Building Enclosure Design Engineer (EIT)
Top Benefits
About the role
We are an employee owned engineering firm with over 600 employees in 16 offices across Canada and the United States. Recognized as an exceptional workplace, we mentor the next generation of Canada’s ‘best and brightest’ engineers and technologists. With offices and expertise across Canada, we challenge our people to push technical boundaries and provide leadership in our fields of practice, while providing services for clients and projects nationwide
We believe in taking care of our people and help them realize their full potential. RJC offers the opportunity to work in an engaging fast-paced team environment where you will work on exciting and challenging projects, discover new and developing technologies, practices and techniques and where you will flourish in a culture of continuous learning and collaboration. Working under the guidance of leading technical specialists who broadly share their expertise, you will get to fine tune your skills and cultivate your expertise while being given the opportunity to pursue your professional goals.
Location:
Vancouver, BC
Start Date:
Immediately
Salary: $
60,000 - $80,000
WHAT YOU WILL DO AT RJC:
- Work closely with RJC ’ s internal Building Enclosure Project Engineers, creating envelope solutions that contribute to the reduction of carbon in buildings and maximize energy efficiency to meet and exceed current code. This includes working projects targeting sustainability standards such as BC Step Code, Zero Carbon Building, Passive House, LEED etc.
- Be mentored and supported by leading industry experts to help you grow your technical skills, business understanding and overall career path.
- Work closely with Project Engineers within the project team environment, through the life cycle of a project from conceptual and preliminary stages of the design through to completion
- Collaborate with architects and other design consultants on design review for new construction projects, including development of building enclosure details that align with industry best practice
- Engage in site assessment, evaluation of existing buildings, preparation of reports and studies
- Participate in the development of drawings and specifications for projects involving new and existing buildings
- Participate in client project requirement meetings and value analysis, including basic project costing
- Perform Building Envelope Thermal Bridging Calculations to support design team with effective assembly RSI values
- Follow quality control procedures established by the practice
- Participate in administration/construction review on active construction sites
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO RJC:
Education:
- Degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering – Preference for those candidates with completed courses in Building Science
- Registered (or eligible for registration) as an Engineer-in-Training with EGBC
Experience:
- 0 to 3 years previous experience in building enclosure engineering, engineering or construction
- Experience in a consulting firm environment
Skills :
- Effective and proven leadership skills
- Strong time management skills to successfully balance working on multiple projects simultaneously
- Fast learner with a desire to grow professionally and personally
- Team player with ability to work independently with minimum direction
- Hard worker, ready to assume responsibility quickly and have fun at the same time
- Inquisitive, clear thinker who can determine what work is required and who can draw rational conclusions from information available
- Demonstrated and effective communication skills – both written and verbal
- Ability to conceptualize in three dimensions
- Aptitude for working with existing facilities
Are you someone who exhibits our core attributes?
- Creative Mindset - provide new and diverse ideas
- Proactive Approach - take initiative and seek opportunities for growth
- Supportive Teamwork - promote an inclusive and respectful work environment and culture
- Trusted Advice - demonstrate integrity
- Lead With Purpose - empower, develop and support others to reach their full potential
What can we offer you?
- An inspiring workplace that supports its people and recognizes great work
- Stimulating, challenging projects and development opportunities to help you grow your skills and career
- Being part of a supportive and inclusive network of people that help each other reach their goals
- A comprehensive financial rewards program that recognizes your success, including eligibility for a performance-based bonus and share ownership program
- An extensive and generous benefits package including a $1000 Health Care Spending Account
- Maternity and Parental Leave Top-up Program
- Investing in your future, opportunity to become part of an employee-owned organization and eligible for RJC’s matching Registered Retirement Saving Plan (RRSP)
Attention Staffing & Recruitment Agencies: RJC Engineers, will not pay fees for recruitment activities related to the hiring of a candidate unless a written service agreement has been established between a duly authorized representative of our Corporate Human Resources department and the recruitment/placement firm. In addition, to qualify for recruitment fees, all candidate resumes must be submitted to RJC Engineers, through our Corporate Human Resources department. Resumes and profiles sent to our managers without the express agreement of our Corporate Human Resources department.
About RJC Engineers
We are on a mission to futureproof Canada, one project at a time. From changing your city's skyline to restoring heritage, we have been engineering vibrant spaces for more than seven decades.
Our impact includes buzzworthy projects in structural engineering, restoration, and glass design. We are equally enthusiastic about building science, building energy modelling, and state-of-the-art parking garage design.
You may have heard of our work from headline-grabbing projects like the BMO Centre Expansion, CIBC SQUARE, The Stack, M City Condos, St. Andrew’s Wesley United Church Restoration and The Well, to name a few. These projects are made possible because our engineers have a reputation for thinking ahead. Bridging sustainability and innovation, we are proud when we deliver designs that challenge the status quo.
With offices across Canada, and a growing presence in the U.S., our clients get the ‘RJC advantage’ with personal attention from senior-level engineers who know the challenges of their local neighbourhoods first-hand. We believe that an elevated space for the community trickles down to an elevated lifestyle. For us, every project is a new chance to make connections, while serving the communities we belong to by injecting fresh designs into the spaces they will use every day.
Building Enclosure Design Engineer (EIT)
Top Benefits
About the role
We are an employee owned engineering firm with over 600 employees in 16 offices across Canada and the United States. Recognized as an exceptional workplace, we mentor the next generation of Canada’s ‘best and brightest’ engineers and technologists. With offices and expertise across Canada, we challenge our people to push technical boundaries and provide leadership in our fields of practice, while providing services for clients and projects nationwide
We believe in taking care of our people and help them realize their full potential. RJC offers the opportunity to work in an engaging fast-paced team environment where you will work on exciting and challenging projects, discover new and developing technologies, practices and techniques and where you will flourish in a culture of continuous learning and collaboration. Working under the guidance of leading technical specialists who broadly share their expertise, you will get to fine tune your skills and cultivate your expertise while being given the opportunity to pursue your professional goals.
Location:
Vancouver, BC
Start Date:
Immediately
Salary: $
60,000 - $80,000
WHAT YOU WILL DO AT RJC:
- Work closely with RJC ’ s internal Building Enclosure Project Engineers, creating envelope solutions that contribute to the reduction of carbon in buildings and maximize energy efficiency to meet and exceed current code. This includes working projects targeting sustainability standards such as BC Step Code, Zero Carbon Building, Passive House, LEED etc.
- Be mentored and supported by leading industry experts to help you grow your technical skills, business understanding and overall career path.
- Work closely with Project Engineers within the project team environment, through the life cycle of a project from conceptual and preliminary stages of the design through to completion
- Collaborate with architects and other design consultants on design review for new construction projects, including development of building enclosure details that align with industry best practice
- Engage in site assessment, evaluation of existing buildings, preparation of reports and studies
- Participate in the development of drawings and specifications for projects involving new and existing buildings
- Participate in client project requirement meetings and value analysis, including basic project costing
- Perform Building Envelope Thermal Bridging Calculations to support design team with effective assembly RSI values
- Follow quality control procedures established by the practice
- Participate in administration/construction review on active construction sites
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO RJC:
Education:
- Degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering – Preference for those candidates with completed courses in Building Science
- Registered (or eligible for registration) as an Engineer-in-Training with EGBC
Experience:
- 0 to 3 years previous experience in building enclosure engineering, engineering or construction
- Experience in a consulting firm environment
Skills :
- Effective and proven leadership skills
- Strong time management skills to successfully balance working on multiple projects simultaneously
- Fast learner with a desire to grow professionally and personally
- Team player with ability to work independently with minimum direction
- Hard worker, ready to assume responsibility quickly and have fun at the same time
- Inquisitive, clear thinker who can determine what work is required and who can draw rational conclusions from information available
- Demonstrated and effective communication skills – both written and verbal
- Ability to conceptualize in three dimensions
- Aptitude for working with existing facilities
Are you someone who exhibits our core attributes?
- Creative Mindset - provide new and diverse ideas
- Proactive Approach - take initiative and seek opportunities for growth
- Supportive Teamwork - promote an inclusive and respectful work environment and culture
- Trusted Advice - demonstrate integrity
- Lead With Purpose - empower, develop and support others to reach their full potential
What can we offer you?
- An inspiring workplace that supports its people and recognizes great work
- Stimulating, challenging projects and development opportunities to help you grow your skills and career
- Being part of a supportive and inclusive network of people that help each other reach their goals
- A comprehensive financial rewards program that recognizes your success, including eligibility for a performance-based bonus and share ownership program
- An extensive and generous benefits package including a $1000 Health Care Spending Account
- Maternity and Parental Leave Top-up Program
- Investing in your future, opportunity to become part of an employee-owned organization and eligible for RJC’s matching Registered Retirement Saving Plan (RRSP)
Attention Staffing & Recruitment Agencies: RJC Engineers, will not pay fees for recruitment activities related to the hiring of a candidate unless a written service agreement has been established between a duly authorized representative of our Corporate Human Resources department and the recruitment/placement firm. In addition, to qualify for recruitment fees, all candidate resumes must be submitted to RJC Engineers, through our Corporate Human Resources department. Resumes and profiles sent to our managers without the express agreement of our Corporate Human Resources department.
About RJC Engineers
We are on a mission to futureproof Canada, one project at a time. From changing your city's skyline to restoring heritage, we have been engineering vibrant spaces for more than seven decades.
Our impact includes buzzworthy projects in structural engineering, restoration, and glass design. We are equally enthusiastic about building science, building energy modelling, and state-of-the-art parking garage design.
You may have heard of our work from headline-grabbing projects like the BMO Centre Expansion, CIBC SQUARE, The Stack, M City Condos, St. Andrew’s Wesley United Church Restoration and The Well, to name a few. These projects are made possible because our engineers have a reputation for thinking ahead. Bridging sustainability and innovation, we are proud when we deliver designs that challenge the status quo.
With offices across Canada, and a growing presence in the U.S., our clients get the ‘RJC advantage’ with personal attention from senior-level engineers who know the challenges of their local neighbourhoods first-hand. We believe that an elevated space for the community trickles down to an elevated lifestyle. For us, every project is a new chance to make connections, while serving the communities we belong to by injecting fresh designs into the spaces they will use every day.