Rouge Hill Consulting is a sign permit, engineering, and regulatory consulting firm working across Canada. We get signs approved — handling permits, variances, structural engineering, and code compliance for sign companies and end users. We work alongside our engineer of record on the structural side: foundations, wind loads, anchor design, and the calculations that prove a sign will stand. On the regulatory side, we review Sign By-laws and Building Codes to ensure project compliance. We're also building Allowd, our own software platform that turns dense municipal sign by-laws into clean, automated compliance checks.
It's a niche most people don't know exists. It sits right at the intersection of engineering, architecture, planning, and law — which is exactly why it's interesting.
We're hiring a Technical Analyst (CAD focus) on a 4-month contract, with strong potential to convert to a permanent role at a higher rate for the right person.
What you'll actually do:
- Produce and revise technical sign drawings, elevations, and structural details in AutoCAD
- Read existing drawings and learn to spot what's wrong with them — scale errors, missing dimensions, detailing that won't pass review
- Turn examiner deficiency letters into clean, corrected permit drawings
- Mark up and dimension drawings for permit submission
- Dig into municipal sign by-laws and apply them to real projects
- Prepare sign code checks to figure out what needs a permit and what's compliant
- Help write variance reports — making the case for why a sign that breaks a rule should still be approved
- Get exposure to real structural engineering work — wind load calculations, foundation and anchor design, and how a sign gets engineered to code
- Help build and test Allowd, our in-house compliance software
This might be for you if you're studying or trained in:
- Engineering (civil, structural, architectural — or adjacent). You'll be reading and producing drawings and working close to real technical designs.
- Architecture or architectural technology — elevations, scale, drafting, and detailing are core to the role
- Engineering or CAD technology / drafting programs — if you already work in AutoCAD, you'll be productive fast
What we care about most:
- AutoCAD proficiency. You should be comfortable drafting, editing, dimensioning, and reading technical drawings. This is hands-on from the start.
- Precision. This work doesn't forgive sloppiness — especially when there's structure involved.
- Strong reading comprehension. If you can read a regulation and understand what it actually requires, you're already ahead.
- Curiosity and independence — we'll point you at a problem, not hold your hand through it.
Pay: $20.00-$28.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Profit sharing
- Work from home
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)
Experience:
- AutoCAD: 1 year (required)
Location:
- Greater Toronto Area, ON (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Greater Toronto Area, ON
