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News Notice
April 12, 2024
News
2024 Student Achievement Award
Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba is seeking nominations for the 2024 Student Achievement Award, which is intended to recognize an undergraduate engineering or geoscience student or group of students who have shown excellence in, and/or major contributions to, the concept/design of a groundbreaking engineering or geoscience project/thesis. The deadline for nominations is Friday, May 10, 2024. For more information about the award, please see the Student Achievement Award Criteria. Please see the Awards page for more details.

2024 Making Links Engineering Classic - June 20, 2024
Save the date! This year's annual Making Links Engineering Classic will take place on Thursday, June 20, at Quarry Oaks in Steinbach and will feature a shotgun start, optional golf clinic with the resident CPGA Professional, and the return of the 19th Hole Reception with great food and networking. Registration opens soon! For more details about the event and sponsorship opportunities, visit the event listing.

Career Opportunities Webpage
Did you know that the Association offers a job posting service? Employers can find more information via our website. Looking for a job? There are currently jobs posted such as Indigenous Professionals Initiative Program Coordinator, Registration Coordinator, Project Control Lead, Asset Advisor, as well as engineering jobs in various disciplines. For a complete listing, see our Career Opportunities webpage.

EngGeoMB on Social Media
Have you followed the Association on social media? Follow EngGeoMB on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay up to date with Association news, events, and more!

Volunteer Opportunities
Registration Committee
The Registration Committee is a committee of Council, responsible for conducting the final review of applicants and interns moving forward towards final registration. The committee is currently looking for professional engineers, specifically in the areas of civil, structural, geotechnical, mechanical, or electrical engineering to participate in monthly meetings to discuss assigned files, issues, and policy development. Application deadline for this opportunity is Monday, April 15, 2024. For full details about this position, please review the full call for volunteers.

Appeal Committee
The Appeal Committee fulfills one of the core functions of Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba, as mandated by the Act and by-laws. Appeal Committee members determine, as a panel, whether to uphold, modify, or overturn decisions made by the Registration Committee, Registrar, or Investigation Committee, by hearing appeals made by applicants regarding registration decisions, and complainants regarding decisions made by the Investigation Committee. The committee is looking for additional professional members (P.Eng. and P.Geo.) who have ten or more years of professional practice experience, have knowledge of the Act and by-laws, and some knowledge of the judicial process to join the committee. For full details about this position please review the full call for volunteers.

Seeking a P.Geo. Member Representative for the Canadian Geoscience Standards Council
The Association is currently seeking a registered Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) member to serve as a representative on Geoscientists Canada's Canadian Geoscience Standards Council (CGSC). CGSC provides a forum for P.Geo.'s, appointed by regulator members, to have regular discussions on matters concerning admission to the profession, and to advise Geoscientists Canada and the professional geoscience practice regulators on admission requirements and standards for the profession. It is a committee of Geoscientists Canada, which is accountable to and reports to the Board of Directors. The term of office is two years, renewable twice to a maximum of six years, with meetings being held in a hybrid - in person or Zoom format, at least twice per year, or more as needed. If you are interested in this important role for the geoscience profession, please submit a resume and expression of interest by Friday, April 26, 2024, to Volunteer@EngGeoMB.ca.

Upcoming Events
How to Apply & Competency-Based Assessment (CBA) Session - April 23, 2024
Are you looking to apply for professional registration or licensure with Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba, need more information, or have questions? This session will be of interest to prospective applicants, new graduates, current interns, validators, assessors, and anyone interested in learning about how to apply for registration and Competency-Based Assessment (CBA). For more information and to register, please see the event listing.

Professional Geoscientists Ontario: 2024 Virtual Symposium - April 16 - 25, 2024
Professional Geoscientists Ontario invites you to join their virtual symposium on April 16, 18, 23, and 25, 2024. For the full event program and information on presentations and speakers planned, please see the event listing.