Aecon is a publicly traded heavy construction and infrastructure company managing over 700 active roles across 10,000+ employees, with active hiring concentrated in construction (333 roles) and engineering (186 roles). The tech stack reveals a mid-modernization arc: core reliance on Primavera P6, SAP, and Procore for project controls and site operations, now adopting Power Platform and AWS while replacing SAP Cloud Platform Integration — suggesting a shift toward cloud-native project orchestration and low-code automation for bid and cost management.
Notable leadership hires: Commercial Director, Project Controls Director, Team Lead, Business Development Director, Bid Director
Aecon Group Inc. (TSX: ARE) is a public-sector and industrial construction contractor based in Toronto delivering infrastructure across civil, urban transportation, nuclear, utility, and industrial sectors in North America and globally. The company operates through two divisions: Construction (managing complex build-to-suit and refurbishment contracts) and Concessions (providing project development, financing, and long-term operations and maintenance). Current project pipeline includes major civil and rail infrastructure, nuclear station life-extension programs (Pickering, Darlington), and modular reactor construction. The organization is actively hiring mid-level and senior roles, with leadership gaps in project controls, commercial management, and bid operations.
Aecon runs Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project for scheduling, Procore and Autodesk Construction Cloud for field coordination, and Bluebeam for document markup. Recently adopting Power Apps and Power Platform for workflow automation.
Major active projects include Pickering and Darlington nuclear station life-extension programs, unit 1 small modular reactor construction, Quebec rail infrastructure, and dynamic transit projects in Canada. Heavy focus on nuclear refurbishment, civil infrastructure, and component replacement.
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