Manager, Municipal Engineering

R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited (Burnside) and Neegan Burnside Ltd. (Neegan) are expanding our team in conjunction with the recent opening of the Thunder Bay office, and we’re seeking a Manager of Municipal Engineering to take a leading role in building our team and delivering meaningful infrastructure solutions across the North and West Region.

This is a unique opportunity to combine technical excellence with leadership – managing and mentoring a local team, developing client relationships, and overseeing a variety of projects including municipal infrastructure, land development, and community improvement initiatives in the region.

What You’ll Do

As the Manager of Municipal Engineering and Team Lead, you’ll take on a key office leadership role helping to grow Burnside’s presence in the region, expand and strengthen our client relationships, and deliver meaningful infrastructure projects that make a lasting difference in our communities.

What You’ll Achieve

• Lead successful project delivery: Direct and motivate a team of engineers, technologists, and EITs to deliver innovative, constructible designs that meet client expectations and regulatory standards.
• Shape infrastructure solutions: Collaborate with senior staff and clients to define project vision, scope, and design strategies that align with municipal priorities and sustainability goals.
• Deliver high-quality designs: Oversee functional, preliminary, and detailed designs for public infrastructure—ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance.
• Lead municipal and land development projects: Deliver planning, design, and construction services for public infrastructure and private development projects.
• Collaborate with Indigenous communities: Support projects that enhance infrastructure and community well-being in partnership with First Nations and Indigenous organizations across the region.
• Drive project success: Manage budgets, schedules, and deliverables to achieve profitability targets while maintaining exceptional quality and client satisfaction.
• Develop client partnerships: Strengthen relationships with municipal and regional clients through responsive communication, trusted technical advice, and proactive project management.
• Grow our team: Mentor junior and intermediate engineers, helping them advance their technical and project management skills through coaching and formal development plans.
• Enhance design practices: Collaborate with peers and CAD leaders to improve workflows and design standards across the organization.

What You Bring

• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with at least 10 years of experience, registered and in good standing with PEO.
• Degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
• Proven experience leading public infrastructure design projects from concept through construction.
• Knowledge of municipal design criteria, TAC guidelines, OPS standards, and permitting requirements.
• Strong understanding of road, sewer, watermain, and stormwater management design and construction.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams, sub-consultants, and project budgets.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (including MS Project), with strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Field Services and contract administration experience would be a strong asset
• A valid Ontario driver’s license and vehicle.

This is your chance to kickstart your career by working on meaningful projects that impact communities. At Burnside, we prioritize mentorship and foster an environment where you can learn, grow, and thrive. You’ll join a team that values innovation, teamwork, and a passion for the environment.

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Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Contributing to the growth and development of a new office in Thunder Bay.
• Meaningful, community-focused projects across the North and West Region.
• Supportive environment where collaboration and knowledge-sharing are encouraged.
• Opportunities to work on a variety of project types that expand your skills and experience.
• Flexibility to apply both your expertise and technical knowledge in a balanced role.

Salary Range: $145,000 - $175,000

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 the Burnside Group of Companies?

The Burnside Group of Companies includes R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited with a focus on municipal, public agencies and private sector clients; Neegan Burnside Ltd. with a focus on Indigenous communities and sector clients; and Well Initiatives Limited, a full-service water well contractor.

Depending on your experience, background, and interest you will be part of a sector-based team that is the best fit for your career. As a Burnside employee, you will become part of a supportive group of colleagues across the organization 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.

As a proud Canadian owned, operated and led company for over 50 years, Burnside has built a great reputation both internally with their staff and externally with their clients, as an established leader in quality engineering, environmental, project management and consulting services. Becoming part of the Burnside team opens the door to a wide range of career development, advancement, mentorship and collaboration opportunities across our 12 office locations.

We offer a wide variety of opportunities for our staff, geared to your level of independence and interests. As an agile firm willing to consider a multitude of opportunities as presented by our long-term client base, and in a number of emerging disciplines, we are willing to work with you to set a meaningful career path.

We Offer

• A collaborative culture where friendship, honesty and respect are part of our core values and practices
• Flexible working hours and office locations, including hybrid working opportunities
• A competitive compensation and benefits package
• RSP 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.

R.J. Burnside and Associates Limited and Neegan Burnside Ltd. Company Profiles

Founded in 1970, R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited is a growing values-driven employee-owned multidiscipline Canadian engineering and environmental consulting firm with over 450 staff. Our consistent commitment to investing in technological 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.

Founded in 1999, Neegan Burnside Ltd. is a majority-Indigenous owned firm committed to working with Indigenous (First Nation, Metis and Inuit) communities, agencies and industries to meet their infrastructure, development and economic goals while remaining sensitive to culture, values and beliefs. We have completed over 1,500 projects for more than 300 Indigenous communities and agencies throughout North America, many of them repeat clients with whom we work to develop long term and meaningful relationships. We endeavor to provide opportunities with our organization for Indigenous staff, as well as for community members in the projects we deliver.

Our Companies are uniquely integrated, allowing us to coordinate and access resources across both firms. As a result, we offer our clients expertise in many technical disciplines including but not limited to water and wastewater, transportation planning and design, land development, stormwater management, bridges and culverts, building engineering and sciences, municipal drainage, municipal advisory services, environmental planning and ecology, hydrogeology, air and noise, asset management, solid waste, landscape architecture and well drilling & diagnostics.

Together, 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 11 office locations in Ontario and one in Manitoba.

We look forward to considering you as a part of our team!