R.J. Burnside & Associates
Lorena Niemi, P.Eng., is their Executive Vice President Land Development. In this role she is responsible for the growth and development of their ICI, Residential and Mixed Use client groups as well as their private sector teams.
Lorena joined Burnside in 1999, following her graduation from the University of Guelph with a degree in water resources engineering. With her extensive knowledge of several hydrologic and hydraulic computer modeling programs as well as broad experience with AutoCAD and desktop design models, Lorena quickly became a significant contributor to many land development projects. Experience with infrastructure design of municipal services and site grading design followed to round out the foundation of her technical knowledge, which has enabled her to develop design strategies for such clients as Woodbine Entertainment Group, Great Gulf Homes, Sorbara Group, Tribute Communities and Mattamy Homes. As Lorena’s career has naturally progressed into project management, client management and senior management roles, her ability to develop unique technical solutions to challenging problems is regularly sought out by both clients and project team members alike. Mitigating stormwater impacts on the habitats of endangered species is an area of particular expertise. Lorena has also acted as a Group and Cost Share Engineer for a significant development block in West Brampton.
In addition to leading Burnside’s Land Development sector, Lorena is passionate about both the development of juniors and enhancing Project Management skills at Burnside. She is at the forefront of their current Project Management Training initiative. You will also find her working closely with many junior staff, sharing knowledge gained over a career in the land development industry.
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R.J. Burnside & Associates
Burnside has progressively developed core skills in infrastructure engineering and environmental consulting and is today an established and recognized provider of quality services to an expanding number of clients. In addition to the capabilities of conventional civil engineering disciplines, Burnside has specialized experience in various technical fields including energy efficiency, solid waste management, environmental impact assessment, site remediation, satellite remote sensing and water resources. Within the main disciplines of civil engineering, Burnside offers extensive project experience in water supply development, treatment and distribution, sewage collection and treatment, roads and bridges and associated structures such as reservoirs and water and wastewater treatment plants, and land development. Burnside is a client focussed organization, with project managers specializing in client sectors. Our private sector staff deal primarily with land developers, businesses and industry. We also have public sector staff focussing on municipal and other government based clients. Our work with the Indigenous people of Canada has given us a unique understanding of the needs and challenges in working with under-serviced and culturally sensitive areas. This experience has significantly contributed to the firm's recent successes in securing international assignments and positioning for a number of strategic markets. Burnside continues to work towards using innovate technology and personal attention to help meet our clients needs.