Pop Quiz:

Are you passionate about building sustainable water, wastewater, and solid waste infrastructure for Ontario communities to help them grow in an environmentally responsible way?
Does working with an experienced team to create high-quality custom solutions for clients using innovative technologies and alternate delivery methods excite you?
Are you a resourceful, dynamic, and driven Water/Wastewater Engineer with at least eight years of experience in design work and project management, and looking to take your career to the next level?
Do you have a background in environmental, civil, process, or chemical engineering?

If you scored four for four, JLR has a home for you! We’ve opened a role for talented, entrepreneurial candidates to work alongside exceptional people in JLR’s Environmental Infrastructure Market. 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:

Choose your own adventure! Let’s talk about how your skills, experience, goals, and passions can find a home at JLR. Your role will include:

Working directly with environmental engineers and other discipline team members as part of an integrated project team.
Managing and executing a wide variety of design projects involving water and wastewater pumping stations, water storage reservoirs, water/wastewater treatment plants, solid waste and biogas facilities, and providing specialist support to multidisciplinary projects.
Performing contract administration duties on multidisciplinary projects as needed.
Managing and authoring a variety of studies, including Municipal Class Environmental Assessments and Master Plans for municipal water, wastewater, and solid waste infrastructure.
Communicating effectively with clients, contractors, and other project stakeholders.

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? We’re always open to great talent, even if it’s not exactly what we’ve posted. Ready? 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.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $86,000.00-$130,000.00 per year

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Kingston, ON

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