Venor is proud to partner with Marid Industries Limited in their search for an Engineering Manager to join their team in Windsor Junction, NS.
Marid Industries is a privately owned, full-service custom manufacturing business. Unlike many companies in the structural steel industry, Marid is both a fabricator and a construction company with extensive engineering capabilities, thanks to a team of industry-leading professionals.
Flexibility is at the heart of Marid’s success. From simple utilitarian warehouses and modern schools to complex public spaces or bridges, Marid consistently delivers high-quality, cost-effective solutions across a wide range of projects.
Position Overview
Reporting to the CEO, the Engineering Manager is responsible for leading and overseeing Marid’s Engineering Department. This role combines technical expertise with people leadership, ensuring that structural steel designs meet client requirements, comply with applicable codes and standards, and represent the most economical and constructible solutions.
The Engineering Manager plays a key role in design-build projects, supports estimating efforts, and provides mentorship and guidance to Engineers and Engineers-in-Training (EITs). This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned engineering professional who enjoys both hands-on technical work and developing high-performing teams.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Team Development
- Lead, manage, and supervise the Engineering Department, ensuring workloads are balanced and project priorities are met.
- Provide mentorship, technical direction, and performance feedback to Engineers, EITs, and detailing/checking staff.
- Foster a collaborative, respectful, and inclusive team environment.
Engineering & Technical Oversight
- Oversee the structural design of steel projects, including new construction and renovations.
- Ensure shop drawings, erection drawings, and design diagrams reflect the most efficient, economical, and constructible solutions.
- Review drawings for compliance with contract documents, specifications, addenda, and applicable codes and industry standards.
- Coordinate with Detailers to develop designs, sketches, and connection details.
- Review shop detail diagrams and erection drawings for accuracy, constructability, and compliance.
- Ensure appropriate design checks are completed and that all design changes are documented and implemented.
- Maintain and update standard details and design practices as required
Design-Build & Estimating Support
- Lead and contribute to design-build projects, including preliminary and conceptual designs.
- Support the estimating team by completing preliminary designs and contributing to accurate project estimates.
- Conduct research and collaborate with clients and internal teams to define project requirements during both preliminary and detailed design phases.
Collaboration & Project Execution
- Liaise with Project Managers, senior management, and client consultants to achieve project objectives.
- Participate in project and management meetings, including discussions on scope, risk, and execution strategies.
- Promote efficient, cost-effective engineering practices across all projects.
Quality, Safety & Continuous Improvement
- Ensure compliance with Marid’s policies, procedures, and quality assurance processes.
- Participate in monthly safety toolbox meetings and support company safety initiatives.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, LEAN programs, and operational best practices.
- Engage in ongoing professional development to remain current with industry codes, standards, and technologies.
Requirements
Education
- Bachelor of Engineering in Civil or Structural Engineering from a recognized institution.
Experience & Skills
- Minimum 10 years of experience working with steel structures.
- Registration as a P.Eng (or eligibility for registration) in Nova Scotia or another Canadian jurisdiction.
- Proven leadership experience with the ability to manage, mentor, and develop technical teams.
- Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business correspondence and technical documents (such as drawings and specifications) and effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, clients and other employees.
- Solve practical problems and manage a variety of concrete variables in situations with limited standardization, interpreting instructions provided in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Strong understanding of fabrication, erection, and construction methods.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present technical information clearly to a variety of stakeholders.
- Solid problem-solving, conceptual, and spatial reasoning abilities.
- Comfortable applying mathematical concepts such as percentages, ratios, areas, and volumes to practical engineering situations.
- Familiarity with applicable industry standards and building codes is required.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and engineering/design software such as AutoCAD, Tekla (Xsteel), RAM, SAFI, or similar tools.
- Experience with ERP or scheduling software is considered an asset.
At Marid Industries, we are committed to supporting and challenging our employees to be the most capable, competent, and well-trained in the industry. We have built a talented team of hard-working employees with various levels of experience and expertise. We are looking for an individual who shares our core values to join our growing team.
We embrace a culture of belonging in the workplace. No matter who you are, where you’re from, how you think, what you believe in, or who you love, we welcome your application. We all come from different backgrounds and different walks of life, bringing in unique perspectives and experiences. We encourage applications from 2SLGBTQ+, Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC), women, newcomers to Canada, and people with disabilities. If you require any accommodation in the application and interview process, please let us know (including different materials or otherwise).
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Work Location: In person
