Senior Civil / Structural Engineer

Wood; Halifax; On-site; CAD 155,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health and dental benefits

Group RRSP plan

Option to work from home

Regular salary reviews

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Halifax seeks a Senior Civil / Structural Engineer to manage projects in hydropower and dams. The role requires a minimum of 20 years of experience, and strong leadership skills, along with a commitment to safety and quality. This position offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Minimum 20 years’ experience in dams, hydraulic structures, and hydropower assets.
• Experience in leadership roles.
• Excellent English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of technical professionals including engineers and technologists.
• Prepare proposals and manage projects from inception to completion.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Conflict resolution

Education

University degree in Civil / Structural Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

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Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world. Wood has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Civil / Structural Engineer with a background in hydropower and dams to join the Halifax team.

The Role

Reporting to the Operations Manager for Eastern Canada, this position will be a leadership role based in Atlantic Canada and requires the successful candidate to visit client sites from time‑to‑time and interact with clients. If you have a successful track record and thrive on challenges in a fast‑paced environment, this is the opportunity for you.

What Wood needs from you:

• You will be part of our Engineering team delivering projects in the Power and Industrial sectors, focusing on dams, hydraulic structures and other hydropower assets.

What Wood can provide for you:

• A supportive team environment which will enable you to grow your skills and abilities, while completing challenging, yet rewarding work.
• A competitive salary, comprehensive health and dental benefits package, Group RRSP plan, and option to work from home.

Our Clients & Projects

Wood’s Operations business delivers solutions to an ever‑broadening range of clients across the energy and materials industries globally.

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across renewables and emerging energy sectors.
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team, and individual needs.
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion across our business with employee networks that give all employees a voice.
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market. Salary range for this position is CDN $155,000 - $195,000 per year.
• Flexible benefits package that can be adapted to suit your lifestyle.
• Commitment to continued professional development through development plans tailored to individual needs and interests.
• Global connections with leading industry experts around the world who are shaping the standards of our profession.

Responsibilities

• Leadership role in managing a group of technical professionals including engineers and technologists.
• Work in a multi‑disciplinary environment and cooperate with other team members.
• Provide technical guidance to the team and mentorship to more junior engineers.
• Prepare proposals, including schedules and manpower estimates.
• Manage projects from inception to completion, coordinating both internal and external project stakeholders and ensuring important, relevant information is communicated regularly.
• Ensure adherence to Wood’s and client project management, change management, quality control, and document management procedures and processes.
• Monitor and control the change management process.
• Prepare conceptual and detailed design calculations and engineering reports, specifications, design criteria and construction scope of work documents.
• Carry out feasibility studies and prepare reports.
• Meet cost and schedule requirements in production of deliverables.
• Coordinate own work and that of other group members.
• Develop solutions to non‑recurring problems by appraising, interpreting, and evaluating various precedents and data.
• Exercise professional judgement in selecting and interpreting information and modifying standard methods and procedures.
• Site visits for inspections as needed to remote sites.
• Coordinate with vendors, contractors, subcontractors and clients.

Qualifications

• Currently authorized to lawfully work in Canada without sponsorship from Wood.
• University degree in Civil / Structural Engineering.
• Minimum 20 years’ experience in various aspects of dams, hydraulic structures and other hydropower assets.
• Experience in a leadership role.
• Ability to communicate at all levels of both internal and client organization.
• Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
• Good verbal and written communication.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point.
• Experience working on a multidisciplinary team consisting of dam safety, civil / structural, geotechnical, hydrotechnical and hydromechanical engineers.
• Led or participated in Dam Safety Reviews.
• Knowledgeable of the Canadian Dam Association’s (CDA) Dam Safety Guidelines and experience in carrying out Dam Safety Reviews (DSRs), including site inspection, condition assessment and design adequacy assessment.
• Experience in undertaking risk assessments and Potential Failure Modes Analysis (PFMA) related to dams.
• Ability to work efficiently and demonstrate effective organization skills to handle multiple projects and tasks.
• Ability to work independently.
• Working level of competence in own discipline in the execution of tasks.
• Working level of knowledge of industry and technology development within discipline area.
• Ability to create functional and cost‑effective designs and processes that meet complex specification requirements with little support.
• Professional Engineer licensed in Atlantic Canada or able to obtain license in other provinces.
• High level of awareness and commitment to safety in all aspects of daily work.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Highly motivated and demonstrates personal initiative.
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills are mandatory.

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non‑exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.