Lead Civil Engineer – Northern Canada

Myshocksox; Whitehorse; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Benefits package

Job summary

CAP Engineering (CAP) seeks a Civil Engineering Leader to join our Whitehorse team. This senior role supports project delivery, mentors staff, strengthens client relationships, and helps grow CAP’s civil engineering presence in the Yukon and Northern Canada.

The candidate will be a P.Eng. with broad civil experience and strong understanding of northern infrastructure, municipal, transportation, land development, and energy projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
• P.Eng. designation required.
• Registered, or eligible for registration, with Engineers Yukon.
• Approximately 10+ years of relevant civil engineering experience.
• Experience leading civil engineering projects and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and operational leadership for civil engineering projects and staff in the Whitehorse office.
• Lead planning, design, and delivery of civil and infrastructure projects.
• Manage projects from proposal through design, construction, and closeout.
• Provide technical review and QA for calculations, reports, drawings, specs, and deliverables.
• Support municipal infrastructure, transportation, drainage, site development, industrial, energy, and northern projects.
• Develop practical engineering solutions for northern and remote project environments.
• Manage scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and client expectations.
• Build and maintain client, community, regulator, contractor, consultant, and stakeholder relationships.
• Support business development, proposals, fee estimates, and pursuit strategies.
• Identify new project and client opportunities in Yukon and Northern Canada.
• Mentor and support engineers, EITs, technologists, and staff.
• Assist workload planning, staff development, and resource coordination.
• Coordinate with CAP’s multidisciplinary teams across Canada.
• Support permitting, regulatory approvals, tendering, contract administration, and construction activities.
• Participate in site visits, field reviews, and inspections.
• Support CAP’s health, safety, quality, and project management requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Client relationship management

Mentoring

Technical review

Communication

Travel willingness

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

P.Eng. designation

Engineers Yukon registration eligibility

Job description

CAP Engineering (CAP) seeks a Civil Engineering Leader to join our Whitehorse team. This senior role supports project delivery, mentors staff, strengthens client relationships, and helps grow CAP’s civil engineering presence in the Yukon and Northern Canada.

The candidate will be a P.Eng. with broad civil experience and strong understanding of northern infrastructure, municipal, transportation, land development, and energy projects.