The City of Thunder Bay has played an important role throughout our history as a key hub to support our northern Clients and Projects. So, it feels very appropriate that the Company is placing permanent roots in the City.  Our organization has been working in Northern Ontario and Manitoba since the early days of the R.J. Burnside & Associates Ltd. (Burnside) organization. For a very long time, first Burnside and then Neegan Burnside Ltd. (Neegan Burnside) was one of a small few engineering firms servicing and working with Indigenous communities in the North. 

Since 2022, Burnside and Neegan Burnside have been actively diversifying our client and technical offerings in and around Thunder Bay and the greater Northern Ontario region. This has included the delivery of transportation, municipal infrastructure and land development projects in the Thunder Bay area. 

This move to diversify our clients and services is in no way intended to diminish our longstanding commitment to serving Indigenous communities throughout Northern Ontario and Manitoba. In fact, this move will allow us to better access and service those communities with increased staff and local presence. As such, our new Thunder Bay location will be co-branded as both Neegan Burnside and Burnside, reflecting our intention to serve Indigenous, Private and Public sector clients in the Region.

Our team is energized by this investment in the City of Thunder Bay and looks forward to the potential to strengthen and grow our client base and Team locally. If you are interested in being part of our local Thunder Bay team, and in making a difference in your community, we’d love to hear from you. Please check out our current Thunder Bay opportunities, and if you don’t see an opportunity that fits your specific skill set or interests, we invite you to make a general application through our opportunities portal.

Adam Rose, P.Eng. – Branch Manager

Greetings! My name is Adam Rose, P.Eng., Vice President of Engineering Services with R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited and Neegan Burnside Ltd., and I’m proud to be the inaugural Branch Manager of our Thunder Bay office, opening in the Fall of 2025. As a Lakehead University graduate and lifelong Thunder Bay resident, I am very excited to grow our team and expand our services, support and contribute to the well-being of the regional communities, and continue to offer our exceptional customer care, strong values, and technical services to clients across the North and West region from our new Thunder Bay location.

JOIN OUR TEAM

As a part of the Neegan Burnside team, you are part of a group of people that work together to not only provide value and service to our clients, but to also provide value to each other. Whether you are a student looking for co-op opportunities, a new grad embarking on your new career, or an experienced professional looking for a change, we would love to have the opportunity to talk to you to see if Neegan Burnside is the right fit for you.