Senior Structural Engineer

Meridia Recruitment Solutions is proud to partner with Kleinschmidt, one of North America’s premier employee-owned consulting firms specializing in hydropower. Together, we are recruiting for a Senior Structural Engineer to join Kleinschmidt’s team in Nova Scotia or Ontario. This is an active vacancy created to support the company's continued growth and expanding project portfolio.

Founded in 1966, Kleinschmidt is a growing company with an established presence in both Canada and the United States. The people of Kleinschmidt combine engineering expertise, regulatory know-how, and scientific skills to tackle the most challenging projects in renewable energy, water resources, and the natural environment. As an organization, Kleinschmidt brings unparalleled value to clients by developing engineering, regulatory, and environmental solutions that lower cost, shorten schedules, and improve regulatory relationships.

By joining Kleinschmidt, you’ll find a vibrant community of professionals eager to share knowledge and help you achieve your career goals. You’ll work on a variety of projects across North America, helping to advance renewable energy and water resource infrastructure while making a positive impact on local communities and the environment. Best of all, you’ll have access to exceptional professional development opportunities in an organization that values technical excellence, innovation, and employee ownership.

Role Description

As the Senior Structural Engineer, you will lead and support the planning, design, and delivery of hydroelectric, fisheries, and water resources projects. Working within multi-disciplinary teams, you will provide technical expertise in structural engineering while building and maintaining strong client relationships. This position offers the opportunity to serve as a project manager, technical lead, or both, depending on project needs and your areas of expertise.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing and delivering structural engineering projects associated with hydroelectric facilities, fisheries infrastructure, and water resource developments.
• Performing analysis and design of concrete and steel structures in and around water environments.
• Serving as a technical lead and/or project manager, overseeing project scope, schedules, budgets, deliverables, and client communications.
• Coordinating with hydrology, hydraulic, mechanical, electrical, geotechnical, and environmental professionals to develop integrated engineering solutions.
• Preparing and reviewing technical designs, calculations, specifications, reports, and construction documents.
• Providing field support, including site investigations, condition assessments, construction oversight, and coordination with contractors and clients.
• Mentoring junior engineers, designers, and technical staff while fostering a collaborative and knowledge-sharing environment.
• Building and maintaining long-term client relationships and contributing to business development initiatives, proposal preparation, and pursuit activities.
• Supporting projects throughout their full lifecycle, from planning and design through construction and commissioning.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (BS, BSc, or BEng) in Civil Engineering with a concentration in Structural Engineering.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.).
• Minimum of 10 years of structural engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of structural engineering standards, codes, and industry best practices.
• Experience designing concrete and steel structures, particularly for infrastructure projects in water-related environments.
• Proficiency with structural analysis and design software such as MathCAD, RISA-3D, SAP2000, AutoCAD, and Revit.
• Experience working directly with clients, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams during planning, design, and construction phases.
• Excellent problem-solving, project management, written communication, and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with hydroelectric generation facilities, dams, spillways, fish passage facilities, or other water resource infrastructure projects.
• Specialty expertise in structural engineering disciplines such as seismic design, finite element modeling, or advanced structural analysis.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams and managing multiple projects concurrently.
• Familiarity with regulatory and permitting processes in Canada and/or the United States.
• Demonstrated passion for mentoring junior staff and supporting professional development.

Additional Requirements:

• Must possess permanent authorization to work in Canada and be able to acquire authorization to work in the United States.
• Must be willing to travel within Canada and possess a valid driver’s license.
• Must be willing to travel to the United States for business purposes.
• Preference will be given to candidates located in Nova Scotia or Ontario; however, candidates from other provinces will be considered.

The expected base salary for this senior-level role is $125,000 - $172,000 CAD. 

To express interest in this opportunity please apply online by clicking “Apply Now” below.

For more information contact Thomas Pugh, Partner, at View phone number on meridiarecruitment.ca and View email address on meridiarecruitment.ca or Rick Neima, Senior Consultant at View phone number on meridiarecruitment.ca and View email address on meridiarecruitment.ca, or please apply online by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. If you require accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please let us know.

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