GBI is a 200+ person engineering consulting firm headquartered in Montréal, founded in 1963, operating as a partnership. The tech stack reveals a traditional civil-engineering workflow: CAD tools (AutoCAD, Revit, Civil 3D, MicroStation), hydraulics modeling (SWMM, EPANET, HEC-RAS), GIS (QGIS), and BIM—no cloud infrastructure or software platforms. Hiring is engineering-heavy (30 engineering roles vs. 37 total) and tilted toward senior/mid-level staff, with active pain points in budget management, cost estimation, and process standardization suggesting an organization scaling delivery rigor rather than platform innovation.
Notable leadership hires: Technical Director, Legal Affairs Director
GBI provides multidisciplinary engineering consulting services to public and private clients across Canada, including municipalities, school boards, ministries, and private developers. The firm covers civil infrastructure design, hydrology and urban hydraulics, bridge engineering and monitoring, hydroelectric projects, and construction supervision. Projects span the full lifecycle from feasibility through detailed design to site supervision and risk management. The organization emphasizes integrated delivery, climate adaptation, energy efficiency, and cross-functional collaboration among specialized teams.
GBI's core tools include AutoCAD, Revit, Civil 3D, and MicroStation for CAD; SWMM and EPANET for hydraulics modeling; HEC-RAS for hydrology; QGIS for spatial analysis; and BIM for integrated design workflows.
GBI's active projects include bridge design and monitoring, urban hydraulics and hydrology, hydroelectric installations, infrastructure for municipalities and school boards, construction supervision, and internal process optimization for risk management and cost estimation.
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