Position Overview

Power Your Future with Qualus in our T&D; Canada business as a Manager, Engineering - Civil, Structural, Architectural & Mechanical in our Grid Engineering Canada Business. This position is located in either our Vancouver, BC office or Calgary, AB office. This role provides leadership and functional oversight for our Civil, Structural, Architectural, and Mechanical engineering disciplines supporting power utility projects across North America. You will be responsible for developing and leading a high-performing multidisciplinary team, overseeing engineering quality and delivery performance, managing resources and capacity, and supporting the continued growth of our Canadian engineering practice.

This position is ideal for an experienced engineering leader who enjoys developing people, strengthening engineering practices, solving complex delivery challenges, and building strong client relationships while helping grow a high-performing engineering organization.

Responsibilities

- Lead and manage a multidisciplinary Civil, Structural, Architectural, and Mechanical engineering team delivering high-quality design solutions for power utility projects across North America.
- Provide functional and technical oversight of discipline activities, ensuring engineering quality, effective execution, and compliance with applicable standards and procedures.
- Manage team capacity and resource allocation across projects and proposals, balancing skills, availability, utilization, development needs, and forecast workload.
- Manage and develop direct reports through goal setting, performance management, coaching, career development, and succession planning.
- Identify competency and resource gaps and support recruitment, training, mentoring, and long-term capability development.
- Drive continuous improvement of discipline-specific engineering processes, tools, standards, and lessons learned.
- Build strong relationships with client technical counterparts and collaborate across engineering disciplines, project teams,



and business leaders.
- Support business development, proposals, and change requests by providing and validating discipline-specific technical and resourcing inputs.

Minimum Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural, Architectural, or Mechanical Engineering from a recognized university, with a Canadian Professional Engineering designation (P.Eng.) or eligibility for registration with EGBC.
- Minimum 15 years of progressive engineering experience, with significant experience delivering complex engineering projects in the power utility, energy, or infrastructure sectors.
- Minimum 5 years of people-management experience, including responsibility for performance management, career development, resource planning, and team leadership.
- Hands-on experience in Civil, Structural, Architectural, or Mechanical design for utility substations; familiarity with utility projects in BC is a strong asset.
- In-depth knowledge of Canadian codes and standards, including Occupational Health and Safety Regulations and CSA standards; familiarity with North American transmission structure design standards.
- Exceptional leadership and relationship-building skills, with proven ability to mentor, coach, and inspire teams.
- Strong understanding of project management, quality management, human resources practices, and financial and administrative principles.
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to motivate teams, resolve conflicts, and deliver clear, compelling presentations.

Benefits & Compensation

Qualus benefits offered include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance,



Short and Long-Term Disability, RRSP Match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays, for those who qualify. The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The salary range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

Company Overview

Qualus is a leading pure-play power solutions firm and innovator at the forefront of power infrastructure transformation, with differentiated capabilities across grid modernization, resiliency, security, and sustainability. The firm partners with utilities, commercial, industrial, data center, and government clients, and renewable and energy storage developers, offering comprehensive solutions through boutique and integrated advisory, planning, engineering, digital solutions, program management, energy efficiency and specialized field services. Qualus also provides software and technology enabled services and develops breakthrough solutions for critical power industry challenges such as distributed and variable resource integration, emergency management, and secure data exchange. The firm has over 2,000 professionals, with offices throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Equal Prospect Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on any grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation across Canada and the US. We are committed to a secure and transparent hiring process. We do not request payment or sensitive personal information, such as Social Security numbers or banking details, during the application process. Please use caution and verify opportunities through our official channels.

📌 Manager, Engineering - Civil, Structural, Architectural & Mechanical (Vancouver)
🏢 Qualus
📍 Vancouver