Municipal Infrastructure Lead(P.Eng)

Job Description

Our client is seeking a Municipal Infrastructure Lead to play a critical role in expanding their presence in the Calgary market while delivering high-quality civil engineering solutions for public sector clients within Calgary, AB.

This is a senior, client-facing leadership position responsible for driving business development, leading multidisciplinary project delivery, and strengthening long-term client relationships. The successful candidate will bring a strong foundation in civil engineering, paired with commercial acumen and the ability to lead teams and pursuits in a competitive consulting environment.

Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership & Project Delivery

• Provide technical expertise across transportation/roadworks, water management, or utilities infrastructure, with depth in at least one discipline

• Lead projects through the full lifecycle: site investigation, conceptual and detailed design, tendering, and construction administration

• Ensure designs meet municipal standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices

• Oversee and coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including civil, structural, electrical, environmental, geotechnical, and survey

• Manage project performance, including scope, schedule, budget, and risk

Discipline-Specific Expertise (one or more of the following):

• Transportation & Roadworks: new construction, rehabilitation, intersections, interchanges, streetscapes, traffic calming, active transportation

• Water Management: watershed planning, water quality, low impact development, conservation/re-use, climate resilience

• Utilities Infrastructure: hydraulic modelling (WaterCAD, PCSWMM, Mike Urban), servicing strategies, master planning, flow monitoring, I&I analysis, emergency planning, cost estimating

Business Development & Client Leadership

• Drive growth by identifying and pursuing new opportunities within the municipal sector

• Build and maintain strong client relationships across municipalities and public agencies

• Lead proposal development, including win strategies and technical content

• Collaborate with senior leadership on market intelligence and growth strategy

• Establish strategic partnerships to pursue larger, more complex projects

Team Leadership & Mentorship

• Mentor and develop junior and intermediate staff

• Foster a collaborative, high-performance team culture

• Provide technical guidance and oversight across project teams

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

• Master’s degree in engineering, business, or related field (asset)

• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation is required

• 10+ years of progressive civil engineering experience working with municipal or public sector clients

• Minimum 5 years in a project management and/or client-facing business development role

• PMP designation (asset)

• Proven success in winning work and growing client relationships within a consulting environment

• Strong commercial acumen, including fee structures, contracts, and project financials

• Proficiency with project management tools (MS Project, Deltek Ajera/Vision/Vantagepoint, or similar)

• Excellent communication skills, including proposal writing and technical reporting

Please submit all resumes to Amy Hawksworth at hawksworth@catchrecruitment.com

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