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Welcome to people with an inspiring vision and who seek stimulating challenges. At CIMA+, you’ll find a place where you’ll have many opportunities to learn and develop while working on engaging projects.
We are a firm 100% owned by its employees and we value a collaborative and entrepreneurial mindset. You will have the flexibility to manage your work on your own terms and define what work-life balance means to you.
When you join CIMA+, we welcome you to a place that you can call home.
Job DescriptionCIMA+ is seeking a Ports & Marine Market Leader to help grow our presence across Canada’s port, marine terminal, and coastal infrastructure markets. This senior leadership role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of client relationships, strategic growth, and complex infrastructure delivery.
You will work closely with port authorities, terminal operators, marine agencies, and Indigenous partners to align CIMA+’s multidisciplinary expertise with the evolving needs of Canada’s marine gateways — from capital expansion and asset renewal to climate resilience, sustainability, and digital innovation.
The role can be based out of any of our 40 offices in Canada.
What You’ll Do
- Build and maintain senior-level relationships with port authorities, marine terminal operators, and public-sector stakeholders
- Lead business development efforts and position CIMA+ for upcoming port and marine infrastructure opportunities
- Collaborate with internal teams across transportation, environment, energy, coastal engineering, and digital services
- Support clients with integrated solutions including:
- Ports and marine infrastructure
- Coastal and climate-resilience planning
- Environmental approvals and sustainability
- Asset management and modernization initiatives
- Represent CIMA+ at key industry events and forums
- Contribute to long-term market strategy and growth across Canada
- 15+ years of experience in ports, marine, coastal, or transportation infrastructure
- Proven success in senior client leadership, market development, or business growth roles
- Consulting Engineering experience would be an asset
- Strong understanding of port governance, marine infrastructure delivery, and regulatory environments
- Experience working with multiple stakeholders, including public agencies and Indigenous partners
- Ability to connect technical expertise with client needs and strategic outcomes
- Excellent communication, relationship-building, and leadership skills
- Integrity, team spirit, and a commitment to excellence
- Bilingual (English/French) is an asset
Why CIMA+
At CIMA+, people are at the heart of everything we do. We are a 100% employee-owned firm offering the opportunity to work on impactful, complex projects while shaping the future of Canada’s infrastructure. You’ll find flexibility, collaboration, and a place where you can grow your career while helping communities thrive.
For more information about this job opportunity, please contact Georgeta Suta
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Additional InformationAt CIMA+, we recognize the richness and diversity of each individual’s experience. Compensation for this role is therefore based on the candidate’s experience, skills, and qualifications, while maintaining internal equity. The level and associated salary may vary depending on the candidate’s profile.
CIMA+ uses an applicant tracking system that includes an automated match score feature. However, this score is not used to screen, assess, or select applicants. All hiring decisions are made through human review.
Ethics and integrity are fundamental values at CIMA+. That is why we are committed to ensuring equal access to resources and opportunities for candidates, regardless of their identity (race, ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, socio-economic status or background, etc.).
In keeping with the principles of employment equity, we encourage all applications, including, but not limited to, those from women, Indigenous people, people with disabilities and visible minorities. We also encourage candidates to complete the self-identification form when applying for employment.
Accommodations are available on request. Your Business Partner will process your request.
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Skills Required
- 15+ years of experience in ports, marine, coastal, or transportation infrastructure
- Proven success in senior client leadership, market development, or business growth roles
- Consulting Engineering experience
- Strong understanding of port governance, marine infrastructure delivery, and regulatory environments
- Experience working with multiple stakeholders, including public agencies and Indigenous partners
- Excellent communication, relationship-building, and leadership skills
- Bilingual (English/French) is an asset
What We Do
CIMA+ provides a variety of consulting engineering services, namely in the areas of buildings, infrastructure, transportation, energy and resources, project management, communication systems, and the environment. The search for excellence has been part of our DNA since our foundation in 1990, and our teams draw on decades of experience acquired across Canada to deliver quality projects that meet our client’s expectations. This commitment has allowed CIMA+ to rank among the largest private consulting engineering firms in the country. Today, with over 30 offices across Canada, CIMA+ employs more than 3,000, a majority of whom share ownership in the company. At CIMA+ we believe that our job aims at improving the lives of those around us. Sustainable solutions inspired by engineering help meet the many challenges of today and tomorrow. Because when you engineer for people, you also engineer for a better world.
