General Description
Reporting to the Director of Engineering & Operations, the Manager, Engineering & Projects leads the planning, funding, and delivery of LTFN's capital program— major and minor capital projects, housing capital, subdivision development, and renovation programs and leads the Nation's grant-writing and infrastructure-funding effort. The role also develops and manages LTFN's off-reserve housing portfolio (development and asset management, not tenant-facing services) and takes on miscellaneous program management as required. It is a mid-senior technical leadership role requiring professional engineering judgment and direct accountability for project outcomes, budgets, schedules, and funding.
Key Responsibilities
Capital project delivery
- Lead capital projects across their full lifecycle — scoping, feasibility, design management, procurement, construction oversight, commissioning, and close-out.
- Manage the capital portfolio: major projects, minor capital, housing capital, subdivision development, and renovation programs — balancing scope, budget, schedule, and risk.
- Provide professional engineering judgment and review, ensuring designs and works comply with applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements (e.g., BC Building Code, CSA, EGBC professional practice).
Grant writing & funding
- Lead the Nation's grant-writing effort — identify funding opportunities and lead and participate in proposals and applications across ISC, provincial, federal, and other programs.
- Prepare and administer Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and funding agency specific Project Approval Requests (PARs), capital plans, project budgets, claims, and funding reporting.
Off-reserve housing portfolio
- Develop and manage LTFN's off-reserve housing portfolio — acquisition and development, asset and portfolio management, and lifecycle planning.
- Coordinate with the Infrastructure & Operations team on the transition of housing into service; tenant-facing management and general maintenance sit with Operations.
Consultant & contractor management
- Scope, procure, and manage engineering consultants and construction contractors; review deliverables; administer contracts and change orders.
Leadership & coordination
- Supervise and mentor junior engineering and technical/non-technical staff(s)
- Coordinate with ISC, provincial and federal agencies, regional partners, utilities, and community members.
- Ensure newly built assets transition cleanly to operations through structured commissioning and handover.
- Take on miscellaneous program management as required, and champion health, safety, and regulatory compliance across all project activities.
Education & credentials
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Registered as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Engineers and Geoscientists BC (EGBC), or immediately eligible for registration (including P.Eng. licensure in another Canadian jurisdiction with eligibility to transfer).
- Project Management Professional (PMP) designation is an asset.
Experience
- Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in civil/municipal infrastructure project management, including design and construction delivery.
- Demonstrated success securing and administering infrastructure or housing funding (e.g., ISC, provincial, or federal programs), including grant writing and proposal development.
- Experience in a First Nation, municipal, or public-sector setting strongly preferred; familiarity with ISC capital funding and PAR processes is an asset.
Knowledge, skills & abilities
- Strong command of project lifecycle management, contract administration, and engineering codes and standards.
- Proven grant-writing and funding-proposal skills; sound budgeting, scheduling, and risk management.
- Excellent written and verbal communication; effective relationship and stakeholder management.
- Working knowledge of First Nation governance contexts and on-reserve infrastructure considerations.
- Skilled with maintaining confidentiality of information, professional work ethic and taking direction from a supervisor
Assets
- Experience working with or for First Nations communities.
- Experience in housing development and/or real-estate portfolio and asset management.
- Knowledge of water/wastewater, roads, and housing infrastructure.
Working Conditions
- Combination of office and field/site work, with occasional travel.
- Valid BC driver's license required.
- OT eligible.
- Must have positive criminal record check including vulnerable sector
Benefits:
Lheidli T’enneh offers full benefit package after three (03) months which includes extended health, dental insurance, disability, life insurance. On top of salary and vacation pay, we also provide 18 days of paid elective days in a calendar year, two (02) weeks of paid additional vacation during Christmas, % matching pension plan, mileage allowance/use of company vehicle for work purposes etc.
Application Deadline: July 09, 2026
How to apply:
Submit resume with cover letter merged into one document, via email to the email address below.
Human Resources
Lheidli T’enneh First Nation
1041 Whenun Road, Prince George, BC, V2K 5X8
Website: http://www.lheidli.ca
Email: [email protected]
Preference will be given to individuals with Lheidli T'enneh membership who meet the qualifications. No phone calls, please.
Pay: $41.18-$57.66 per hour
Work Location: In person
