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Higher Ground Consulting (HGC) is seeking a Grant and Incentive Analyst to join our Zero Emissions Vehicle Engineering Alliance team. If you’re eager to play a role in driving mobility and energy innovation in global commerce, we invite you to explore this exciting opportunity with us. The successful candidate will support the development of grant packages and incentive applications for our key client, who offers their customers the most cost-competitive and hassle-free vehicle electrification solutions directly at their logistics facilities, thereby enhancing convenience and efficiency across their extensive global warehouse network.
HGC is a full service EPCM company. We comprise a dedicated team of professionals trained and experienced in project management, engineering, and design, working together to provide practical solutions to our clients, with an intense focus on advancing our client’s projects through to successful completion. We offer a complete compensation package including competitive salary, health insurance, 410k contributions and mobile phone allowance.
Team Building: At Higher Ground, our motto is we get stuff done. We take a lot of pride in being reliable consultants that deliver high quality services, so we work hard. But we also take the time to celebrate that. We have various social events and opportunities for the team to relax and enjoy time together outside of the office.
Career Development: Our performance management and feedback program is a core part of how we grow as a company and as professionals. We have an open door policy, and encourage mentorship and active feedback loops. We seek to both provide and collect constructive criticize and collaborate on how to do things better, and constantly find areas to improve, both as an individual and as project teams. To support continuous growth, we have training budgets allocated for people to explore ways to grow their technical and soft skills. We understand investing time and resources into our staff is investing in our business.
Opportunities for Growth: Higher Ground is a fully employee owned, private consulting company, that has thrived on being adaptive to the market and staying open to new strategic growth initiatives. That means when our people come to us with a plan or idea to pursue a client, industry, or geographic region, we want to throw our support behind it. We are always open to supporting our team to grow and explore business opportunities and look to share in the rewards from successful ventures.
Interested candidates are asked to email a current cover letter and resume to careers@hgc.solutions.
Higher Ground Consulting (HGC) is seeking a Principal Geotechnical Engineer to join our growing geotechnical engineering practice in Calgary and help lead the development and execution of geotechnical engineering services to support HGC’s ongoing projects and clients. The successful applicant will provide and manage the development and execution of geotechnical site investigations, engineering analysis and design to support various civil heavy earthworks projects including water storage dams, tailings dams, earthen containment ponds, pipelines, and industrial infrastructure. The successful candidate will have the initiative and accountability to work independently and with our team in a rewarding, fast paced environment, and will have an opportunity to join the HGC Management Team.
Higher Ground Consulting is a full service EPCM company. We comprise a dedicated team of professionals trained and experienced in project management, engineering, and design, working together to provide practical solutions to our clients, with an intense focus on advancing our client’s projects through to successful completion. This position will be based in our head office in downtown Calgary, Alberta. Higher Ground Consulting offers a complete compensation package including competitive salary, health benefits and mobile phone allowance.
Team Building: At Higher Ground, our motto is we get stuff done. We take a lot of pride in being reliable consultants that deliver high quality services, so we work hard. But we also take the time to celebrate that. We have various social events and opportunities for the team to relax and enjoy time together outside of the office.
Lunch and Learns: We’re a busy place, with projects throughout Western and Central Canada and in the United States, across several different disciplines. To celebrate our successes and to help share what is happening at Higher Ground, groups trade off turns running short Lunch and Learn sessions. This is a fun way for the team to share what they have been up to, and keep the company informed about what new and interesting projects and opportunities we are working on and share knowledge.
Career Development: Our performance management and feedback program is a core part of how we grow as a company and as professionals. We have an open door policy, and encourage mentorship and active feedback loops. We seek to both provide and collect constructive criticize and collaborate on how to do things better, and constantly find areas to improve, both as an individual and as project teams. To support continuous growth, we have training budgets allocated for people to explore ways to grow their technical and soft skills. We understand investing time and resources into our staff is investing in our business.
Opportunities for Growth: Higher Ground is a locally owned, private consulting company, that has thrived on being adaptive to the market and staying open to new strategic growth initiatives. That means when our people come to us with a plan or idea to pursue a client, industry, or geographic region, we want to throw our support behind it. We are always open to supporting our team to grow and explore business opportunities and look to share in the rewards from successful ventures.
Interested candidates are asked to email a current cover letter and resume to careers@hgc.solutions.
Higher Ground Consulting is seeking an experienced Civil Designer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will leverage your expertise in civil engineering design to develop drawings and oversee a variety of projects, including roads, drainage systems, water storage dams, containments ponds, foundations, civil grading site development and miscellaneous infrastructure. The successful candidate will possess a strong technical background, proficiency in industry-standard design software, and a proven track record of successfully managing projects from conception to completion. If you are a detail-oriented professional with initiative and accountability to work independently and with a team in a reward and fast paced work environment, we invite you to apply and contribute to our mission of delivering Higher Standards.
Higher Ground Consulting is a full service EPCM company. We comprise a dedicated team of professionals trained and experienced in project management, engineering, and design, working together to provide practical solutions to our clients, with an intense focus on advancing our client’s projects through to successful completion.
This position will be based in our head office in downtown Calgary, Alberta. Higher Ground Consulting offers a complete compensation package including competitive salary, health benefits and mobile phone allowance.
Team Building: At Higher Ground, our motto is we get stuff done. We take a lot of pride in being reliable consultants that deliver high quality services, so we work hard. But we also take the time to celebrate that. We have various social events and opportunities for the team to relax and enjoy time together outside of the office.
Lunch and Learns: We’re a busy place, with projects throughout Western and Central Canada and in the United States, across several different disciplines. To celebrate our successes and to help share what is happening at Higher Ground, groups trade off turns running short Lunch and Learn sessions. This is a fun way for the team to share what they have been up to, and keep the company informed about what new and interesting projects and opportunities we are working on and share knowledge.
Career Development: Our performance management and feedback program is a core part of how we grow as a company and as professionals. We have an open door policy, and encourage mentorship and active feedback loops. We seek to both provide and collect constructive criticize and collaborate on how to do things better, and constantly find areas to improve, both as an individual and as project teams. To support continuous growth, we have training budgets allocated for people to explore ways to grow their technical and soft skills. We understand investing time and resources into our staff is investing in our business.
Opportunities for Growth: Higher Ground is a locally owned, private consulting company, that has thrived on being adaptive to the market and staying open to new strategic growth initiatives. That means when our people come to us with a plan or idea to pursue a client, industry, or geographic region, we want to throw our support behind it. We are always open to supporting our team to grow and explore business opportunities and look to share in the rewards from successful ventures.
Interested candidates are asked to email a cover letter and current resume to careers@hgc.solutions.
HGC specializes in earth, water, and environmental projects, supported by a dedicated team of professionals with expertise in project management, environmental science, engineering, and design. The leadership team brings decades of collective experience in the resource industry across North America, having held diverse roles throughout their careers.
At HGC, we offer a dynamic work environment with flexible hours. Our head office is conveniently located in downtown Calgary, just two blocks from the Bow River and the bike path system.
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Ron Kitagawa brings over 37 years of engineering experience in consulting and construction. Mr. Kitagawa’s experience encompasses river diversions; flood risk and debris-flood mitigation; riverbank erosion protection; dam rehabilitation; hydraulic structures; underground services for industrial and commercial facilities; treated water storage and wastewater retention facilities; and municipal and agricultural water supply systems.
Additionally, Ron has over 12 years of experience with dam safety reviews and annual performance reviews for provincial and municipal governments and industrial clients. Ron is the Lead Civil Engineer and a mentor for the civil group.
Grant is a seasoned railway engineer with 18 years of experience specializing in freight rail and civil engineering. Grounded in core values of trust and quality, Grant’s collaborations with industry leaders such as CN Rail and CPKC underscore his expertise and the valuable relationships he has built.
His focus on innovation and strategic thinking has consistently led to successful project outcomes for his clients.
Cameron Johnston has been in consulting since 2008, concentrating on collaborative projects across various environmental disciplines, including water, wetlands, and vegetation. His approach involves connecting with clients and stakeholders to understand their goals and ensure those outcomes are achieved.
Cameron works closely with clients, companies, and communities to facilitate responsible development and environmental sustainability.
Kevin has over 19 years of experience as a Civil Designer with a focus in earthworks design and survey including road and well pad design, petrochemical plant site design, site planning, layout and grading.
He is an experienced Lead Designer for deep underground utilities and has led a team of designers in large scale earthworks projects.
Matt is a Geotechnical Engineer that has more than 12 years of experience in exploration geology and geotechnical investigation with extensive work done across Alberta and northern British Columbia.
His experience has included geotechnical and geological borehole logging, sampling and characterization of hard rock and soils, site supervision and field program settlement analysis, slope stability, thermal modelling and general site interpretation and recommendations.
Sherry has over a decade of progressive experience in financial management. She started her career as a self-taught bookkeeper for home-based businesses and has worked towards managing financial systems of increasing complexity, culminating with the financial department at Higher Ground Consulting.
Sherry has mastered multiple accounting software platforms and is currently the resident expert for all aspects of our Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform.
Jake brings over 10 years of engineering, project management and strategic business development experience to Higher Ground Consulting. Blending years of field experience and corporate development, Jake has managed over $150 million in capital projects throughout that span.
He has spent the majority of his career focused on water infrastructure planning and construction throughout Western Canada and the US.
Shawn is a Civil Engineer trained at Lakehead University in Ontario with over ten years of experience in earthworks construction and inspection.
Shawn’s professional experience has focused on earthen and geosynthetic containment structures in the areas of earthworks construction, geotechnical and environmental analysis, surveying, Civil 3D modelling, construction QA/QC, and technical reporting.
Scott holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Civil Engineering from the University of New Brunswick. Mr. Wark has more than 12 years of professional experience with a strong background in project management and technical design for earthen and geosynthetic containment facilities (solid and liquid waste).
His expertise includes evaluation and development of solid waste management facilities during the full project life-cycle.
Lee is a Geotechnical Engineer with more than 15 years of experience in the design and construction of civil and marine works throughout North and South America.
He has been involved in the design and construction of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities, ports and marine terminals, highways, airports and rail facilities, dams and tailings facilities, oil and gas installations, plants and pipelines, as well as large commercial buildings, municipal facilities, and residential subdivisions.
Wes has significant experience working as a construction manager, engineer and project manager in the oil and gas industry. Mr. Ferris holds university degrees in Civil Engineering and Sociology and is a member of the Project Management Institute.
His diverse background and experience bring a greater understanding of all project components and the leadership and coordination required for success. Mr. Ferris is the founder of Higher Ground Consulting.
Gary has 28 years of experience in the environmental and energy services industry. Mr. Perras has a university degree in Regional Environmental Systems as well as a Masters of Business Administration.
His executive expertise includes operations, project planning and execution, corporate HS&E compliance and business development. Gary’s passion is to be a leader and mentor for dynamic and growth-oriented companies.
