Civil Engineer (Remote)

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<h3>Job Description</h3><p>Job Description<p><p><br /><strong>P.ENG REQUIRED - Residential subdivision & site development specialists only</strong></p><strong>REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS - Must Have ALL:</strong><p><strong> P.Eng Nova Scotia license</strong> (or eligible for immediate registration)<br /><strong> 3+ years residential site development</strong> (subdivisions, multi-unit housing projects)<br /><strong> Civil 3D expertise</strong> with parametric grading and design templates<br /><strong> Municipal approval experience</strong> in HRM or Nova Scotia municipalities<br /><strong> Fast-paced development background</strong> (30-day permit cycles, not 6-month infrastructure projects)</p><p><strong>If you don&#39;t meet ALL five requirements, do not apply. We only consider residential housing development specialists.</strong></p><strong>MANDATORY SCREENING QUESTIONS</strong><p><strong>Your application MUST include detailed answers. Applications without complete answers will be automatically rejected.</strong></p><ol><li><strong>What residential projects have you designed?</strong> Include project names, unit counts, municipality, your role, and timeline from design to permit approval.</li><li><strong>Describe your Civil 3D and grading template experience.</strong> What parametric tools have you used? Provide specific examples of template development.</li><li><strong>What&#39;s your fastest municipal approval turnaround?</strong> Describe the project scope, municipality, and how you achieved speed.</li><li><strong>How do you approach design standardization for repeated projects?</strong> Give examples of creating reusable systems vs. one-off custom solutions.</li><li><strong>Are you available for immediate start on contract basis?</strong></li></ol><strong>COMPENSATION & OPPORTUNITY</strong><p><strong>CONTRACT PHASE:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>$4,000-$8,000 per project</strong> (6-month projects)</li><li><strong>10-20 projects annually</strong> = $40,000-$160,000/year potential</li><li>Prove your fit while earning competitive rates</li></ul><p><strong>FULL-TIME TRANSITION:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Junior Engineer:</strong> $100K base + 30% target bonus = $130K total</li><li><strong>Senior Engineer:</strong> $135K base + 35% target bonus = $182K total</li><li><strong>Multiplier opportunity:</strong> Additional disciplines (structural, MEP) earn 20-30% more</li><li><strong>Full benefits:</strong> <span >Health/dental/vision,</span> RRSP matching, professional fees, learning budget</li></ul><p><strong>This compensation is 30-85% above Nova Scotia market rates because A-player engineers produce 3-5x the output of average talent.</strong></p><strong>THE CHALLENGE</strong><p>Traditional civil engineering treats every site as unique. Same grading calculations, different format. Same drainage principles, different approach. This repetition without reuse is why housing takes forever to build.</p><p><strong>Your mission:</strong> Create the engineering system that changes this. Your designs get built immediately - no 2-year wait to see if your grading works. Next month, excavators follow your contours.</p><p><strong>Systems over repetition.</strong> Build once, deploy everywhere. Your template library and decision trees will transform how civil packages are delivered for housing.</p><strong>A MONTH IN YOUR WORK</strong><p><strong>Week 1:</strong> New site in Halifax. Your parametric grading template adapts to the slope in 2 hours. What used to take 2 days.</p><p><strong>Week 2:</strong> Municipal comments arrive. Your documentation is so thorough, it&#39;s just clarifications. 48-hour turnaround.</p><p><strong>Week 3:</strong> Construction starts on last month&#39;s project. You visit site, see your drainage solution working perfectly. One small improvement for next time.</p><p><strong>Week 4:</strong> Expand template to handle Dartmouth&#39;s different requirements. System grows stronger.</p><strong>TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS</strong><p><strong>Essential Expertise:</strong></p><ul><li>Advanced Civil 3D with parametric design and template development</li><li>Stormwater management and grading optimization for residential sites</li><li>Utility coordination and servicing design for multi-unit developments</li><li>Municipal infrastructure standards across Nova Scotia</li><li>BIM coordination with architectural and construction teams</li></ul><p><strong>Performance Expectations:</strong></p><ul><li>30-day permit submissions</li><li>90% first-pass municipal approvals</li><li>48-hour comment responses</li><li>Minimal construction issues related to civil design</li></ul><strong>WHO SUCCEEDS HERE</strong><p><strong>Perfect fit:</strong></p><ul><li>Pattern finders who see systems in site-specific chaos</li><li>Speed seekers who hate waiting for approvals</li><li>Builders who want to see dirt moving on their designs</li><li>Problem solvers who automate repetitive work</li></ul><p><strong>Not suitable for:</strong></p><ul><li>Engineers who love crafting unique solutions for every project</li><li>Those who need multiple review cycles and established processes</li><li>Infrastructure specialists without residential development experience</li><li>Government engineers unfamiliar with private development timelines</li></ul><strong>ABOUT HELIO</strong><p>We&#39;re a vertically integrated design-build company attacking the housing crisis through radical efficiency. We think like software engineers in a hardware worldbuilding systems that scale, measuring everything, improving constantly.</p><p><strong>12 people doing what takes traditional firms 5x our size</strong> through systems, not bureaucracy. Work directly with founders and construction team on 12 projects underway, scaling to 50+ next year.</p><strong>THE MOMENT</strong><p>Every month of delay means families wait longer for homes. Traditional firms can&#39;t move this fast. We canwith the right engineer.</p><p><strong>We&#39;re interviewing 2 engineers this quarter.</strong></p><strong>APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS</strong><p><strong>Submit in this order:</strong></p><ol><li><strong>PDF rsum</strong> highlighting residential site development projects</li><li><strong>Complete answers</strong> to the 5 mandatory screening questions</li><li><strong>Project portfolio</strong> showing grading plans, drainage designs, and approval timelines</li><li><strong>Two professional references</strong> from residential development projects</li></ol><p><strong>Fast process: Application technical review site visit offer</strong></p><p><strong>Ready to revolutionize residential development? Apply today.</strong></p></p></p>