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Good morning! 👩‍🔬 Engineering roles are booming in Canada. Engineering coordinator, electrical design engineer and water resources engineer all made this year’s list of the country’s fastest growing jobs.

📈 LABOUR BY THE NUMBERS

According to BuildForce Canada, only three provinces reported employment contractions in December – B.C., Ontario, and Nova Scotia. BuildForce suspects a slowdown in residential construction and the completion of major projects in these regions may be behind these shifts.

👷‍♀️ PEOPLE MOVES

Farzan Hosseini is Industra Construction Corporation's new project manager for Ontario operations. 

Cynthia Evenson has started a new job with Bird Construction as a senior proposal coordinator at its Edmonton office. 

Todd den Engelsen has been hired as the new CEO of Tahltan Nation Development Corporation. 

Andrew Clarke is celebrating 30 years with Beedie development. He first joined the company as an apprentice carpenter. He currently works as its senior director of construction operations. 

Tim Laronde has been appointed to Kindred Works' board of directors. Laronde serves as Chandos Construction's director of indigenous strategies. 

Mike Woodroff has joined Kerkhoff as its new vice president of construction. Woodroff has nearly 40 years of experience in the industry and has successfully overseen a multitude of projects, differing in scale and complexity.

Want more? Check out all of this month’s People Moves at the link below.

🗞 HEADLINES

🦺 The Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC) and Finning Canada have teamed up to create mobile training options for equipment operators. The TNDC Mobile Training Centre is a 44-foot trailer that houses four simulators, each with its own unique operator training program including articulated trucks, dozers and loaders, excavators, and another program in development.

👷‍♀️ A female carpenter in North Bay, Ont. told officials that roughly half of women who choose to enter the trades leave after four years and their biggest barrier is discrimination. The region held a roundtable discussion to brainstorm ways to recruit more women to the sector.  

⚒️ The College of the BC Building Trades has launched its Trade Ambassador program with the aim of attracting more young people to the sector. So far 2,500 students have participated in workshops within the first three months of the program. The ambassadors visit B.C. schools to talk about their experiences in the trades. 

📉 New data shows that construction roles represented one-quarter of all job vacancies (7,560 of 30,500) in Calgary in Q3 of 2023. The shortage spans a spectrum of positions, including skilled trades, project management, and various specialized roles crucial to construction projects of all sizes.

🧠 LEADERSHIP

Resources for professional development

• Nathan Levinson talks about building a multi-billion dollar business 

• How intrinsic rewards can impact your team’s performance

• 10 tips to retain more workers

• Top CEOs share these habits

• Why game-changing innovation comes from failing fast

• How to ask for a raise this year (and get it)

📣 NOMINATIONS WANTED

We are looking for construction influencers

Nominations have been extended by one week for SiteNews’ Most Influential People in Construction Awards. We are looking for individuals inspiring others and forging new paths in the sector. They can be from any corner in the industry and in any position. Just let us know why you think they are a mover and a shaker.

🔥 HOT JOBS

VP, Engineering - Sturgeon Country, Alta. - Pegasus

VP, Energy Transition/Asset Management - Regina, Sask. - SaskPower

Project Director, Construction - Edmonton, Alta. - Worley

Engineering Manager - Toronto, Ont. - Bird Construction 

Director, Corporate Strategy - Regina, Sask. - SaskPower

Director, Automation Engineering - Chambly, Que. - ANDRITZ

VP Commercial Management, Enterprise Practice - Toronto, Ont. - Metrolinx

VP, Collection Operations - Oakville, Ont. - Emterra Environmental

VP, Health & Safety Environmental Services - Vaughan, Ont. - GFL Environmental

VP, Engineering - Calgary, Alta. - Carbon Upcycling

🔥 Check out all roles up for grabs right now at SiteNews Jobs or put your job post in front of tens of thousands of construction professionals here.

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