Director of Structural Engineering

JLR has opened a role for a senior candidate who is:

• A resourceful, dynamic, and driven Professional Engineer with at least 12 years of experience in consulting.
• Excited about high-quality custom solutions, innovative technologies, and alternative delivery methods.
• A true leader with a personal vision, a big-picture mindset, and strong mentorship and coaching skills.

As the Director of Structural Engineering, you’ll be the visionary force behind the Structural Discipline—driving innovation, setting best practices, and shaping a high-performance team. This is more than a technical leadership position; it’s a strategic role where your decisions directly influence project success, client satisfaction, and business growth.

The successful candidate will play a key role in building and mentoring a dynamic, forward-thinking team, attracting top talent, and empowering them to thrive in alignment with our long-term strategic goals.

You’ll be supported by a Platinum Club member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies program, 100% employee-owned firm that has a long-established reputation for quality services in multiple sectors, while you take on existing clients, develop new relationships, and deliver world-class, innovative solutions that support community building and growth in our cities.

JLR is a creative, tight-knit, and mentorship-focused community with unique opportunities for driven people with tenacity and spirit. Our organization is made up of diverse employee owners with specialized expertise in a wide range of disciplines. Joining the JLR team means joining a dynamic group of innovative architecture, engineering, and planning professionals and support staff. You’ll have the opportunity to help establish new clients and partner with existing ones to develop insightful solutions and see projects through from inception to completion.

If you’re innovative and collaborative, thrive when presented with new challenges, and are eager to take your career in new directions, then JLR is the right environment for you.

Your Role:

Let’s talk about how your skills, experience, goals, and passions can find a home at JLR.

Your role will include:

Leadership and Management Aspects:

• Leading and planning the development and expansion of the technical knowledge of staff company-wide in the Structural Discipline to meet technical, marketing, and project delivery needs, including individual training plans and goals.
• Ensuring back up and succession for the duties and expertise represented in the Structural Discipline across all markets.
• Leading the implementation of strategies to allow for consistent delivery across projects and markets.
• Coaching employees, including both formal and informal training and mentoring.
• Working with Managers and Market Directors to build teams aligned with market and geographical trends and demands to support key pursuits.
• Working collaboratively with other stakeholders to ensure positive outcomes for the entire organization as a member of the leadership team.
• Fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment that encourages professional growth and development among all team members.
• Managing conflicting priorities with respect to resource allocation and workload prioritization.
• Building the company’s capabilities to attract, develop, and retain staff, and implementing systems to ensure that appropriate staff are deployed on projects.
• Participating in industry events, conferences, and networking activities to promote the firm’s expertise and capabilities.

Technical Aspects:
As the foremost leader in the Structural Discipline, engaging through all project stages, from definition, through planning, design, and construction using your demonstrated abilities to recognize opportunities, understand client needs and manage and deliver projects.

• Staying abreast of industry and technology trends.
• Providing technical leadership and support on the most complex of our assignments.
• Ensuring that appropriate QA/QC procedures are followed.
• Coordinating with other leaders in engineering, architecture, and planning on multidisciplinary projects.
• Providing direction to delivery teams on project risk management and mitigation.

Why Join Us?

We live, work, breathe, sleep, and thrive in the communities we build. We love northern Ontario and the glorious bounty of the natural world and we’re proud of our reputation and longevity in the National Capital and Kingston regions. Furthermore, we’re growing our presence in southwestern Ontario and all along the Great Lakes of Ontario.

We foster a friendly, welcoming, and team-oriented atmosphere that encourages innovation and collaboration. We have an established depth of technical and support resources that can efficiently and effectively deliver small and large multidisciplinary projects. We provide flexible career direction with opportunities to choose your own path and interesting and exciting assignments ranging in size and type.

Employee Ownership and Career Growth

• 100% employee owned
• Share ownership opportunities at all levels
• Merit and profit bonus program
• Competitive salaries reviewed annually
• Career Mentorship Program

Work-life Balance and Employee Wellness

• Immediate health and dental benefits
• RRSP/DPSP matching program
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working
• Parental leave top-up program
• Fun Funds to plan extracurricular social events

Community Engagement and Social Responsibility

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
• Environmental Sustainability Committee
• Reconciliation Action Plan Committee
• Local fundraising and community building events

Application Instructions

Interested in joining our team? This posting is for a current vacancy, but we’re always open to great talent, even if it’s not exactly what we’ve posted. Send us a cover letter and resume outlining your skills, qualifications, and the specific experiences that make you an ideal candidate for the position by emailing careers@jlrichards.ca.

JLR welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

At JLR, each of us contributes to inclusion and we all have a role to play. Our culture is the result of our behaviours, our personal commitment, our curiosity, how we collaborate, and the ways that we courageously share our perspectives and encourage others to do the same. In turn, our environment inspires us to try new things, speak openly, and be bold. It brings us together in ways that help us stand out. Our inclusive culture empowers all of us to connect, belong, and grow.