Senior Associate Technical Consultant - Port & Marine Terminals

WorleyParsons; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 173,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm is seeking a Senior Associate Technical Consultant to lead business development and project delivery in Vancouver. The ideal candidate will have over 15 years of civil/structural engineering experience and strong client relations skills. This role offers competitive compensation ranging from $173,292 to $267,638, based on experience and qualifications.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant discipline experience.
• 5+ years in project/team leadership.
• Strong background in ports and marine civil/structural work.

Responsibilities

• Engage with clients for business development.
• Assist in recruiting and performance management.
• Monitor project progress through site visits.

Skills

Marine inspections

Client relations

Project management

Team leadership

Cost control

Education

Degree in civil/structural engineering

Registered professional engineer in BC

Job description

Job Description - Senior Associate Technical Consultant - Port & Marine Terminals (VAN00I9)

Senior Associate Technical Consultant - Port & Marine Terminals - VAN00I9

Company: Worley Consulting

Job

Infrastructure Consultants

Schedule

Full-time

Employment Type

Employee

Job Posting

September 17, 2025

Unposting Date

Not specified

Building on our past. Ready for the future.

Worley is a professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts helping our customers shift their operations towards a more sustainable future.

Worley Consulting is a core brand of Worley, a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets. We’re bridging two worlds, moving towards more sustainable energy sources, while helping to provide the energy, chemicals and resources needed now.

Worley Consulting is a global group of consultants, scientists, engineers, and digital experts dedicated to solving the world’s critical infrastructure, environmental, energy, and resource challenges.

We partner with our customers to find solutions that create value over the life of their assets. We implement new technologies to run assets more efficiently, secure and safeguard social license, support local communities, and accelerate the energy transition.

Purpose

Coordinate sales efforts with Worley’s inside/outside Sales teams, participate in business development efforts and update calls.

Responsibilities

• Business Development:
  • Actively engage with internal and external clients for business development and coordinate the work with other disciplines.
  • Prepare or assist in preparing proposals, execution strategy, design work cost estimate, and project scheduling.
  • Maintain staff profiles and resumes, track existing capabilities and strategically address future customer capability requirements.
  • Encourage positive working relationships with external parties such as customers, suppliers, and contractors. May be involved in networking, negotiations, strategic alliancing, and cost savings efforts.
  • Maintain pricing records reflecting efforts to complete project activities.
• Business Operations:
  • Assist in recruiting, coaching and performance management of the team.
  • Attend project coordination meetings and liaise with project team members, clients, sub-consultants, contractors, and regulatory and environmental approval agencies.
  • Monitor project progress through site visits and meetings with clients and contractors.
  • Actively encourage and support a safety‑oriented culture.
  • Participate in budgeting activities and manage operations within the approved budget.
  • Control staffing levels, organizational structure, and monitors project discipline structures.
  • Oversee engineering software licensing costs, employee utilization, and skill development.
  • Ensure discipline technical work and team activities meet all health, safety, environmental and security requirements.
  • Participate in setting the strategic goals for the team and executes strategic initiatives.
• Project Delivery:
  • Facilitate meeting project requirements with discipline guidelines, programs, and management of project allocated resources. May participate in project execution strategy and planning.
  • Drive innovative solutions, technology advances and methods to effectively deal with working out of sequence. May work with Project Management teams to take corrective actions regarding any issues, staffing requirements, scope changes, progressing, or other events that could affect project completion and/or profitability. Review and authorize work done by direct reports.
• Team Leadership and Development:
  • Oversee programs for technical competency and quality and monitor technical competency of teams.
  • Ensure team member adherence to company processes, generally accepted engineering and design practices, regulatory requirements, and customer specifications.
  • Support global standardization and use of drawing and document templates.
  • Assure the understanding of technical knowledge, legal requirements, and customer specifications whenever viable and lawful.
  • Use local/global standards to support technical excellence. Appoint senior team members to conduct checking and perform technical peer reviews and manage execution.
• Travel as required for various field programs.

What you will bring

Technical and Industry Experience:

• 15+ years of relevant discipline experience and 5+ years in project/team leadership.
• Experience leading a team, including recruitment, mentoring, coaching and performance management.
• Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining strong client relations.
• Ability to communicate effectively and to proactively respond to time‑sensitive issues.
• Demonstrated experience in marine inspections.
• Strong background in ports and marine civil/structural work. Experienced understanding of regulations, codes, and industry standard practices.
• Strong relationships and works well with clients and contractors, establishing and maintaining trust.
• Skilled in estimating project costs and proposal writing. Adept at budgeting and cost control.
• Experience in project management, risk management, quality, procurement or construction execution.
• Ability to communicate and present complex proposals to senior level management and clients. Persuasion and influence skills.
• Functional awareness of discipline tools and cross‑discipline data‑centric methods.
• Drives safe and sustainable engineering outcomes throughout the asset lifecycle via SEAL.
• Assumes hands‑on management and implements all relevant company HSE requirements. Demands a proactive approach to health, safety and environmental performance.

Interpersonal:

• Builds constructive business relationships throughout the organization; uses diplomacy and tact; accessible and approachable in relationships with others.

Teamwork:

• Enjoys working in a high‑calibre team with high visibility to senior stakeholders. Capable of prioritizing workloads and helping colleagues achieve team goals.

Action Orientation:

• Achieves results set by self and others, meets timelines, pushes to achieve stretch goals, and demonstrates enthusiasm, persistence and tenacity.
• Breaks down work into executable tasks. Acts accountable for work produced and ensures it is “right the first time.”

Deals with new concepts and complexity comfortably. Examines problems carefully and thoroughly and understands their interdependencies. Obtains information and ideas from many sources and understands their importance and connectivity.

Education – Qualifications, Accreditation, Training

Required:

• The ideal candidate will have a degree in civil/structural engineering from an accredited post‑secondary institution.
• Registered or eligibility for registration with Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia as a professional engineer.
• This role is Vancouver based only.
• For applicants based in the province of British Columbia, the salary range is $173,292 to $267,638.
• Salary variation depends on qualifications, experience, geography, internal pay equity and prevailing market conditions.

Please note: No agency representation or submissions will be recognized for this vacancy.

Worley is committed to providing a fair and equitable hiring process for all applicants. We will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities. If you require accommodations or assistance, please contact [e-mail].

Moving forward together: Whatever your ambition, there’s a path for you here. There’s no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.

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