Infrastructure & Capital Project - Civil / Structural Engineer, COM
Accenture
Other Engineering
Canada · Calgary, AB, Canada
Posted on Oct 8, 2025
Infrastructure & Capital Project - Civil / Structural Engineer, COM
Calgary Job No. 1386
Job Description
- (Internal: Engineering VI)
- Serve as the primary liaison between the company and EPC/M contractor for all Civil, Structural, and Architectural engineering deliverables
- Represent the Owner in engagements with the local utility provider for power, water, and related infrastructure connections and approvals
- Review engineering drawings, specifications, and design deliverables prepared by contractors for compliance with project requirements, industry codes, and regulatory standards
- Provide input into constructability reviews, value engineering assessments, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Monitor geotechnical, site development, drainage, earthworks, roadworks, and structural designs for both temporary works and permanent facilities
- Support CSA aspects during the feasibility study, including review of cost estimates, design criteria, and development schedules
- Provide oversight during early works (site preparation, earthworks, utility tie-ins)
- Monitor contractor progress during execution, ensuring on-time, cost-effective delivery of CSA scope
- Assist with quality assurance and inspection processes to confirm compliance with contractual and technical requirements
- Oversee CSA construction activities, including field inspections where required. In conjunction with EPC/M contractor
- Provide input during pre-commissioning, commissioning, and ramp-up activities related to CSA systems and structures
- Verify as-built documentation and support turnover of CSA packages to operations
- Provide regular updates, risk alerts, and technical reports to the Owner’s project leadership team
- Participate in progress meetings with EPC/M contractor, utilities, and internal stakeholders
- Ensure alignment of CSA scope with project budget, schedule, and quality standards
- Engage in the practice of professional engineering which:
- Requires the application of engineering principles
- Is an act of planning, designing, composing, evaluating, advising, reporting, supervising, or managing any of these acts
- Involves the safeguarding of life, health, property, economic interests, the public welfare or the environment
- Apply expert-level engineering knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to meet program requirements in the area of expertise
- Implement and direct the specialty engineering services on projects and programs from inception through to completion
- Set the overall direction for engineering services on the project or program and ensure the work is fully supported from an engineering standpoint in an integrated, compliant, efficient, and cost-effective manner
- Organize engineering services activities per the mission and goals of the project or program
- Create and manage short and long-term engineering service goals and success criteria for projects or programs
- Manage senior-level customer relationships
- Ensure there is a communication plan in place for meeting with stakeholders (including senior management and sponsors) to make the exchange of project-related information easy and transparent
- Advise on the production of accurate and timely reporting of engineering services and project or program performance throughout its life cycle
- Set and adjust, if required, the engineering services expectations for the project or program while delegating and managing deliverables with the engineering team
- Working Conditions
- Hybrid - The work location for this role will include a mix of working remotely, onsite at the client or in an Accenture office or center.
Qualifications
- Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
- Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng, PE, or equivalent) in Canada or the USA strongly preferred (or eligible to register)
- Experience:
- Minimum of 18 years of experience in Engineering
- Minimum 15 years of progressive engineering experience in mining, heavy industrial, or major infrastructure projects
- Skills:
- Strong ability to review and critique technical deliverables and construction progress
- Excellent stakeholder communication, negotiation, and leadership skills
- Proficiency with engineering review tools and heavy industry project management practices
- Ability to work independently with limited direction, while providing clear recommendations to Owner’s leadership
- BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:
- Demonstrated experience working as an Owner’s Representative or in an oversight/review capacity for EPC/M contractors.
- Previous exposure to mining and mineral processing project environments is a strong asset.
- Proven knowledge of CSA design standards, codes, and regulatory requirements relevant to both U.S. and Canadian jurisdictions.
- Experience interfacing with utility providers and coordinating tie-ins for power, water, and related infrastructure.
- Expert grasp of prevailing engineering methods
- Expert in other engineering-related software
- Demonstrated functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices
- Demonstrated capability to supervise, delegate, and develop capacity
- Effective capacity to anticipate, identify, and minimize risks
- Substantiated experience delivering excellent results and exceeding clients’ and external and internal stakeholders’ expectations
- Keen on sustainability, social responsibility, and making a positive environmental impact
- Competent in understanding interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs
- Adept at taking the lead on potentially risky technical decisions related to engineering services
- Ability to arrange priorities and escalate competing risks to meet deadlines
- Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment by ensuring effective teamwork, promotion of innovation, and overall excellence
- Expert ability to detect, capitalize, and be sensitive to others' strengths
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office
- Keen eye for detail and adept problem-solving abilities with a track record for meeting deadlines
- Must have demonstrated experience relaying and receiving information (written and verbal) in a demanding multidisciplinary project environment
- Expert ability to work collaboratively and independently on creative and analytical tasks in a structured, disciplined, technology-driven environment
- Other:
- Able and willing to travel occasionally to Arizona project site or contractor offices.
- Eligible to work in either Canada or the United States.
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