Production / Structural Engineering / Intermediate/Senior

Design Engineer

Technical

  • Do detailed design, building evaluation, repair strategies, reports and contract documents and other components of projects
  • Conduct site visits and attend site/field meetings
  • Write technical reports
  • Review shop drawings
  • Assist with design checks for other engineers’ work
  • Work with the project team from conceptual and preliminary stages of design through to completion
  • Ensure quality compliance of projects by maintaining design/checking notes
  • Be accountable for maintaining easily referenced project documentation
  • Identify technical SMEs to shadow and deepen technical knowledge
  • Work towards becoming an early adopter of new programs/softwares
  • Take on challenging technical elements within projects that remain within your personal technical capabilities and get help when needed
  • Seek opportunities to present project work to colleagues within and outside department

People Development

  • Volunteer to be a buddy for new or junior employees
  • Develop new areas of expertise by shadowing experts/approaching others for mentorship or taking additional training/courses
  • Participate in and lead technical, professional and community organizations
  • Get involved in committees or external organizations
  • Monitor your development against action plans from performance reviews and be accountable for self development

Business

  • Develop new contacts both internally and externally through networking within RJC and industry
  • Understand the needs of the client by learning their business
  • Communicate knowledge and ideas effectively and clearly with clients
  • Support strategic and market-leading business development and proposals
  • Prepare schedule and production budget estimates or assist Project Engineer in doing so
  • During development of final stages of the project, detect any deviations from initial scope and complexity, obtain further direction from Project Engineer and adjust for them, avoiding “scope creep”
  • Seek opportunities to be strategic and forward thinking by understanding the future of the industry and looking for new opportunities

Leadership

  • Gain awareness of RJC’s various areas of specialty expertise (e.g. through networking, shadowing, mentorship, attending internal events, etc.)
  • Complete available Diversity, Equity and Inclusion trainings and frameworks to be a more diverse leader and contribute to team-specific and RJC-wide goals
  • Suggest or develop new approaches to internal processes
  • Suggest innovative solutions for internal or external client related work; implement when appropriate
  • Seek small opportunities to lead within project scope
  • Responsible for understanding, complying and participating in RJC’s HSE Program including completing required training, participating in hazard identification, assessment and control and informing their People Leader of any unsafe acts or conditions

RJC supports your continuous learning and growth. Career paths help identify areas to progress your knowledge and skill set. If you are seeking development, speak to your Leader, HR, or your colleagues to learn more about options to development your career at RJC.

Advancement Opportunities

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Structural Engineering

Production
Structural Engineering
Lead

Production
Structural Engineering
Management

Production
Structural Engineering
Executive & Senior Leadership


Lateral Opportunities

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Building Science & Restoration Engineering

Production
Building Science & Restoration Engineering
Intermediate/Senior

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Field Review

Production
Field Review
Entry Level, Intermediate/Senior

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Technologist (Drafting)

Production
Technologist (Drafting)
Intermediate/Senior

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Technologist

Production
Technologist
Entry Level, Intermediate/Senior