Job Description

Overview

AtkinsRéalis is growing and our Western Canadian Engineering group is seeking a Mechanical Designer to join our growing team in Vancouver. This role supports the execution of a wide variety of projects across the country by applying industry standard project management practices that are adapted to our organization's processes. Technical knowledge of mechanical systems, experience with proposal writing, and experience with consulting engineering are necessary for this role.

Our Engineering Services team in Western Canada are located in Calgary, Winnipeg, and Vancouver. This is a dynamic and tight‑knit group, servicing local projects while contributing to large national and international projects. Our projects are varied and span Healthcare, National Defense, Light + Heavy Industrial, Transportation (Rail + Transit, Ports + Marines +Tunnels), Municipal, Federal (including Defense + Nuclear), and Institutional industries.

Your role

• Manage both mechanical and multi‑disciplinary engineering project deliverables in alignment with scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards in either a project management or engineer of record capacity (or both).
• Lead and support business development initiatives, including proposal writing, building client relationships, and strategic planning for the Mechanical Engineering group in Western Canada.
• Develop and maintain processes to support strong project management governance and be a champion for project management practices throughout the department.
• All of our engineers apply leadership and technical principles to oversee projects and mentor team members. Responsibilities also include collaborating with other engineering disciplines and communicating project status, issues, and solutions to stakeholders, including clients, management, and other departments to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Use software tools such as AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office to prepare deliverables as required.

About you

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Registered as a Professional Engineer (P. Eng) with your local provincial engineering association, and willing to become a member in other provinces.
• PMP designation or CAPM certification or willingness to obtain within 6 months of hiring.
• Minimum 10 years' of relevant experience in Engineering consulting with progressive responsibilities. Strong knowledge of project management and controls practices is required.
• Strong business acumen and client facing skills. Demonstrable experience building and maintaining long‑term relationships with clients (i.e. understanding client objectives, anticipating and meeting client needs, and growing our business).
• Excellent leadership, communication, problem‑solving, and interpersonal skills.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.

Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.

Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.

And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.