Senior Municipal Infrastructure & Peer Review Engineer

R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited; Newmarket; Hybrid; CAD 135,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Hybrid work

Competitive compensation

RRSP matching

Career development

Performance bonus

Social committees

Inclusive culture

Job summary

R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited is seeking a Senior Municipal Infrastructure & Peer Review Engineer in Ontario. You will lead development peer reviews and municipal infrastructure projects, guiding multidisciplinary teams from planning through construction while signing and sealing reports.

We value technical excellence, mentorship and business growth; the role offers hybrid work, strong compensation, and opportunities to expand services with municipalities, including lower-tier clients.

Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario.
• 10+ years of experience in land development engineering and/or municipal infrastructure design.
• Experience managing projects, clients, and cross-discipline teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver development peer reviews and municipal infrastructure engineering services.
• Act as trusted advisor to municipal clients, developers, and internal teams.
• Manage lifecycle of development agreements (subdivision, site plan, pre-servicing).
• Facilitate technical review meetings with municipalities, developers, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Lead design and project management of municipal infrastructure projects from planning through construction.
• Sign and seal reports and drawings for municipal projects.
• Coordinate design teams and ensure quality of reports, tender packages, drawings and estimates.
• Contribute to business development with municipalities.
• Mentor staff and build the team over time.

Skills

P.Eng. Ontario

10+ years experience

Project management

Job description

R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited (Burnside) is seeking a Senior Municipal Infrastructure & Peer Review Engineer.

This is a unique opportunity for a seasoned professional to play a key role in delivering both infrastructure projects and carrying out development application peer reviews for municipalities while helping to expand and shape our growing practice. The ideal candidate will bring experience in land development, subdivision design, and/or municipal infrastructure, and will be interested in technical excellence, mentorship, and business growth.

Your Role

Responsibilities

You will take a lead role in managing and delivering development peer review and/or municipal infrastructure engineering services, while supporting strategic growth. Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and conducting peer review of development applications and engineering designs (subdivisions, site plans, planning applications, etc.)
• Acting as a trusted advisor to municipal clients, developers, and internal cross-discipline project teams
• Managing the full lifecycle of development agreements, including subdivision, site plan, and pre-servicing agreements
• Facilitating technical review meetings with municipalities, developers, and multidisciplinary teams
• Leading the design and project management of municipal infrastructure projects (roads, water, wastewater, stormwater) from planning through construction
• Take responsibility for design including signing and sealing reports and drawings for municipal infrastructure projects
• Coordinating design teams, directing engineers and technicians, and ensuring quality in reports, tender packages, drawings, and cost estimates
• Contributing to business development efforts, including expanding services with lower-tier municipalities
• Playing a key role in mentoring staff and building a team over time

What You Bring

We are open to diverse backgrounds within municipal engineering and development.

Required

• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario
• 10+ years of experience in land development engineering and/or municipal infrastructure design
• Experience managing projects, clients, and internal cross-discipline team

What Will Make You Stand Out

• Experience with peer review or working on behalf of municipalities
• Strong knowledge of development approvals and construction processes
• Experience preparing and negotiating development agreements
• Experience in the planning and detailed design of municipal linear infrastructure, including roads, water, sanitary sewer, and storm drainage systems
• Project management skills, including scope definition, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, and change management
• A desire to take on client-facing responsibilities and/or technical leadership

Salary Range: $135,000 - $160,000

The final compensation offered will be based on factors such as relevant experience, skills, internal equity, and market conditions.

Position Type: New Position

Why Choose Burnside?

Are you interested in working for an employer with a 5-decade track record of building a great reputation both internally with their staff and externally with their clients? The Burnside team is a supportive group of colleagues that work together to provide value and service to our clients, while extending care to each other. We know that our employees are our greatest asset, and thus we strive to provide a positive work/life balance.

We Offer

• A collaborative culture where friendship, honesty and respect are part of our core values and practices
• Flexible working hours, including hybrid working opportunities
• A competitive compensation and benefits package
• RRSP company matching plan
• Career growth and professional development opportunities
• Potential for performance-driven bonusing
• Active social committees
• A welcoming, positive, and inclusive work environment

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to valuing diversity in the workplace and we 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 an 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 towards investing in technology advancements and training, in addition to encouraging and promoting professional development, has enabled our firm to meet our 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. We work on a variety of projects throughout Canada, with 12 office locations (11 in Ontario and one in Manitoba).

Burnside has expertise in many technical disciplines beyond our core civil engineering focus including air and noise, asset management, bridges & culverts, building sciences, environmental planning and 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.