Senior Asset Management Engineer (Acting Chief Engineer)

AtkinsRéalis; Hanwell Rural Community; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Flexible benefits

Professional development

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Engineer (Acting Chief Engineer) to support highway operations, maintenance, rehabilitation, and lifecycle management of a major network in Canada. The role begins as Acting Chief Engineer during a maternity leave, then transitions to Asset Management / Project Manager with long-term strategic responsibilities.

You will lead asset management across pavements, bridges, drainage, geotech, traffic control, and roadside assets, while overseeing planning, budgeting,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• P.Eng. designation or eligibility with APEGNB.
• Minimum 8 years in transportation, infrastructure, or civil engineering.
• Strong leadership, PM, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Knowledge of asset management, rehabilitation planning, budgeting, and contract administration.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight to Engineering Department for highway operations and maintenance.
• Lead asset management programs for pavement, bridges, drainage, geotechnical, traffic, and roadside infrastructure assets.
• Manage assessments, inspections, condition evaluations, and rehab planning for long-term asset performance.
• Develop asset management strategies, lifecycle plans, capital programs, budgets, and reporting.
• Maintain inventories, condition databases, forecasting models, and KPIs for informed decisions.
• Lead rehab and capital projects from planning to delivery, including scope, specs, procurement, scheduling, and budgeting.
• Manage consultants, contractors, suppliers and stakeholders to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to quality standards.
• Serve as primary engineering liaison with clients, regulators, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Review and approve engineering reports, designs, and rehab strategies.
• Support OMR Manager and lead during absences.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Asset management principles

Budgeting

Contract administration

Communication

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or eligible (APEGNB)

Job description

Overview

Brun-Way Highways Operations is seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Engineer (Acting Chief Engineer) to support the operation, maintenance, rehabilitation, and long-term management of a major highway infrastructure network.

The successful candidate will initially serve as Acting Chief Engineer during a maternity leave period before transitioning into a permanent Asset Management / Project Manager role. This position offers a unique opportunity to combine senior technical leadership with long-term responsibility for strategic asset planning, capital program delivery, and lifecycle management of critical transportation infrastructure.

Your role

• Provide leadership, technical direction, and oversight to the Engineering Department while supporting highway operations and maintenance activities.

• Lead asset management programs for pavement, bridges, drainage, geotechnical, traffic control, and roadside infrastructure assets.

• Manage engineering assessments, inspections, condition evaluations, and rehabilitation planning to support long-term asset performance and contractual compliance.

• Develop and implement asset management strategies, lifecycle plans, capital investment programs, budgets, and performance reporting.

• Maintain asset inventories, condition databases, forecasting models, and key performance indicators to support informed decision-making.

• Lead rehabilitation and capital projects from planning through delivery, including scope development, technical specifications, procurement, scheduling, contract administration, and budget management.

• Manage consultants, contractors, suppliers, and key stakeholders while ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and to quality standards.

• Serve as the primary engineering liaison with clients, regulatory agencies, contractors, and other stakeholders.

• Review and approve engineering reports, technical recommendations, designs, and rehabilitation strategies.

• Support the OMR Manager and assume leadership responsibilities during periods of absence.

About you

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.

• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or eligibility for registration with APEGNB.

• Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in transportation, infrastructure, or civil engineering.

• Demonstrated leadership, project management, and stakeholder engagement experience.

• Strong knowledge of asset management principles, rehabilitation planning, budgeting, and contract administration.

• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with New Brunswick DTI standards and specifications.

• Experience in OMR, DBFOM, P3, or similar infrastructure delivery environments.

• Knowledge of pavement management systems, FWD analysis, IRI, rutting assessments, and lifecycle forecasting.

• Winter maintenance knowledge considered an asset.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.

Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.

Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.

And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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