Climate Resilience Engineer in Training

CBCL is seeking a Climate Resilience EIT to join our Climate Change team in Halifax, NS, Saint John, NB, or St. John's NL to assist and support climate risk and adaptation projects.

Climate Change at CBCL is a fast-growing discipline with an international portfolio. In this role you will help municipalities, private industries, and federal/provincial governments identify climate change risks that could impact their existing and planned infrastructure and identify adaptation solutions to address the identified climate change risks.

Typical projects could include evaluating how climate change will impact electrical generation from renewable energy systems such as solar or wind farms; buildings electrical, structural, envelope, and mechanical systems; natural resource and industrial sectors; dams, bridges, and various municipal infrastructure/operations. In addition to our climate change focused projects, CBCL also incorporates climate change resiliency into many of our day-to-day projects. We currently have climate change projects in many Canadian provinces, in the Northern Territories, as well as globally.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Support the development of climate change risk analysis and adaptation planning studies that feed into conceptual, preliminary, and detailed designs for a full range of infrastructure projects;
• Support the development of climate change adaptation plans, risk assessments, and studies;
• Assess climate change projections; and
• Prepare technical reports, proposals, and presentations.
  

Your Capabilities and Credentials:

• Degree in Engineering or applied science in a related field will also be considered;
• 1–2 years of experience in climate change adaptation, or at least 1 year in a similar role;
• Hands-on exposure to climate change risk assessments and adaptation projects, with the ability to work with risk assessment methodologies, interpret climate data, and review technical documents, design drawings, or condition reports;
• If you have an engineering background: registration with a provincial engineering association, or actively working toward your P.Eng. designation;
• Experience coordinating project tasks, facilitating workshops, or engaging with stakeholders (or comparable experience) is an asset;
• Previous experience in a consulting environment is considered an asset; and
• Valid driver's license and willingness to travel to job sites occasionally.

What we can offer you:

• A competitive compensation package effective on your first day of employment:
  • Comprehensive health and dental benefits
  • CAAT Defined Benefit Pension Plan with employer contributions
  • Generous vacation allowance commensurate with experience
• Maternity or Parental leave top-up
• Health spending account
• Wellness incentive
• Membership dues reimbursement
• Education and lifelong learning subsidization
• Community volunteering incentive
• Employee Family Assistance Program
• Public transit subsidy

In addition to the above benefits, we offer:

• Flexible hours and locations to support work/life balance;
• Ability to work paid overtime and bank time-in-lieu for future use;
• Diverse team with a wide range of experience and expertise;
• Exposure to a variety of projects;
• Support to develop skills and pursue projects related to your own interests;
• Collaboration between multiple disciplines and levels of expertise;
• Mentoring opportunities to foster your personal and professional development;
• Accessible and central offices in Atlantic Canada and Ottawa; and
• Access to training opportunities in areas ranging from technical development to leadership skills.

About Us

At CBCL our purpose is to create a positive and lasting impact on people and our planet. As an employee-owned firm, at CBCL, our people are everything. We are committed to promoting inclusivity and diversity for a workplace where everyone can thrive, and we build long-term relationships with our clients while providing them with innovative solutions.

We have earned recognition as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers and one of Canada's Best Managed Companies. Our multitalented group of professionals offer consulting in the Infrastructure, Water and Wastewater, Buildings, Industrial, and Earth and Environment sectors. We value our people, our communities, and our history and look forward to continuing our steady growth.

Along with our commitment to reducing our carbon footprint corporately, CBCL develops and implements sustainable engineering solutions that respect the current social and environmental impacts, as well as future implications of our designs.

CBCL operates from its offices in Halifax and Sydney, NS; Charlottetown, PE; Saint John, Fredericton and Moncton, NB; St. John's, NL, and Ottawa, ON.

CBCL Limited strives to provide a diverse workplace that is inclusive, accessible and celebrates individuals and what makes us unique. We are proud to be an employer partner with the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion and Pride at Work.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace for all. If you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment or interview process, or while working with us, please email [email protected]. We will work with you to meet your needs in a respectful and timely manner.

Our goal is to ensure every candidate has a fair opportunity to demonstrate their abilities. We value diverse perspectives and are dedicated to removing barriers that may prevent individuals from thriving in their roles.

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those applicants who are selected to interview will be contacted.