NOW HIRING: CONTROLLER

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Controller to lead our accounting operations and ensure the financial integrity of our organization. This role is pivotal in managing financial reporting, overseeing accounting staff, and driving process improvements across multiple business units.

NOW HIRING: BOOKKEEPER

Harbourside Engineering Consultants is seeking a reliable and detail-oriented Bookkeeper to support our accounting operations across multiple business units. Based out of either NS or PEI, depending on candidate.

As our teams start to dwindle, eliminated players are still part of the greater Harbourside Team. In these circumstances, how can the company encourage continued involvement in the group activity when someone has been “voted off”? How can the game promote inclusivity AND competition at the same time? Is an elimination challenge antithetical to the spirit of cooperation?

On Friday October 3rd, the Dartmouth office celebrated Harbourside’s 17th year anniversary.

If you’ve ever watched the hit T.V. sensation The Office, this week’s challenge may be of particular interest to you. But more than paper airplanes, The Office has some surprising lessons to teach about conflict resolution, team building, and working together.

We have another interview with one of our co-op students. This time, from the geotechnical division! Brady Chipman recounts his time at Harbourside, and how he was able to apply his skills and learn from the team!

The results of Harbourside Survivor Week 2 saw Blue Team victorious. Both Red and Green failed to out-putt them in this high-stakes mini putt challenge. They’ll have to vote off one team member each.

Friday September 19th was the annual Engineers PEI Golf tournament. Naturally, the Harbourside PEI team had to make an appearance on the green, in addition to sponsoring the 8th hole $25,000 prize!

Harbourside was the proud recipient of not one, but TWO awards during the 2025 CISC Awards gala for excellence in Steel Construction in Halifax. One in the category of Bridge Projects, the other in the category of Engineering.

Harbourside Survivor has returned to our Dartmouth office. The drama, the intrigue, and the skill testing challenges are back for the third year in a row.

Nishtha is a 4th year engineering student with us here at Harbourside. Her co-op is an 8th month term, and she’s already hoping for an extension!

Sherelle Higgs recently completed her co-op at Harbourside after a 4-month term with our transportation division. Despite the short time frame, Sherelle has continually impressed us with her excellent work-ethic, and enthusiasm (as you will see in the video). She returns to her studies at Dalhousie University this fall.

Scott Long has been with Harbourside as one of our co-op students for a 16 month term. If you watched our previous video featuring Bryan Rusagara, you may like to know that the two worked closely together for that time.

As the next semester approaches, we prepare to say goodbye to another crop of amazing co-op students. Bryan Rusagara has been working as a co-op student with Harbourside for 16 months. In that time, we have seen Bryan tackle incredible projects, growing by leaps and bounds.

Lunch and Learn. September 15th, 2025 11:00AM to 1:30PM. Civil Engineering Student Lunch and Learn in the Romero Room, Idea Hub Building, Sexton Campus. Open to 3rd year, 4th year, and co-op students.

A recent project managed by Harbourside Project Management has been featured in the Engineer’s Nova Scotia magazine. The ESL medium weight shock machine helps to test the strength and durability of naval equipment.

Attention: Please apply to this position by reaching out to us.

The need for materials specialist, and materials engineering is constantly growing, and we are rising to meet the demand.

This is a historic moment. The Toronto Port Lands project was one of the largest in terms of re-naturalization of an industrialized landscape, and in terms of flood prevention.

UPDATE: This position has been filled.

Join our dynamic team in Labrador City as a Production Supervisor, where you'll lead daily operations, ensure safety and quality standards, and drive performance in a fast-paced industrial environment.

UPDATE: This position has been filled.

We’re seeking an experienced Electrical Project Manager to lead complex electrical projects across Nova Scotia. In this role, you’ll oversee the full project lifecycle.