Land Development Engineer

What is the role?
As a Land Development Engineer at LEA, you will play a key role in the planning, design, and delivery of land development and municipal infrastructure projects across Ontario.

The ideal candidate is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with land development consulting experience, strong project management capabilities, and a passion for delivering high-quality engineering solutions while building lasting client relationships. This position offers excellent opportunities for professional growth, technical leadership, and long-term career development within an employee-owned organization.

Why join LEA?
LEA is an employee-owned engineering consulting firm with a 72‑year history. We provide multidisciplinary engineering services across Transportation, Civil, Structures, Construction Administration, Electrical and Infrastructure Systems, and Environmental Management.

In the Civil Division at LEA, we specialize in the preliminary and detailed design of civil infrastructure, including land development, transit, municipal infrastructure, drainage and hydrology, water resources, highways, and provincial roads. Our expertise has contributed to numerous landmark projects across these sectors.

At LEA, we are committed to producing high-quality, client-focused engineering solutions while supporting the professional growth and self-realization of our people. As an employee-owned company, every team member contributes directly to LEA’s continued success and growth.

We’re confident that by joining LEA, you can discover and realize your full career potential because LEA:

• Has been recognized as a Greater Toronto Top Employer and Canada’s Top Employer for Young People for 2025 & 2026, highlighting our commitment to fostering an outstanding workplace culture and supporting the next generation of professionals.
• Recruits high-performing, motivated individuals who strive to achieve the highest level of technical excellence and quality.
• Is an Employee-owned company, and almost half of our employees are shareholders.
• Offers a competitive total rewards package of salary, substantial bonuses, benefits and other perks.
• Is continuously involved in many exciting and challenging projects throughout Ontario and around the world.
• Allows for a collaborative hybrid work environment with flexible hours to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Cultivates teamwork and collaboration, offering a variety of social events aimed at fostering relationships across the company, including sports leagues, game nights, special events, and volunteer/charitable opportunities.
• Is an organization that is committed to achieving our
  Environmental, Social & Governance objectives through our various committees.
• Prioritizes mentorship, training, and rotational assignments for knowledge advancement and career growth.
• Has an entrepreneurial spirit as an employee-owned company,with continuous growth and expansion, taking part in meaningful projects.

• Oversee the delivery of Land Development from design to construction as a Project Engineer/Project Manager.
• Develop project plans by defining project timelines, creating schedules, and cost estimates, and overseeing project progress to make sure deliverables are met on time within the scope and budget, for both internal multi-disciplinary teams and sub-consultants.
• Coordinate with the design team and sector leads, Project Managers, with schedules and day-to-day project management tasks.
• Liaise with other departments and sub-consultants in coordinating technical aspects of the work under the direction of a Senior Engineer/Senior Project Manager.
• Manage project teams of designers and technicians.
• Assist in developing project specifications and cost estimates.

• Prepare technical drawings and reports for various projects, including Stormwater Management, Functional Servicing, Municipal Watermain and Sewers (Storm and Sanitary), Site Grading/Servicing, Drainage plans, Roads, Utilities, and Transit projects.
• Conducting servicing Studies and Environmental Assessments, including hydraulic modelling, Condition…