Development Manager / Technical Lead for Engineering Consultant

About the role

Moffatt & Nichol specializes in large complex waterfront infrastructure projects and is recognized as one of the worldwide leaders in this field. We are actively looking for a Development Manager / Technical Lead to join our IT team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the development team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, shared accountability, and technical excellence
• Work with the development team to guide direction for architecture, solution design, coding standards, development practices, and delivery discipline
• Perform hands-on development work on high-priority and high-complexity solutions, including design, coding, code review, troubleshooting, resolution of escalated technical issues, and technical implementation
• Set clear goals and expectations for the team, providing regular feedback, coaching, and performance evaluations
• Promote accountability across the team for delivery commitments, technical quality, estimation accuracy, documentation, and timely maintenance of task status, estimates, and work tracking in approved tools such as ClickUp
• Partner with the Business Analyst to clarify requirements, define project scope, and prioritize initiatives
• Guide technical estimation, work decomposition, and resourcing recommendations for development efforts in collaboration with the team; review and refine estimates as needed to ensure work is appropriately sized, well understood, and aligned with delivery expectations
• Monitor project timelines, budgets, and resources, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget
• Collaborate with the team on the development process, ensuring adherence to coding standards, best practices, QA/QC controls, and applicable industry regulations
• Establish and champion consistent engineering practices across the team, including peer reviews, design reviews, source control discipline, documentation standards, testing expectations, and release readiness
• Conduct technical design and code reviews, providing constructive feedback to ensure quality, maintainability, and consistency across the team
• Mentor and coach developers in solution design, problem solving, estimation, professional growth, and team effectiveness
• Partner with the Business Analyst to define UAT acceptance criteria, ensure readiness for testing, and support successful delivery of solutions that meet user needs
• Advocate for clear and comprehensive documentation, and create standards that ensure technical documentation is maintained and updated throughout the project lifecycle
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and professional development within the team
• Contribute to the development of the firm's technology strategy and stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, evaluating their potential impact and application within the firm
• Address performance, workload, communication, and collaboration issues constructively and promptly to maintain a healthy, productive, and accountable team environment
• Clarify role boundaries within the delivery team so that developers own technical execution responsibilities, while the Business Analyst remains focused on requirements, coordination, testing support, and stakeholder communication rather than serving as the primary point of follow-up for development execution matters

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience
• 15+ years of relevant experience, including 5+ years of experience managing and leading development teams
• Demonstrated success serving as both a people manager and a senior technical contributor in a hands-on development environment
• Proven experience leading teams and delivering successful software projects
• Experience in resource allocation, budgeting, and project prioritization
• Demonstrated ability to coach technical contributors, navigate conflict, and reinforce team standards and delivery expectations in a constructive manner
• Strong strategic planning and decision-making abilities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong leadership, management, mentorship, collaboration, and team accountability skills in a small, high-output development environment where the manager is also an active individual contributor
• People management, coaching, performance management, and team development skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities, including the ability to lead technical discussions and presentations
• Ability to build productive working relationships across developers, business stakeholders, and analyst functions while maintaining clear ownership boundaries
• Strategic thinking and ability to align technology initiatives with business goals
• Deep hands-on understanding of software development methodologies, SDLC controls, technical delivery practices, and effective team operating rhythms
• Expert-level proficiency in programming languages and development frameworks commonly used for team solutions, such as Python, C#, Java, and/or C++, with the ability to guide framework selection and implementation
• Knowledge of data modeling, ETL processes, APIs, data synchronization, and PowerShell scripting
• Proficiency in using Git and GitHub for version control, code reviews, branching and merging, and team collaboration
• Strong experience with technical estimation, work breakdown, prioritization, and identifying delivery risk early
• Ability to reinforce consistent team processes, including task updates, documentation, estimation, and development lifecycle expectations
• Strong knowledge of algorithms, design patterns, sound coding practices, and performance tuning and optimization
• Understanding software performance optimization, secure coding practices, and software security/compliance requirements
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Familiarity with emerging technologies and their potential applications in engineering