CAD/Civil 3D Designer

 R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited and Neegan Burnside Ltd. are expanding their regional business strategy across Manitoba and Northwest Ontario, with offices in Winnipeg and Thunder Bay. We serve a diverse range of municipal, Indigenous, and private sector clients—and we're looking for a CAD / Civil 3D Designer to help us deliver exceptional infrastructure solutions.

What You'll Be Doing

You'll be a key contributor to our engineering design team, producing high-quality drawings that support land development, water/wastewater, and municipal infrastructure projects. You'll work closely with engineers and project managers to bring designs to life and ensure our projects meet client expectations and technical standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Create detailed engineering drawings including plan/profile views, site plans, and grading layouts.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams across offices to compile complete drawing sets.
• Support senior engineers and project managers in preliminary and detailed design phases.
• Coordinate inputs from internal teams and external sub-consultants.
• Assist with quantity take-offs and design calculations.
• Provide field and office support during construction, including responding to contractor inquiries.
• Contribute to project delivery that meets timelines, budgets, and quality benchmarks.

What You Bring

• Diploma in Civil/Environmental/Construction Management or Computer Drafting (AutoCAD/Civil 3D), or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 2 years of experience using AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
• Strong design skills and a passion for precision and creativity.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, SharePoint) and PDF editing tools.
• Effective communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• High attention to detail and a commitment to ethical standards.

Additional Assets:

• Experience with municipal infrastructure design (vertical and horizontal).
• Familiarity with BIM, REVIT, and MicroStation.
• Exposure to project management and contract administration.

 What Success Looks Like

• You consistently produce accurate, high-quality drawings that meet project requirements.
• You collaborate effectively across teams and disciplines to ensure smooth project delivery.
• You respond quickly and professionally to field inquiries and design adjustments.
• You contribute to a positive team culture and demonstrate initiative in learning and growth.
• You help us exceed client expectations through your technical expertise and dedication.

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.

At Burnside, the difference is our people, and we pride ourselves on fostering a welcoming culture where team members thrive. Our public, private, and indigenous sector groups work on a diverse range of projects, including the planning and design of land development, municipal roadways and linear infrastructure, water/wastewater treatment facilities, drainage/hydrology, stormwater management, and many other specialties in the civil practice.

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.

RJ 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

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