Interim Manager, Public Affairs

Posting Date: February 23, 2026
Location: 55 Metcalfe Street, Suite 300, Ottawa, Ontario
Job Type: Full-Time Term Replacement (10 months)
Application Submission Date: March 9, 2026
Salary Range: $106,346 to $132,997

Engineers Canada exists to provide national support and leadership on behalf of the engineering regulators in Canada to promote and maintain the integrity, honor, and interests of the profession.

We foster a work environment that challenges and empowers employees, promotes learning, teamwork, and innovation, and recognizes achievement. Employees aspire to a high-performance culture that is focused on results and represents the combination of collaboration and clear direction with scope for autonomy.

We need great people, creative ideas, and effective management of our resources. We require committed individuals who can exercise leadership at all levels in the organization. Come and join our team!

The Manager, Public Affairs delivers evidence-based views, positions, and strategies and promotes engagement related to public affairs. The Manager manages the content of and participation in federal government consultations and public policy arenas and fosters effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. The Manager takes a lead role in advancing strategic and operational work. The Manager takes a collaborative approach to implementing actions and activities which promote positive image and outcomes for the profession.

• Develops and provides evidence-based views, positions, and strategies on matters of public policy that impact the profession and the public it serves.
• Identifies opportunities, makes recommendations, and implements and oversees actions and activities that influence government policy makers, encourages the engagement of the profession in public policy, and facilitates the use of engineering expertise by policy makers.
• Manages Engineers Canada’s participation in government consultations and engagement in relevant public policy areas, through formal and informal mechanisms.
• Supports organizational activities to strengthen the reputation of the engineering profession, identifies future challenges facing the profession, and builds public trust in engineers.
• Identifies and builds relationships with stakeholder groups, regulators, and others in advancing Engineers Canada’s relationships with parliamentarians and the federal public service.
• Develops committee charges related to this practice area and engages committees in achieving these charges.
• Leads projects related to the Sustainability strategic direction in Engineers Canada’s  Strategic Plan.

Education

• Graduate from a recognized University, specializing in Political Science, Public Administration, Public Policy and Administration or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience

• Minimum of (5) five years of management experience in policy-related position in government or in a government relations or policy analysis position in a professional association.
• Minimum of (3-5) three to five years of experience in the public policy development process.
• Proficient in the use of Project Management principles, practices, and tools with a track record of delivering projects on time and on budget.
• Experience working with the wide diversity of cultures within staff, volunteers, clients, and the community in general.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, problem-solving and time management skills.
• Highly collaborative with strong oral and written communication skills and ability to influence others.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office 365 Business, SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams.
• Experience managing complex files with multiple stakeholders at the municipal, provincial, national, and international level.
• Experience with staff supervision, work planning, budget creation, development, and control.

Language

• Proficiency in English is required. Proficiency in French is an asset.

About our working conditions

This is a full-time 10-month term position that is based out of our Ottawa head office.

There is a requirement to work a minimum of (3)…