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About McElhanney
Based in Western Canada for over 100 years, McElhanney offers innovative and practical engineering, surveying, mapping, planning, landscape architecture, and environmental services. As a 100% employee owned and operated firm, with over 1,000 staff members, we are proud to offer qualified staff with shareholding options in our company. Our teams work hard to build strong connections with our staff, clients, and local communities.
Our award-winning engineers embrace a trailblazing spirit by challenging conventional thinking, questioning the status-quo and expressing our passion to use engineering to make the world a better place. We recognize that our projects must serve the interests of our communities for the long term. Therefore, our teams specialize in municipal infrastructure & roadways, water resources, transportation, land development, structural, geotechnical, construction and electrical engineering services. From senior management to our most junior recruits, we are partners in solving our clients’ challenges.
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Role Overview
Are you an experienced professional motivated to join one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies? Are you ready to own the exciting challenge of making your mark as a leader in a well-established organization? If so, McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. has a rewarding opportunity for an individual to be the engineering leader of our well-established and growing office in Kitimat as a Division Manager!
This role is best suited for an experienced Professional Engineer with excellent leadership abilities and solid technical skills. As our Division Manager—Engineering, you would have the opportunity to work with a great team of engineers, surveyors and support staff on a wide range of exciting municipal, power, oil and gas, land development, marine, heavy civil, and transportation projects. In Kitimat, we can offer a small office feel with challenging projects that are varied and engaging.
In addition to amazing project opportunities—with the recently announced LNG Canada Project, which is the single largest privately funded project in Canadian history— Kitimat offers an incredible life style with affordable housing, a friendly community, and outdoor recreation close at hand. This is an ideal time to establish yourself with a well-respected local firm that has a great sustainable local market with huge opportunity.
McElhanney will support the selected individual with relocation expenses, and professional development opportunities as you grow into this exciting leadership role.
Location
Kitimat is a modern planned community established in the 1950’s to support the operation of Rio Tinto Alcan’s Kitimat Aluminum Smelter. To attract and retain workers, Alcan invested considerable time and money in creating a safe and family-oriented community. The community provides access to unparallel recreational activities including world-class freshwater and ocean fishing, snowmobiling, downhill and cross-country skiing, camping and lake activities all within a short drive.
It’s an excellent place to grow and raise a family with easy access to two-ice rinks, an 18-hole golf course, curling rink, swimming pool with waterslide, excellent greenspaces and playground areas. In Kitimat – work, home and recreation are all within a 5-minute drive! Our office is centrally located, with major recreation facilities all within a 2-minute walk. Go for a skate at lunch or meet the family at the swimming pool after work. The municipality is truly a marvel of nature and industry.
Responsibilities
- Lead the technical, logistical, and financial aspects of designated engineering projects and participate in their execution.
- Supervise and mentor engineering staff and foster an engaged culture with strong technical capabilities.
- Assist Branch Manager in branch operations including business development, workload, staffing, equipment, safety, quality, and financial outcomes.
- Assist Branch Manager in development and execution of branch strategic plans and budgets.
- Nurture existing and develop new strategic relationships with key clients, agencies, and partners.
- Represent McElhanney to the external environment including clients, businesses, and professional associations to enhance McElhanney’s positive public profile.
Benefits of working for McElhanney
- Locally based office with strong team, client base, community ties, and very positive working environment.
- We are proud to be an employee-owned, multidisciplinary company managed by technical professionals.
- Full benefits package, competitive salary, annual performance bonus, and the potential to become an owner of the company.
- Strong suite of professional development activities.
This position is deemed safety sensitive. More details on our safety sensitive positions can be found athttps://www.mcelhanney.com/MKTG/Careers/SafetySensitivePosition.pdf
There are significant resources available online that can provide some insight into the community and projects in Kitimat:
Rio Tinto BC Works: https://www.facebook.com/RioTintoBCWorks/
LNG Canada: https://www.facebook.com/LNGCanada/
Kitimat LNG (Chevron/Woodside): https://canada.chevron.com/our-businesses/kitimat-lng-project
District of Kitimat Leisure Services: https://www.kitimat.ca/en/recreation-and-leisure/recreation-and-leisure.aspx
Tourism Kitimat: http://tourismkitimat.ca/
Shames Mountain: http://www.mymountaincoop.ca/
Lakelse Provincial Park: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/lakelse_lk/
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