Practice Area Lead - Municipal Infrastructure Engineering

Transportation and Infrastructure Division Full Time Peterborough, ON Hybrid $125,000 - $165,000 CAD per year

Estimated Start Date: By mid January 2027.

Compensation: $125,000 - $165,000

Hours of Work: Based on 40 hours per week.

Work Location: Peterborough, Ontario

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We are seeking a Practice Area Lead to lead and grow our Municipal Infrastructure Engineering team, within our Transportation and Infrastructure Division.

This role provides strategic, operational, and people leadership for the Practice Area, with accountability for business performance, client relationships, team development, and quality project delivery.

Working closely with the Division Director, project managers, technical staff, and other Practice Area Leads, you will establish clear priorities, strengthen operational processes, and identify opportunities to expand our municipal infrastructure services.

The ideal candidate brings a combination of leadership experience, business development capabilities, and technical credibility, with the ability to build a high-performing team and drive sustainable growth.

Accountabilities

Practice Area Leadership & Business Performance

- Lead the Municipal Infrastructure Engineering Practice Area as a business unit, accountable for performance, growth, and operational effectiveness.
- Develop and execute business plans, budgets, staffing strategies, and growth objectives aligned with Division priorities and shared organizational goals.
- Monitor revenue, profitability, utilization, backlog, delivery,



and resource capacity; establish consistent processes and performance expectations and implement improvements to strengthen business results.

Business Development & Client Relationships

- Lead business development and market expansion, using industry relationships and market knowledge to identify emerging client needs, current clients, and service opportunities, particularly in municipal asset management and infrastructure planning.
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with municipal clients, industry partners, and key stakeholders through responsiveness, technical quality, and a commitment to long-term partnerships.
- Lead or support strategic pursuits, proposals, client relationship building and market development activities.
- Provide clear, supportive leadership that builds trust, collaboration, engagement, and accountability within an inclusive and psychologically safe workplace.
- Coach, mentor, and develop employees and future leaders, establishing clear roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations.
- Lead workforce planning, recruitment, succession planning, and resource allocation in collaboration with People and Culture, ensuring sustainable workloads and the skills and capacity to meet business needs.

Technical Leadership & Project Delivery





- Provide technical direction and oversight for municipal asset management, roads, water and wastewater infrastructure, and infrastructure planning projects, ensuring quality, consistency, and alignment with client requirements.
- Establish and maintain technical standards, quality-control practices, and project delivery processes, guide teams through complex technical issues, project risks, and client concerns.
- Collaborate with project managers and technical teams on project planning and delivery, contributing technical expertise as needed while maintaining primary accountability for Practice Area leadership and performance.

Operational Excellence & Collaboration

- Strengthen operational processes, documentation, and project management practices, monitoring workloads, resource needs, and delivery risks to support informed decisions.
- Collaborate with Division leadership, other Practice Area Leads, and technical disciplines on integrated planning, resource sharing, and knowledge exchange.
- Support organizational change, continuous improvement, and effective tools and technologies, while ensuring compliance with company policies, skilled standards, quality requirements, and health and safety expectations.
- Model a One Wills approach by advancing shared business objectives and supporting positive outcomes across the organization.

What You Bring:

- Education in engineering, technology, business, or a related field, with 12+ years of progressive experience in engineering consulting, municipal infrastructure, or a related field.
- Demonstrated leadership of teams, projects, service lines, or business functions, with accoun

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