Vice President, Infrastructure - Municipal

Toronto, ON, CA

4 days ago Requisition

R.V. Anderson Associates (RVA) is a proudly Canadian‑owned consulting engineering firm with 78 years of experience shaping the future that defines our communities across the country. With approximately 500 plus employees in 11 offices nationwide, RVA delivers integrated, multi‑disciplinary engineering expertise across five provinces.

Our practice is founded on a strong set of values that unite people, projects, and the planet. Guided by these principles, RVA fosters a collaborative, high performance culture where technical excellence, environmental responsibility, and professional development are integral to our work. We are dedicated to investing in our people, promoting knowledge sharing, and delivering sustainable engineering solutions that create meaningful, lasting impact for communities—now and for future generations.

RVA is looking for an experienced professional to lead the Infrastructure
- Municipal team, in the role of a Vice President. A successful candidate should have prior organizational leadership experience, be able to collaborate with Principals, Managers, and team members, and be a strategic problem-solver. In addition to the leadership abilities, a successful candidate should maintain existing and continue to build a network of clients and would lead and participate in business development initiatives planning, implementation and tracking, for the Municipal group.

Based out of our Toronto office the successful candidate would be reporting directly to RVA’s Chief Operating Officer.

• Build, manage and lead the Infrastructure
  - Municipal discipline nationally, developing, tracking, and implementing an annual business plan and multi-year strategy for growth.
• Ensure that decisions such as staffing, projects delivery, and business development are in line with the organizations business plan and vision.
• Lead and participate in Business Development initiatives and operational growth for RVA’s Infrastructure-Municipal business with a focus on the GTA, Halifax, and Vancouver and areas where RVA (current and future) offices are located, as well as other locations.
• Liaise with existing and develop future clients, support major pursuits and proposals, and monitor budgets and schedules.
• Support various groups across the company with strategies for the sustainable use of resources and work components and develop models to determine sound solutions for various private and municipal projects and clients.
• Manage tasks, team, schedules, budgets, cost control processes, and project work procedures. Identify and manage project issues and risks and, if needed, enhance resolution or actions; collaborate with other offices and managers, and clients across Canada.
• Technically support the various Associate Vice Presidents, Business Line and design teams and oversee project and project performance, assess risks and liabilities to minimize exposure.
• Prepare and/or review business line planning reports, design reports, technical specifications, and proposals.
• Provide input to the development of engineering budgets and schedules to meet requirements.
• Ensure projects meet the professional needs of RVA and Quality standards and participate in quality assurance and interdisciplinary review of project deliverables.
• Supervise and mentor engineers, designers, and technologists.
• Actively grow the group, recognize and mentor leaders and implement succession planning.
• Liaise with client, suppliers, regulatory agencies, utility companies, and contractors; represent RVA in professional associations and agencies.
• Administrative duties as allocated including financial and staff management, staff development, and mentoring.
• Other related duties as assigned/required and appropriate to this position.

• Must be licensed as a Professional Engineer (P. Eng) within the Province of Ontario.
• 10 years progressive industry experience in a similar senior management role for Engineering Consulting firm.
• Strong organization leadership skills.
• Practical knowledge of construction sequencing and constructability.
• Experienced in the review of complex construction staging and sequencing, including…