Cold Regions Engineer

Overview

Department: Technical Capability

Location: Canada

Compensation: $105,000 - $130,000 / year

Description

Job Title: Senior Cold Regions Engineer

Location: Ottawa, Victoria, Halifax

BMT is dedicated to tackling the most crucial engineering challenges of our era, fostering an environment where individuals with exceptional technical expertise provide meaningful, practical solutions. Committed to creating a safer, more efficient, effective, and sustainable future, BMT values diversity, equity, and inclusion, recognizing their pivotal role in achieving our business purpose.

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The primary role of the Cold Regions Engineer is to support growth and execution of engineering services for BMT clients with interests and assets that operate in northern/cold weather climates. At this time the project work will be related to ice roads, ice integrity assessment, ice safety and environmental services, however, the services offered to this client base is expected to grow.

This position will include remote, on site, outdoor activities in Northern Canada. Cold regions health & safety and relevant engineering service training will be provided, as required. This work will apply practices defined in industry best practices, codes and standards, making use of both hand calculation and BMT developed analysis tools to complete design and assessment tasks. The role will include client personnel and activity audits, inspections and training.

This position will complete engineering tasks under the supervision of BMT’s Principal Ice and Environmental Engineers.

• Complete ice bearing capacity and structural engineering assessments for municipal, provincial/territorial and the mining / energy sectors
• Complete client process reviews, site inspections and audits
• Deliver / present training and project results
• Support development of engineering task proposals including the development of technical approach descriptions and level of effort estimates for engineering tasks
• Employ MS Excel and/or Matlab to complete engineering calculations
• Document engineering analysis tasks in project reports
• Develop and grow familiarity with applicable engineering tools, codes and standards or related technologies
• Contribute to growing the ice engineering body of knowledge and improving industry acceptance of ice engineering best practices
• Understand and communicate climate change effects and adaptation strategies in northern contexts
• Use technical expertise and modelling tools to evaluate risk and mitigation for relevant hazards
• Quantify and communicate impacts and their relevance to government and private clients
• Contribute to site-based environmental review
• Project manage a range of projects with a high degree of oversight and planning, ensuring projects are executed to time and budget constraints and to client satisfaction
• Liaise with clients, potential and current, for the purposes of service delivery

• An undergraduate degree in Engineering (Civil or Environmental) and able to achieve Canadian professional engineer licensing.
• Excellent written and oral communication in English
• Proficient user of the Microsoft 365 suite of products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Task Boards, Teams)
• Proficiency at using Apps within Teams
• Excellent time management skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Experience managing projects and labour resources
• Demonstrated team participation

• Project Management certifications.
• Experience using hydrodynamic modelling tools or other modelling software
• Experience with industry project management tools and software
• Bilingual (French) and able to pass proficiency test for professional engineer licensing in Quebec.
• Experience in oil and gas, ice engineering, or physical infrastructure management.
• Business Development and bid capture experience.
• Knowledge of smart grid and green energy business sectors.
• Experience in product development
• The ability to obtain Canadian security clearance
• Road construction experience.

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