Sr. Manager, Civil Engineering

LRL Associates Ltd.; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RRSP matching program

37.5-hour work week

Paid vacation + 6 sick/personal days

Parental leave top-up

Weekly team lunches

Job summary

LRL Engineering in Ontario seeks a Senior Manager, Civil Engineering to oversee project performance, technical delivery and staff growth. You will translate department strategy into day-to-day execution, ensuring teams are supported and clients receive top-tier service.

You will lead multidisciplinary projects, coach professionals, and manage budgeting, forecasting and profitability while upholding QA/QC standards across the department.

Qualifications

• PEng licensed or eligible in Ontario.
• Significant progressive civil engineering consulting experience.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary projects and client relationships.
• Strong understanding of project economics: budgeting, forecasting, utilization and profitability.
• Ability to coach, mentor and develop technical professionals and emerging leaders.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Experience with proposal development, business development and client relationships is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical leadership and oversight appropriate to the individual's area of expertise and professional designation.
• Ensuring department deliverables comply with applicable municipal design guidelines, provincial requirements, professional standards and LRL's QA/QC policies.
• Performing or overseeing technical reviews of engineering designs, analyses, drawings and other deliverables as required.
• Actively contributing to project delivery to support the department.
• Supporting consistent application of QA/QC processes and ensure appropriate technical review is incorporated into project delivery.
• Reviewing, approving and improving department templates, checklists and workflows to strengthen quality, consistency and efficiency.
• Promoting lessons learned, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across the department.

Skills

P.Eng. licensed/eligible (Ontario)

Civil engineering leadership

Project budgeting & profitability

Client relationship management

Communication & mentoring

Job description

Build Your Career with LRL Engineering

We're looking for people who are eager to take on new challenges, expand their skills, and build a rewarding career with a company that's growing. Does this sound like you?

For more than 40 years, LRL Engineering has built a reputation for delivering innovative engineering solutions and exceptional client service. As we continue to grow as part of the Englobe group of companies, we're investing in our people by providing opportunities to work on diverse projects, collaborate with experienced professionals, and take on increasing responsibility as your career evolves.

Whether you're early in your career or already have industry experience, if you're motivated, curious, and ready to contribute, we'd love to hear from you.

As a Senior Manager, Civil Engineering, you'll play an important role overseeing project performance technical project delivery and assurance, people development and growth. Working closely with the Director, Project Managers and senior leadership, the Senior Manager helps translate department strategy into day-to-day execution while ensuring projects are delivered effectively, teams are supported and developed, and clients continue to receive the high level of service expected from LRL.

In your new role with LRL, you will also be accountable to:

• Providing technical leadership and oversight appropriate to the individual's area of expertise and professional designation.

• Ensuring department deliverables comply with applicable municipal design guidelines, provincial requirements, professional standards and LRL's QA/QC policies.
• Performing or overseeing technical reviews of engineering designs, analyses, drawings and other deliverables as required.
• Actively contributing to project delivery to support the department.
• Supporting consistent application of QA/QC processes and ensure appropriate technical review is incorporated into project delivery.
• Reviewing, approving and improving department templates, checklists and workflows to strengthen quality, consistency and efficiency.
• Promoting lessons learned, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across the department.

What We're Looking For

• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) licensed, or eligible for licensing, in Ontario.
• Significant progressive experience in civil engineering consulting, ideally within land development and/or municipal infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary projects, teams and client relationships.
• Strong understanding of consulting engineering project economics, including budgeting, forecasting, utilization and project profitability.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor and develop technical professionals and emerging leaders.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to balance technical excellence, client service, people leadership and business objectives in a growing consulting environment.
• Experience with proposal development, business development and client relationship management is considered an asset.

Why Join LRL Engineering?

At LRL, you'll find more than a great benefits package, you'll find opportunities to grow.

• Work on a diverse range of structural engineering projects that challenge and develop your skills.
• Learn alongside experienced professionals who are invested in your success.
• Take on increasing responsibility as you grow your career.
• Join a collaborative, close-knit team where your ideas and contributions matter.
• Be part of a growing organization where your career can grow along with the company.
• Competitive salary.
• RRSP matching program.
• 37.5-hour work week.
• Paid vacation plus six paid sick/personal days.
• Parental leave top-up.
• Weekly team lunches and team-building activities.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At LRL, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.