Director, Hydropower and Dam

BBA Consultants; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to many experts and coaching

Flexible schedule

Leadership program

Mentorship opportunities

Friendly, eco-mindful workspaces

Job summary

BBA Consultants in Montreal is seeking an experienced professional to lead its hydropower initiatives. The candidate will develop projects, enhance client relationships, and mentor junior engineers. With over 15 years of consulting experience in civil structures and registered as a professional engineer in Québec or Ontario, you will play a crucial role in expanding the firm’s hydropower portfolio and ensuring high-quality project execution.

This position offers long-term career opportunities and a collaborative work culture emphasizing sustainability and inclusivity.

Qualifications

• At least 15 years of relevant experience in civil engineering.
• Consulting experience in hydropower and dam design.
• Ability to prepare budgets, estimates, and schedules.

Responsibilities

• Develop hydro-related projects and business opportunities.
• Review and steer proposal execution to win contracts.
• Mentor young engineers and support succession planning.

Skills

Client-oriented

Business acumen

Leadership

Strategic planning

Mentoring

Education

Civil engineering degree

Registered as a professional engineer in Québec or Ontario

Job description

Your future role on our team

BBA’s Renewable Energy business line wants to strengthen its position in the Hydropower market across Canada. You’ll be responsible for developing hydro-related projects and business opportunities. You’ll also leverage your expertise in structural engineering, knowledge of the industry, and client relationships to achieve the firm’s objectives. Your main goal will be to grow BBA’s hydropower and Dam.

Type of position: Regular

An Overview Of Your Mandates And Responsibilities

Strategic planning

• Review and update the hydropower and dam safety strategy and action plan
• Identify target clients toward building a sustainable portfolio, balanced between repeat business and capital expenditure projects
• Recommend potential strategic resources and organizations that can complement in-house expertise
• Actively contribute to business development
• Position the firm for upcoming business opportunities and prepare pursuit and capture strategies
• Identify any capability gaps and strategic partner or teaming requirements needed to win
• Serve as client account manager (CAM) for some clients
• Work with CAMs to ensure a coordinated client management process
• Cross-sell the services of other disciplines within the firm
• Track business opportunities using BBA’s opportunity database management system
• Provide exposure to potential new clients and expand relationships with existing clients

Proposals

• Review RFPs and steer the proposal execution plan and deliverables in the direction needed to win, using elements established in the pursuit strategy
• Support proposal preparation through creative thinking and alternative approaches
• Review proposals to ensure that RFP requirements are met (technical and commercial) and that the price is competitive
• Provide assistance during the proposal and award process and throughout the project life cycle

Operational activities

• Identify, assess and recommend key hiring competencies specific to the hydropower and dam safety sector to ensure high-quality work, and expand markets
• Actively participate in executing engineering mandates such as study mandates, detailed design, dam safety reviews, etc
• Oversee project delivery and serve as a sponsor or Engineer of Record for selected projects
• Mentor young and future lead engineers within the organization
• Support succession planning and identify strategic hires who will lead the business

Qualities & Values

• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Client-oriented
• Business acumen
• Strategic and results-driven vision
• Strong commitment to health and safety
• Demonstrated inspiring leadership
• Sense of equity and inclusion
• Caring mindset that puts people first
• Eco-mindful

Overview Of Certifications And Job Requirements

• Civil engineering degree from a recognized university
• At least 15 years of relevant experience
• Consulting engineering experience in civil structures, hydropower, and dam design, business development and project execution
• Registered as a professional engineer in Québec or Ontario
• Available to travel occasionally
• Advanced level of French and English to collaborate effectively with BBA offices and/or clients outside Québec. The frequency of English use may range from occasional to daily, depending on ongoing projects
• Asset: Experience preparing budgets, estimates and schedules, with financial modelling skills

Benefits

• Access to many experts and coaching
• A collaborative team that shares its ideas and knowledge
• Participation in our firm’s major projects up to 2030:
  • Our Toward Net Zero plan and our ESG promise
  • 35% of women on our team
  • and much more!
• Long-term hiring (not just project-based)
• Access to a leadership program
• Opportunity to mentor our next generation: we invest in our people and help them develop
• A corporate culture that values expertise
• Promotion of our experts (SMEs), both externally and internally
• Flexible schedule that combines office presence and telecommuting
• Friendly, eco-mindful and high-tech workspaces
• Committees involved in important causes: diversity, social commitment
• Growing business with many opportunities
• An inclusive culture that values diversity, respect and openness
• On site and at the office: Health, safety and the environment are a priority
• A collaborative culture among various departments and with our operations clients
• Valuing complementary expertise, agility and listening: your ideas are transformed into concrete initiatives