EXP
EXP
EXP is a Southern California 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on education, career readiness, and collaboration between schools and industry. Its programs help high schools deliver career-based learning that connects classroom education with practical experience and future opportunities. During the 2022–2023 school year, EXP served more than 8,200 students across 13 Southern California high schools in five school districts, supported by over 400 industry volunteers, mentors, and internship hosts. The organization works with educators and employers to expand students’ access to education, experience, and career pathways.

Director of Arctic Engineering

Lead EXP’s growth, project delivery and technical direction for Arctic and northern infrastructure engineering. Build partnerships with Indigenous communities, governments and clients to support resilient projects in remote regions.

Description

  • Shape a growth strategy for Arctic and northern engineering services that supports EXP’s infrastructure priorities
  • Serve as a senior leader and trusted advisor across EXP offices and technical disciplines
  • Build and sustain relationships with Indigenous organizations and communities, public agencies, regional development groups, utilities and private clients
  • Lead proposal development, including defining scope, pricing and resources, assessing risk, preparing for interviews and negotiating contracts
  • Create strategic partnerships and project teams that strengthen local participation and capacity
  • Direct complex, multidisciplinary assignments and manage scope, schedules, budgets, quality, risk, staffing and client satisfaction
  • Ensure projects have effective governance, resources and reviews, and address major issues promptly
  • Support design, contract administration, procurement, construction decisions, claims avoidance and project closeout
  • Set technical direction and advance durable, buildable, life-cycle-focused solutions for permafrost, climate, logistics and remote operations
  • Review studies, designs, specifications, estimates, reports, drawings and contract documents
  • Oversee quality management, independent reviews, design verification and document control
  • Contribute to hiring, onboarding, performance development, succession planning and employee retention
  • Lead health, safety and environmental performance
  • Identify and manage technical, commercial, contractual, reputational and delivery risks
  • Facilitate senior discussions with Indigenous governments and organizations, rights holders, community representatives, regulators and funding agencies
  • Support permitting, approvals, consultation and environmental assessment

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in civil, environmental or a related engineering field
  • Professional Engineer registration with NAPEG, or eligibility for registration in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut
  • Around 10–15 or more years of progressively responsible experience in Arctic, northern, remote or cold-regions engineering, including senior project and team leadership
  • Experience working with Indigenous communities or organizations, northern or territorial governments, municipalities, regulators or regional development organizations
  • Experience leading infrastructure planning, design and construction in Arctic or remote settings
  • Strong expertise in one or more relevant areas, such as water and wastewater, sewage lagoons, municipal linear infrastructure, transportation, buildings, site development, solid waste, geotechnical engineering or climate-resilient infrastructure
  • Business development experience, including client relationship management, proposal leadership and winning new work
  • Strong project management and commercial skills covering scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality and contracts
  • Proficiency with Microsoft 365
  • Familiarity with relevant civil, hydraulic or stormwater modelling tools is an asset, depending on discipline
  • Valid driver’s licence
  • Ability to travel to northern and remote locations, including occasional field assignments

Benefits

  • $5,000 employee referral bonus
  • Employee ownership
  • Career development opportunities
  • Challenging work that supports career development
  • Equity in the workplace and accommodation support during selection

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