Senior Renewable Energy Professional

J.L. Richards & Associates Limited is seeking a Senior Renewable Energy Professional in Guelph, ON. The role involves mentoring staff, leading multidisciplinary projects in energy systems, and developing innovative solutions for clients. Candidates should have over 10 years of experience in renewable energy or related fields. The position emphasizes business development, project management, and collaboration within a dynamic team focused on community growth and sustainable practices.
• Are you passionate about building Canada’s low-carbon future?
• Does leading and mentoring multidisciplinary staff to create high-quality custom solutions for clients using innovative technologies excite you?
• Are you a resourceful, clever, and enthusiastic Engineer or Engineering Technologist with 10+ years of experience in energy systems, renewable energy systems, consulting engineering, electrical engineering, or engineering physics?
• Are you interested in working on unique and pioneering projects in the field of energy systems?

If you scored four for four, JLR has a home for you! We’re casting a net in search of energy systems professionals. We’ve opened roles in our London or Guelph office for talented, entrepreneurial candidates to work alongside exceptional people in JLR’s Energy Systems group. You’ll be supported by a Platinum Club member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies program, 100% employee-owned firm that has a long-established reputation for quality services in multiple sectors, while you take on existing clients, develop new relationships, and deliver world-class, innovative solutions that support community building and growth in our cities.

JLR is a creative, tight-knit, and mentorship-focused community with unique opportunities for driven people with tenacity and spirit. Our organization is made up of diverse employee owners with specialized expertise in a wide range of disciplines. Joining the JLR team means joining a dynamic group of innovative engineering, architecture, and planning professionals and support staff. You’ll have the opportunity to help establish new clients and partner with existing ones to develop insightful solutions and see projects through from inception to completion.

If you’re innovative and collaborative, thrive when presented with new challenges, and are eager to take your career in new directions, then JLR is the right environment for you.

Your Role:

Choose your own adventure! Let’s talk about how your skills, experience, goals, and passions can find a home at JLR. Your role will include:
• Supporting the growth of the Energy Systems team through external initiatives (business development and marketing) and internal initiatives (mentoring and peer review).
• Acting as energy engineering discipline lead as part of multidisciplinary projects including: solar photovoltaic rooftop, parking canopy, and ground-mount system design, as well as battery energy storage systems.
• Leading and mentoring junior energy engineering team in photovoltaic performance modelling (using PVSyst and/or HelioScope) and in renewable energy system design.
• Performing peer review of renewable energy projects.
• Representing JLR and the Energy Systems Discipline in working with clients to guide, support and develop project solutions that meet their–and our planet’s–needs.
• Developing improved and more efficient modelling and analysis methodologies for energy project deliverables.
• Organizing the workload of technicians and junior engineers to ensure that project deadlines are met and final deliverables align with client expectations.

Why Join Us?

We live, work, breathe, sleep, and thrive in the communities we build. We love northern Ontario and the glorious bounty of the natural world and we’re proud of our reputation and longevity in the National Capital and Kingston regions. Furthermore, we’re growing our presence in southwestern Ontario and all along the Great Lakes of Ontario.

We foster a friendly, welcoming, and team-oriented atmosphere that encourages innovation and collaboration. We have an established depth of technical and support resources that can efficiently and effectively deliver small and large multidisciplinary projects. We provide flexible career direction with opportunities to choose your own path and interesting and exciting assignments ranging in size and type.

Employee Ownership and Career Growth
• 100% employee owned
• Share ownership opportunities at all levels
• Merit and profit bonus program
• Competitive salaries reviewed annually
• Career Mentorship Program

Work-life Balance and Employee Wellness
• Immediate health and dental benefits
• RRSP/DPSP matching program
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working
• Parental leave top-up program
• Fun Funds to plan extracurricular social events

Community Engagement and Social Responsibility
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
• Environmental Sustainability Committee
• Reconciliation Action Plan Committee
• Local fundraising and community building events

Application Instructions

Interested in joining our team? This posting is for a current vacancy, but we’re always open to great talent, even if it’s not exactly what we’ve posted. Send us a cover letter and resume outlining your skills, qualifications, and the specific experiences that make you an ideal candidate for the position by emailing careers@jlrichards.ca.

JLR welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

At JLR, each of us contributes to inclusion and we all have a role to play. Our culture is the result of our behaviours, our personal commitment, our curiosity, how we collaborate, and the ways that we courageously share our perspectives and encourage others to do the same. In turn, our environment inspires us to try new things, speak openly, and be bold. It brings us together in ways that help us stand out. Our inclusive culture empowers all of us to connect, belong, and grow.