Lead Structural Engineer

Position: Lead Structural Engineer, Full-Time Permanent

Salary: $140,000 - $150,000 (based on demonstrated experience) + performance bonus

Location: On-site, Sudbury, ON

Applicants located in Northern Ontario with mining experience, highly preferred.

About Us:

We are a diverse team of engineers, architects, and designers working across sectors. We are unified by a dedication to our clients and to delivering projects with excellence and dependability.

Shield is a rising practice, having built a reputable portfolio across engineering, design and architecture. This breadth of skillset forms the backbone to our integrated, multidisciplinary practice where our team's cross-collaboration results in innovative projects that are well-designed, delivered efficiently, and on time.

At Shield, we combine technical expertise across multiple sectors with a collaborative spirit to deliver innovative, functional solutions that inspire and endure.

Why join us?

· Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits plan.

· Young, dynamic firm experiencing significant growth.

· Flexible work environment.

· Active and constantly evolving work environment.

Position Overview:

As a licensed Structural Engineer (P.Eng) are you ready to take the next step in your career and lead diverse, multi-disciplinary projects? Do you enjoy solving complex challenges, collaborating and leading a team, while helping clients bring their visions to life? Are you eager to grow with a dynamic and expanding consultancy firm?

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, well-organized, and self-motivated, with a strong desire to develop their skills and the team while contributing to a variety of residential, commercial, and industrial projects.

Responsibilities:

• Working with Shield's clients on a day-to-day basis to ensure projects are meeting the client's expectations and requirements.
• Create & manage engineering project proposal and budgets.
• Work with Shield team to ensure all projects are delivered with the highest level of quality, on schedule, and on budget.
• Perform various types of structural assessments and inspections on existing client infrastructure and prepare reports providing detailed observations and findings.
• Perform peer reviews on designs and reports.
• Mentor, build, and lead the structural team. Create and oversee the development of designs for a variety of structural applications across various market segments served by Shield such as but not limited to: Mining Sector (Surface and Underground), Pulp & Paper, Mobile Equipment, Hydro Electric Generation, Steelmaking, Residential, Commercial and Institutional.
• Meet with clients (at their sites and online) as required to fulfill project requirements.
• Create and foster a positive work environment for Shield team members and building office morale.
• Responsible for ensuring that workload is balanced with available manpower.
• Review and approve designs within their given discipline.
• Travel to client sites & perform site visits to scope projects and collect necessary data and information to complete projects.
• Ensure that all applicable labor laws and regulations are adhered to.
• Implement Shield's health and safety program & help ensure that all rules and regulations are being followed.
• Promote and develop new business opportunities for Shield. This may include the need to travel to various client sites within the province, nationally, and internationally.

Requirements:

• Proven project management skills, ensuring budgets and timelines are being met.
• Experience designing structural steel and concrete structures for mining or heavy industrial applications.
• Self-starter who is motivated to be part of and contribute to the growth of the Shield team.
• Professional Engineer licensed in the province of Ontario.
• 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Charismatic; able to network and build strong rapports with clients and team members.
• Proven ability to motivate and manage co-workers.
• Proactive in identifying projects that exceed budgets and timelines.
• Exceptional problem solving/analytical skills.
• Knowledgeable and Tech savvy.
• Excellent oral & written English skills.
• A valid driver's license.
• Clear safety record with the ability to work on all projects and at all site locations.
• The candidate must be a professional engineer licensed in the province of Ontario. The candidate must have a good working knowledge of reading both structural and/or mechanical drawings as well as the amount of effort required to create them.

Salary:
$140,000.00 to $150, performance bonus. Base salary is dependent on demonstrated ability.

Physical Requirements:
Sit for long periods of time, climb stairs, bending, lift up to 22kg/50 lbs (not regularly).

Work Setting:
On-site office setting and offsite work locations. Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Environmental Conditions:
The candidate is expected to work within the work environments listed above (mining plants, underground mines, hydroelectric stations, etc.) and work within the safety requirements of Shield and/or the clients requirements. This may include working at heights and confined spaces. Site Specific training will be provided.

We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities and accommodation needs. Please notify us if you have any accessibility requirements. Information gathered will only be used for the purpose of determining employment suitability and will remain confidential.

All applicants are thanked for their interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.