JUNIOR CIVIL ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING - MUNICIPAL/CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE
Hours: Office Hours (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Mon.-Fri.); Field Hours – Varies
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Location: Office – Calgary, AB; Field – Varies
Wages: Salary will be commensurate with experience
Seeking the next valued team member!
Are you a junior Civil Engineer ready to take the next step in your career and make a meaningful impact on water, wastewater, stormwater, earthworks, and civil infrastructure projects? At Journey Engineering, we are committed to creating value for our clients. We deliver practical engineering solutions that help take projects from concept through design, construction, and operation. We partner with our clients to build assets that work.
Due to our continued growth, we are excited to expand our team with a Junior Civil Engineer who has experience in municipal, industrial, and private sector infrastructure projects. This role is suited for someone with a strong technical foundation in water resources, landfills engineering, stormwater drainage, site grading, water storage reservoirs, site servicing, earthworks, utilities, and/or civil infrastructure design.
As a Junior Civil Engineer, your work will include supporting and preparing engineering studies and designs, including water and wastewater utilities, stormwater facilities, earth dams, ponds, roads and grading plans, and landfills. Your duties include drawing and specification preparation, construction contract administration, field inspection, and coordination with project teams, clients, contractors, and regulators.
At Journey Engineering, you won’t just be another engineer; you’ll be a key player in projects that matter in a supportive environment that encourages everyone to be the best they can be.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with planning, designing, and act as project engineer in training and coordinator pf earthworks and infrastructure projects for industrial, commercial and municipal clients, including landfills, earthworks dams, stormwater management, flood protection, river engineering, conveyance and collection systems, water storage reservoirs, site grading, site servicing and support construction, inspection and administration.
- Support the preparation of engineering studies, design reports, calculations, technical memoranda, construction drawings, specifications, cost estimates, tender documents, and permit or approval support materials.
- Responsible for project coordination, contract administration, budget tracking, scheduling, client communication, quality control, and construction phase support.
- Complete technical design and document preparation using applicable engineering standards, client requirements, municipal servicing standards, and practical constructability considerations.
- Undertake and support construction administration, field reviews, site inspections, quantity tracking, deficiency reviews, progress payment support, and responses to contractor questions as required.
- Assist with proposal preparation, client relationship development, and identifying opportunities to support Journey’s continued growth.
Education/Experience Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in civil engineering (or equivalent) from an accredited post-secondary institution.
- Registration as an Engineer-in-training (E.I.T.) with APEGA, or eligibility for registration.
- 0-4 years of experience in civil engineering, preferably in consulting and municipal, industrial, or private infrastructure projects.
- Experience with water and wastewater utility design, including water distribution systems, watermains replacement, sanitary sewer collection systems, forcemains, lift stations, trenching, utility crossings, and construction staging.
- Experience with drainage design, site grading, site servicing, general earthworks, ponds, landfills, roadway restoration, and related civil infrastructure.
- Experience preparing design drawings, specifications, cost estimates, design reports, technical memoranda, tender documents, and construction documents.
- Understanding of project delivery phases, including planning, preliminary design, detailed design, tendering, construction administration, field review, and closeout.
- Strong communication, technical writing, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment, adapt to changing priorities, analyze information, and work through ambiguous situations.
- A collaborative mindset and ability to work with multidisciplinary teams, clients, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Microsoft Project.
- Exhibit a safety mindset in both professional and field settings. Safety certifications such as H2S Alive, Standard First Aid, CSTS, or Ground Disturbance will be considered an asset.
- Valid Alberta Class 5 Driver’s license, or equivalent.
- Ability to travel for site inspections, field reviews, construction support, and client meetings as required.
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Life insurance
- On-site gym
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
- Vision care
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Class 5 AB driver's license (or equivalent) & clean abstract (required)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: In person
