Civil Engineer

Overview

Your opportunity

Are you someone with strong technical and project management capabilities?  Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? Are you a trusted advisor and a problem solver? If you are an entrepreneur and innovator, this opportunity is for you! As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen, you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.

Dillon’s Communities & Environment technical group is looking for a Civil Engineer. You will have the opportunity to join a well established team of technical professionals with a history of business success. You will contribute to the team through the continued development of relationships with a diverse portfolio of new and established clients and deliver exceptional solutions on a wide range of projects.

At Dillon, we operate as one team. This position is available at our Windsor office**.**

Responsibilities

What your day will look like

Project Management & Design

1. Manage civil engineering team activities and support project managers / technical staff in the delivery of multidisciplinary projects across the company.
2. Develop technical expertise on a variety of municipal and land development infrastructure projects related to water supply, sewers, roads, site servicing and waste management.
3. Lead and provide technical direction of functional design, detailed design and construction administration activities of multidisciplinary project teams.

Business Development

1. Identify and develop of new business opportunities.
2. Lead the maintenance of existing client relationships, including preparation of proposals and statement of qualification.
3. Business travel to other Dillon offices upon request.

Learning & Development

1. Contribute to the career development of more junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring.
2. Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees.

Qualifications

What you will need to succeed

1. A degree in civil engineering.
2. Licensed to practice as a professional engineer in the Province of Ontario, or eligible to be licensed within six months.
3. Five years’ professional work experience in municipal / infrastructure engineering.

Experience

1. Demonstrated success in the leadership of multidisciplinary project teams and business development.
2. Experienced in the design of various municipal infrastructure including water supply systems, sewage systems, roadways, stormwater management works, underground and surface site servicing works, and/or waste management facilities.
3. Experience with trenchless technologies and applications would be an asset.
4. In depth knowledge of contract administration services and requirements.
5. Expert knowledge of municipal servicing standards and environmental approvals requirements.
6. Demonstrated skills in public and agency consultation.
7. Strong proficiency in proposal and report writing, presentations, communications, organization and interpersonal skills.

Why choose Dillon

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop.

We live our core values:

• Reliability: words result in actions that build trust;
• Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
• Continuous development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
• Creativity: discover new possibilities;
• Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard;
• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences.

In addition, we offer:

• Employee share purchase plan
  • Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all employees.
• A competitive compensation package
  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Generous retirement savings plan
  • Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions
• Flexible work hours and remote working options
  • Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs.  We are taking a trust-based approach to offer a variety of flexible and remote work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.
• Learning and Development opportunities
  • As a knowledge-based business, the organic growth of our knowledge and skills occur through our work performance and roles. The creation and sharing of knowledge allows us to take local knowledge to scale, capture lessons learned through experience, and continuously improve service delivery. The development of self and others is an evident and measured core behaviour within our organization.
  • We use a composite approach to development including coaching to build the how, mentoring to share lessons, advising to round out perspectives, and co-creation of knowledge through internal, learning opportunities.
• Focus on Innovation
  • The ability to anticipate, examine, and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business performance. In our culture, people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to today’s problems and tomorrow’s opportunities.
• Employee and Family Assistance program
  • A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees.
• Wellness Subsidy
  • Our employees can take advantage of wellness subsidy that can be put towards expenses for a variety of health and/or wellness related activities such as gym membership, purchase of home fitness equipment, yoga classes  and dance classes

About Dillon

Dillon is a proudly Canadian, employee-owned, professional consulting firm specializing in planning, engineering, environmental science and management. We partner with clients to provide committed, collaborative, and inventive solutions to complex, multi-faceted projects. With over 20 offices and more than 1000 employees across Canada, Dillon offers a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities.

Now operating for over 75 years, we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do. Dillon has been listed as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the past 16 years and has the distinction of having achieved Platinum Club member status in this program.

Employment Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Dillon:

Dillon is committed to the principles of employment equity, inclusiveness, and diversity within our organization. We strive to achieve a workplace where opportunities are based on skills and abilities and that respects and values differences.

Inclusion is more than a word to us, it is the way we choose to run our business.

Please connect with us if you require accommodation in the interview process. We would love to hear from you!

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