Strategic Natural Resource GroupVerified Job Source

Civil Designer

Campbell River, BC
On-site
Posted Jul 31, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Lead · 10+ years
Minimum education: Professional degree
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job summary

The Civil Designer is responsible for producing road designs, terrain stability assessments, and bridge site plans while ensuring quality assurance and technical delivery. They will also provide technical leadership, mentor coworkers, and support project bids and proposals.

Job details

Role Responsibilities: Design & Technical Delivery: * Produce road designs using RoadEng (or equivalent road engineering software), balancing constructability, cost, and terrain constraints. * Complete terrain stability assessments (TSAs) in accordance with FRPA, the tiered assessment framework, and current provincial guidance. * Prepare bridge site plans and supporting design documentation for forestry and resource access crossings. * Develop practical, fit-for-purpose designs that are field-constructable, avoiding unnecessary over-engineering. * Produce and supervise the production of accurate professional deliverables with attention to quality, time, and cost parameters, both independently and in a team environment. Quality Assurance: * Collaborate on, improve, and maintain Regional Quality Assurance and Quality Control through Strategic's Quality Management System. * Perform and/or audit field and office work to professional standards, including compiling field data into useful reports and recommendations. * Maintain responsibility for the content and quality of personal work. * Ensure complete, high-quality, timely, and accurate packaging of deliverable products to project-specific standards. * Report on project completion status or significant issues, offering options to address them. Professional Engagement: * Support in administering external contractors, including conducting assessments on quality of work and level of payment as required. * Ensure compliance with all statutory safety and professional standards legislation. * Ensure complete and accurate field data gathering by self and field teams as required. * Ensure effective communication methods (radio, etc.) with crew, transportation providers, and others in the area. Technical Leadership: * Assist and support in the creation, auditing, and oversight of Strategic's technical policies and procedures related to civil design, road engineering, and terrain stability. * Support cross-regionally as needed with technical skills as a subject matter expert or professional resource on project, time, or cost analysis. * Utilize technical skills to support project bids and proposals for timelines, quality, costs, and requirements. Training: * Participate in the training and mentorship of coworkers, sharing work experience and improving their technical skills. * Be part of a committee to review Strategic's training policies, procedures, SOJTs, and training content yearly and recommend required changes. Reports Relationships Functionally Reports to: Regional Manager Role Requirements General Requirements: * Knowledge and experience in a natural resource sector * The ability to have an entrepreneurial drive and mindset while balancing that within a collaborative organization * An effective communicator * Ability to travel within the Strategic regions for work as required * Participate in camp shifts as required * Attend and participate in industry conferences, workshops, trade shows as required * Maintain professional image at work and within the company * Maintain personal accountability for content and quality of work for self and team * Work in adverse weather conditions and steep, brushy terrain as required. * Travel safely by truck, boat, ATV, float plane, and helicopter without issue. * Class 5 driver's license required Qualifications: * Professional designation in British Columbia required: P.Eng., RPF, or CET (or eligibility for registration) * Demonstrated experience in road design, including use of RoadEng or equivalent road engineering software * Experience completing terrain stability assessments (TSAs) * Experience preparing bridge site plans * A track record of practical, constructable design work suited to forestry and resource access contexts * Project management experience would be an asset Experience: * 10+ years experience in resource development, civil construction, infrastructure development or related field, * Experience with RoadEng or equivalent road design software * Experience in terrain stability assessments and bridge site plans is an asset * Geotechnical investigations, hazard assessments, and foundation design is an asset * Project management and leadership experience

What you’ll do

Requirements

Candidates must hold a professional designation in British Columbia (P.Eng., RPF, or CET) and possess over 10 years of experience in resource development or civil construction. Proficiency in RoadEng software and the ability to work in remote field conditions are essential.