Senior Civil Designer

Job Description

Senior Civil Designer
, reporting to the Department Manager, Civil, Structural & Architectural. This position is located at our Vancouver or Saskatoon, SK offices. In this key role, you will be responsible for the delivery of civil design and drafting services across a wide variety of industrial and mining projects. The ideal candidate will be an energetic and self‑motivated professional with in‑depth experience developing civil and infrastructure construction design drawings.

If you have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, strong technical fundamentals, and thrive on challenges in a fast‑paced environment, this is the opportunity for you.

Come be your very best YOU at Wood.

From feasibility study to execution, Wood's Minerals & Metals business has helped design and deliver mining projects globally for over 60 years. We support global clients with advanced facilities and predictable, safe and fast delivery of projects worldwide while striving for net zero.

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across Wood's Minerals and Metals sector.
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs.
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion across our business with employee networks giving all employees a voice.
• Competitive salary with regular reviews. Salary range CAD $109,000 - $150,000 per year. Final salary based on relevant experience, education and qualifications.
• Flexible benefits package adapted to your lifestyle.
• Commitment to continued professional development through tailored development plans.
• Global connections with leading industry experts around the world shaping the standards of our profession.

In our recruitment and hiring process at Wood Canada Ltd., we do not employ artificial intelligence or automated systems to screen or select candidates. We rely on the expertise of professional recruiters for application reviews, interviews and qualification assessments.

• Work closely with engineers, technicians, technologists and project managers in preparation of document and drawing packages, report figures, design concepts, technical specifications and calculations.
• Lead and mentor intermediate and junior staff.
• Prepare cost‑effective site layouts for industrial, mining and infrastructure facilities including services and utilities based on project specifications and requirements.
• Process the topographic data (LiDAR, satellite, ground surveys, etc.) for use on the projects, and georeference the survey data.
• Provide civil design and drafting support for utility and industrial facilities and services, including buried and overland piping, pumping stations, access roadways and spill containment systems.
• Prepare drawings for site development and earthworks—including site preparation, general grading, final grading and surface drainage, ditches, ponds, roads, embankments and rail spurs—using AutoCAD Civil 3D in accordance with project CAD standards.
• Analyze design issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Participate in solving particularly challenging technical problems.
• Prepare material take‑offs.
• Review and coordinate project documents prior to issue for scope and presentation against project standards and specifications.
• Respond to information requests from site and complete project documentation including record drawings, calculations and return of data to the client.
• Manage time and tasks within allotted timelines and budgets.
• Perform design changes and improvements according to changing project demands.
• Provide assistance to design and construction teams.
• Travel and visit project sites during execution, conduct field reviews and investigations to prepare engineering designs.

• Minimum 10 years of relevant design experience relating to mining, industrial facilities and infrastructure.
• Diploma in Civil Engineering Design Technology.
• Knowledge of standard drawings for mining and transportation infrastructure projects, including site development, roadways, railways, buried and overland piping, water and wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, storm drainage and…