Sr. Manager, Civil Engineering

LRL Engineering

• $100K — $120K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) licensed or eligible for licensing in Ontario.
  • Significant experience in civil engineering consulting, preferably in land development or municipal infrastructure.
  • Proven leadership in managing multidisciplinary projects and client relationships.
  • Strong grasp of engineering project economics, including budgeting and profitability.
  • Ability to coach and develop technical professionals and emerging leaders.
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience in proposal development and client relationship management is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership based on area of expertise.
  • Ensure compliance with municipal guidelines and QA/QC policies.
  • Oversee technical reviews of engineering designs and deliverables.
  • Contribute actively to project delivery supporting department goals.
  • Maintain consistent application of QA/QC processes in projects.
  • Review and improve department templates and workflows for efficiency.
  • Promote knowledge sharing and continuous improvement initiatives.

Benefits

  • Opportunities to work on diverse structural engineering projects.
  • Professional development alongside experienced colleagues.
  • Increased responsibility and career growth potential.
  • Belong to a supportive, collaborative team.
  • Be part of a growing organization with career advancement opportunities.
  • RRSP matching program.
  • 37.5-hour work week with a focus on work-life balance.
  • Paid vacation plus six paid sick/personal days.
  • Parental leave top-up support.
  • Regular team-building activities and lunches.
Full Job Description
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.

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