectural/interior design, building measurement, geospatial, reality-capture, and technical design services for residential, commercial, industrial, and mixed-use projects.

Work includes custom homes, additions, renovations, commercial interiors, small mixed-use projects, building measurement, scan-to-CAD/BIM, terrestrial/aerial LiDAR, drone mapping, GNSS data collection, and related technical services.

We are expanding into in-house professional engineering as part of our continued growth and multidisciplinary offering.

• Salary: $100,000-$130,000/year, commensurate with experience and qualifications
• Performance bonus eligibility based on individual contribution, project delivery, work quality, and firm performance
• Extended Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Life and Critical Illness Coverage
• RRSP Matching
• Competitive vacation entitlement, commensurate with experience and seniority
• Applicable PEO dues and approved professional development expenses covered
• Opportunity to help establish/develop in-house engineering
• Long-term growth within a multidisciplinary AEC firm

Location / Work Arrangement

Hybrid role based at our Burlington office: Unit 11, 3325 Harvester Road, Burlington, Ontario

Regular in-office attendance is required for coordination, team meetings, drawing/technical reviews, and collaboration.

Some remote-work flexibility may be available depending on project requirements, workload, meetings, and site obligations.

As engineering capabilities develop, the role may expand into technical leadership, staff supervision, and practice development.