Salary Range: $120,000 - $150,000 CAD

Bring your district energy expertise and leadership experience to a role where you can make a lasting impact. As our District Energy Team Lead, you’ll help build and mentor a strong technical team, strengthen client relationships, and contribute to the continued growth of Pinchin’s district energy practice.

Mechanical Engineering

British Columbia

Salary Range: $120,000 - $150,000 CAD

Bring your district energy expertise and leadership experience to a role where you can make a lasting impact. As our District Energy Team Lead, you’ll help build and mentor a strong technical team, strengthen client relationships, and contribute to the continued growth of Pinchin’s district energy practice.

Pinchin makes buildings and environments better. We are a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm with offices across North America. Our teams bring together expertise in environmental services, compliance, building science and resiliency, occupational health and safety, sustainability, and engineering. We help clients create protected, healthy, and higher performing places through solutions that reflect innovation, care, and deep technical insight.

At Pinchin, we empower our people uphold unwavering principles and work with purpose to create better outcomes for our clients, communities, and environments.

District Energy System Mechanical Team Lead

This role reports to Operations Manager, Mechanical Engineering and can be based at any major Pinchin Office across Canada.

Role Overview

As District Energy Team Lead, you’ll have the opportunity to shape both projects and people. You will lead a team working across thermal networks, energy centers, utility infrastructure, retrofits,



and new developments, partnering with utilities, campuses, municipalities, and clients to turn complex energy challenges into practical, sustainable solutions.

Your Impact as a Team Lead

- Shape the direction and growth of the District Energy Systems practice.
- Lead, grow, and develop a multidisciplinary team of engineers, designers, technicians, and EITs.
- Provide technical leadership on district energy projects, serving as Lead Engineer or Technical Manager as required.
- Guide successful project delivery by overseeing scope, schedules, budgets, resources, and quality.
- Champion technical excellence through thoughtful design reviews, technical reports, and high-quality deliverables.
- Collaborate across our national District Energy Systems network to share expertise, strengthen capabilities, and deliver integrated solutions.
- Build strong relationships with utilities, campuses, municipalities, and clients, identifying opportunities to expand our district energy work.
- Mentor and empower team members, supporting skilled growth, continuous improvement, accountability, and a strong safety culture.

What You’ll Bring To Pinchin

You bring a strong combination of district energy expertise, engineering leadership, and a collaborative approach to delivering complex projects.



You’re comfortable guiding technical teams, building trusted client relationships, and creating an environment where people can take ownership, develop their skills, and do their best work.

- 10+ years of experience in the district energy industry.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registration with a provincial engineering regulator in Canada.
- Strong technical knowledge of district energy systems, with experience delivering complex, multidisciplinary projects.
- Demonstrated experience leading, mentoring, and developing engineering professionals.
- Proven ability to oversee project scope, budgets, schedules, technical quality, and deliverables.
- A collaborative leadership style that builds accountability, encourages problem-solving, and empowers team members.
- Strong client relationship skills, with the ability to understand client needs, provide trusted technical advice, and contribute to business growth.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills across clients, project teams, and external stakeholders.
- Ability to travel to client and project sites as required.

For Current Employees

Current employees are encouraged to speak with their HR Advisor for information on the application process.

Compensation And Assessment

Pay ranges are listed as required by law. Final compensation reflects each candidate’s education, experience, qualifications, and work location.

As part of our recruitment process, we use AI technology to support a fair and consistent evaluation of all applicants.

What makes Pinchin different?

We offer competitive salaries and great benefits. What

📌 District Energy System Mechanical Team Lead (Victoria)
🏢 Pinchin Canada
📍 Victoria