Structural Engineer- Industrial/ Mining

We’ve opened a role in our Sudbury, or Timmins office for a talented, entrepreneurial Structural Engineer – Industrial/Mining to work alongside exceptional people in JLR’s Structural group.

Pop Quiz:

• Are you a resourceful, dynamic, and driven Structural Engineer with at least five years of experience in the design and construction of industrial/mining structures?
• Are you a natural leader with a personal vision, entrepreneurial spirit, and a big-picture mindset?
• Are you looking to expand your knowledge with the implementation of new codes and practices while working with an experienced team to deliver projects using collaborative technologies and innovative design approaches?
• Are you interested in helping clients develop, renew and maintain critical assets to facilitate resource extraction and fuel the northern Ontario economy?

If you scoredfour for four, JLR has a home for you! JLR’s extensive and expanding client base provides our engineers with the opportunity to flex their technical muscle of a wide range of challenging projects. 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 as an Industrial/Mining Structural Engineer:

Choose your own adventure! Let’s talk about how your skills, experience, goals, and passions can find a home at JLR. As an Industrial/Mining Structural Engineer, your role will include:

• Working and collaborating with an established, multidisciplinary, integrated technical team of engineers, architects, planners, and technologists.
• Supporting project teams in the completion of underground and surface infrastructure projects in support of our mining and industrial markets, from concept to completion.
• Completing feasibility studies, ranging from scoping‑level studies to preliminary engineering and costing.
• Conducting building and structural condition assessments, feasibility studies, and detailed design for various assets on mine and industrial sites such as headframes, conveyor galleries, equipment access/foundations, and various underground and surface structures.
• Participating in the development of competitive proposals to secure new assignments.
• Assisting with the management of workload to ensure that project deadlines are met and final deliverables align with client expectations.
• Mentoring junior engineers and technologists.
• Developing into a Discipline Lead on multidisciplinary projects, taking leadership of the structural design team, driving the overall structural design, coordinating across all intersecting disciplines, taking responsibility for the budget and schedule of the structural deliverables, being responsible for the QA/QC processes, and stamping the final deliverables.
• Assisting senior staff with business development initiatives including managing and building client relationships, as directed by the Mining Market Chief and under the guidance of other senior staff. This requires regular check‑ins with clients, understanding broad client needs and expectations, understanding upcoming opportunities, managing the preparation of proposals, whether sole sourced or invited bid, and working with the multidisciplinary teams and the Market Chief to prepare competitive service offerings.

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.

• Share ownership opportunities at all levels
• Merit and profit bonus program
• Competitive salaries reviewed annually

Work‑life Balance and Employee Wellness

• Immediate health and dental benefits
• RRSP/DPSP matching program
• Parental leave top‑up program
• Fun Funds to plan extracurricular social events

Community Engagement and Social Responsibility

Interested in joining our team? 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 .

This posting is for a current vacancy, but we’re always open to great talent, even if it’s not exactly what we’ve posted. Check outour open positions or send us a cover letter and resume outlining your skills, qualifications, and the specific experiences to 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. Learn more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion .

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