Senior Municipal Infrastructure Engineer

Burnside & Associates Limited; Collingwood; On-site; CAD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RRSP company matching

Hybrid opportunities

Performance-driven bonus

Professional development support

Career growth opportunities

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Burnside & Associates Limited in Collingwood, Ontario, is seeking a senior municipal infrastructure engineer to lead design and project management for roads, water, wastewater, and stormwater from planning through construction.

You will sign and seal reports, mentor junior staff, collaborate across offices, and grow the group’s public sector presence with municipalities in the region. Hybrid work options are available.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of municipal infrastructure engineering experience (Ontario preferred).
• Strong project management and client-facing skills.
• Desire to grow into a team leadership role with mentorship and succession planning; proactive and collaborative.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and project management of municipal infrastructure projects from planning through construction.
• Sign and seal reports and drawings for municipal infrastructure projects.
• Mentor junior and intermediate team members and foster technical excellence.
• Support proposal development, business development and client management activities.
• Collaborate across disciplines and offices to deliver community-focused solutions.
• Represent Burnside as a senior client contact with municipalities and public sector clients.

Skills

Project management

Client-facing

Leadership

Mentorship

Collaboration

Business development

Job description

Location

Collingwood office, Ontario (Hybrid)

What You’ll Do

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the design and project management of municipal infrastructure projects (roads, water, wastewater, stormwater) from planning through construction
• Taking responsibility for design, including signing and sealing reports and drawings for municipal infrastructure projects
• Working alongside the current management team with an active leadership role within the design team
• Supporting proposal development, business development, and client management activities to grow the group’s presence and reputation
• Coaching and guiding junior and intermediate team members through day‑to‑day collaboration
• Collaborating across disciplines and offices to deliver smart, community‑focused solutions
• Representing Burnside as a senior client contact, especially with municipalities and other public sector clients in the region

Success Metrics

• Lead and manage municipal infrastructure projects including roads, water, wastewater, and stormwater systems
• Provide hands‑on design expertise while overseeing project delivery from proposal through construction
• Coordinate and be responsible for the designs and workload of staff on the Collingwood Municipal Infrastructure team to support the Manager of Municipal Infrastructure
• Mentor junior and intermediate team members, fostering growth and technical excellence
• Review designs and drawings produced by others as part of Quality Control and Assurance initiatives
• Support preparation of tender specifications
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, particularly with municipalities and local government staff
• Drive project delivery excellence and identify growth opportunities for the Collingwood office

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience in municipal infrastructure engineering, preferably in Ontario
• Strong project management and client‑facing skills
• Desire to grow into a team leadership role, with mentorship and succession planning in place; someone who takes initiative, builds trust, and inspires collaboration

Salary Range

$135,000 - $165,000 (final compensation based on experience, skills, internal equity, and market conditions)

Benefits

• A collaborative culture emphasizing honesty and respect
• Flexible working hours, including hybrid opportunities
• A competitive compensation and benefits package, including RRSP company matching, potential performance‑driven bonus, and career growth opportunities
• Professional development support and inclusive work environment

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to valuing diversity in the workplace and welcome resumes from all qualified candidates. Burnside will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the entire recruitment, assessment, and selection process, as required. If you are a person with a disability and require accommodation during these processes, please contact our Human Resources department.

Company Profile – More About Us

Founded in 1970, R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited is a growing, values‑driven, Canadian employee‑owned, led, and operated civil and environmental engineering consulting firm with over 450 professional, technical, and support staff. Our consistent commitment toward investing in technology advancements and training, in addition to encouraging and promoting professional development, has enabled our firm to meet its ongoing and stated goal of continual improvement.

We actively seek to develop relationships with a broad and diversified client base in the public, private, and Indigenous sectors, working on a variety of projects throughout Canada, with 12 office locations (11 in Ontario and one in Manitoba).

Burnside’s technical expertise extends beyond core civil engineering to include air and noise, asset management, bridges & culverts, building sciences, environmental planning & ecology, GIS, hydrogeology, land development, landscape architecture, municipal engineering, municipal drainage, solid waste, stormwater management, structures, traffic, transportation planning and design, water and wastewater, and well drilling & diagnostics.