Manager, Guelph Office

J.L. Richards & Associates Limited; Guelph; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consulting firm in Guelph is seeking a Manager with expertise in consulting engineering to lead diverse teams and deliver innovative projects. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience, strong leadership skills, and a commitment to community engagement. This position offers competitive salaries, share ownership opportunities, and a hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Immediate health and dental benefits

RRSP / DPSP matching program

Flexible working hours

Parental leave top-up program

Fun Funds for social events

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in consulting engineering or related fields.
• Proven leadership with a personal vision and big-picture mindset.
• Ability to manage and deliver projects effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to teams in collaboration with Discipline Directors.
• Build and support business market presence.
• Coach employees through formal and informal training.
• Engage in all project stages from definition to construction.
• Coordinate with engineers, architects, and planners on projects.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Collaboration

Client Engagement

Coaching and Mentoring

Job description

We’ve opened a role in our Guelph office for a talented, entrepreneurial Manager, to work alongside exceptional people in JLR’s local Architectural, Electrical, Energy Systems, Mechanical, and Structural groups.

Pop Quiz :

• Are you a true leader with a personal vision and a big-picture mindset?
• Does working with an experienced team to deliver projects to diverse clients across Canada and abroad excite you?
• Are you a resourceful, dynamic, and driven professional with at least 10 years of experience in consulting engineering or related fields?
• Are you an experienced, forward-looking leader looking for the next step in your career?

If you scored four for four , JLR has a home for you as a Manager, Guelph office! You’ll be supported by a Platinum Club member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies program, firm that has a long-established reputation for quality services in multiple sectors, while you take on existing clients, develop new relationships, and deliver world-class, innovative solutions that support community building and growth in our cities.

JLR is a creative, tight-knit, and mentorship-focused community with unique opportunities for driven people with tenacity and spirit. Our organization is made up of diverse employee owners with specialized expertise in a wide range of disciplines. Joining the JLR team means joining a dynamic group of innovative architecture, engineering, and planning professionals and support staff. You’ll have the opportunity to help establish new clients and partner with existing ones to develop insightful solutions and see projects through from inception to completion.

If you’re innovative and collaborative, thrive when presented with new challenges, and are eager to take your career in new directions, then JLR is the right environment for you.

Your Role as Manager, Guelph office :

Choose your own adventure! Let’s talk about how your skills, experience, goals, and passions can find a home at JLR. As the Manager, Guelph office, your role will include :

Leadership and Management Aspects :

Providing daily guidance to our Architectural, Electrical, Energy Systems, Mechanical, and Structural teams in close collaboration with our Discipline Directors and adjacent teams.

Building, developing, and supporting our presence in several of our business markets.

Coaching employees, including both formal and informal training and mentoring.

Assisting in the implementation of strategies to allow for consistent delivery across projects and markets.

Assisting in ensuring back-up and succession by monitoring the ongoing development of staff members’ abilities and scope of expertise.

Providing input and leadership on team strategy and direction.

Guiding a program of team wellness and employee engagement initiatives.

As a member of the leadership of the organization, working collaboratively with other stakeholders to ensure positive outcomes for the entire organization.

Technical Aspects :

Engaging through all project stages, from definition, through planning, design, and construction using your demonstrated abilities to recognize opportunities, understand client needs and manage and deliver projects.

Ensuring fluid communication between the various internal and external stakeholders involved in each project.

Participating in the preparation of proposals and budget estimates.

Coordinating with other engineering disciplines, architects, and planners on multidisciplinary projects.

Why Join Us?

We live, work, breathe, sleep, and thrive in the communities we build. We love northern Ontario and the glorious bounty of the natural world and we’re proud of our reputation and longevity in the National Capital and Kingston regions. Furthermore, we’re growing our presence in southwestern Ontario and all along the Great Lakes of Ontario.

We foster a friendly, welcoming, and team-oriented atmosphere that encourages innovation and collaboration. We have an established depth of technical and support resources that can efficiently and effectively deliver small and large multidisciplinary projects. We provide flexible career direction with opportunities to choose your own path and interesting and exciting assignments ranging in size and type.

Employee Ownership and Career Growth

Share ownership opportunities at all levels

Merit and profit bonus program

Competitive salaries reviewed annually

Career Mentorship Program

Work-life Balance and Employee Wellness

Immediate health and dental benefits

RRSP / DPSP matching program

Flexible working hours

Hybrid working

Parental leave top-up program

Fun Funds to plan extracurricular social events

Community Engagement and Social Responsibility