Are you a Professional Engineer who enjoys leading people, working directly with clients, and being involved in a wide variety of projects? Are you ready for a role where you can build a team, grow a business, and take the next step in your leadership career?
Our client is a well-established, employee-owned professional services firm with more than 100 years of experience across Western Canada. With a broad multidisciplinary platform spanning engineering, surveying, mapping, planning, environmental, and related services, the organization delivers a diverse portfolio of projects throughout Western Canada.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing regional office in Terrace, BC, with significant room for professional growth, leadership development, and increased responsibility over time.
A Leadership Opportunity With Room to Grow
This is not simply a position to manage an existing team — it is an opportunity to build your leadership profile and grow with the organization.
As the division grows, there is clear opportunity to take on broader leadership responsibilities, expand your influence across the region, and progress your career within the organization. The role is particularly well suited to a Senior Civil Engineer, Project Manager, or emerging engineering leader who is ready to move into a formal management position while remaining technically and professionally engaged.
About the Opportunity
As Civil Engineering Division Manager, you will lead a local team while continuing to be actively involved in projects, clients, and the technical side of the business. You will work with professionals across civil, structural, environmental, surveying, and related disciplines, with access to technical expertise and resources throughout Western Canada. The position offers an excellent mix of:
- Team leadership and mentoring
- Client-facing relationship management
- Business development
- Project management
- Technical engineering
- Office-based design and management
- Site visits and field involvement
- Strategic planning and business growth
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
What You'll Do
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Professional Engineers, Engineers-in-Training, and Civil Design Technologists.
- Provide project and technical leadership across a varied portfolio of civil infrastructure projects.
- Remain involved in engineering, design, project management, construction support, and site activities.
- Manage projects through the full lifecycle, from concept and design through construction and completion.
- Build and strengthen long-term client relationships.
- Identify new opportunities and contribute to business development and proposals.
- Participate in client meetings, presentations, and community and industry events.
- Coach and mentor junior and intermediate professionals and support their career development.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams throughout Western Canada.
- Work with municipalities, Indigenous communities, resource-sector clients, developers, contractors, and other regional stakeholders.
- Support project budgets, schedules, quality, and financial performance.
- Help shape the growth strategy for the Terrace civil engineering practice.
- Build a strong local team and position the office for continued growth.
Project Variety
You'll have the opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of projects and sectors, rather than being tied to one project type, Potential areas include:
- Municipal infrastructure
- Roads and transportation
- Water, wastewater, and stormwater
- Land development and subdivision
- Resource and industrial infrastructure
- Mining and energy-related projects
- Community and institutional infrastructure
- Construction support and field services
- Infrastructure projects involving Indigenous communities
- Other civil engineering projects throughout Northwest BC and Western Canada
The position also provides the opportunity to get out into the field, visit active project sites, interact with clients and contractors, and stay connected to the practical delivery of your projects.
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registration in British Columbia is required.
- Ideally 6+ years of progressive consulting engineering experience.
- Experience leading civil engineering projects and/or teams.
- Experience mentoring and developing technical professionals.
- Strong civil infrastructure and municipal engineering experience.
- Exposure to municipal, land development, transportation, resource, mining, industrial, or related infrastructure projects.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong client relationships.
- An interest in business development and growing a regional practice.
- Strong communication, relationship-building, and organizational skills.
- A collaborative leadership style and a genuine interest in helping people succeed.
- The confidence and initiative to take ownership and make decisions.
Above all, our client is looking for someone who enjoys leading people, wants to build something, and is motivated by the opportunity to grow professionally and personally.
Career Growth & Long-Term Opportunity
There is significant room to grow in this position. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to:
- Grow into broader operational and regional leadership responsibilities.
- Build and expand the local civil engineering team.
- Develop a strong portfolio of key clients.
- Increase involvement in business development and strategic planning.
- Mentor and develop the next generation of engineering professionals.
- Expand their multidisciplinary and regional network.
- Progress their career within a large Western Canadian professional services organization.
- Participate in leadership development, mentorship, and professional development programs.
- Explore employee ownership/shareholding opportunities as their career progresses.
Compensation & Rewards
The organization recognizes that strong leaders should be rewarded for the value they create. The position offers:
- Competitive base salary range of $105,000 - $155,000, depending on experience and qualifications
- Eligibility for a performance-based bonus
- Attractive total compensation package
- Employee ownership/shareholding opportunities
- RRSP matching
- Comprehensive health and dental benefits
- Maternity and parental leave top-up
- Employee & Family Assistance Program
- Professional membership and dues support
- Educational assistance and professional development
- Leadership development and mentorship opportunities
- Flexible work arrangements
- Relocation assistance for the successful candidate, where applicable
Live, Work & Grow in Terrace, BC
Terrace offers an exceptional combination of career opportunity and lifestyle.
Surrounded by mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, and spectacular wilderness, the region provides outstanding access to hiking, fishing, skiing, mountain biking, camping, and other year-round outdoor activities. With a strong regional economy, relatively short commute times, and a close connection to the surrounding communities, Terrace offers an opportunity to build a rewarding career while enjoying an exceptional quality of life.
At Aplin — together with our brands CompuStaff, Impact Recruitment, and Vantix Systems — we connect great people with great organizations across North America. We believe diverse teams build stronger companies, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We use AI tools to assist in a fair and efficient matching process, helping our recruiters connect the right people with the right opportunities. To be considered, applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada, including holding any required permits. Our recruitment services are always free for job seekers. Accommodation is available upon request throughout all stages of the recruitment process.
