CCE’s Top 10 Under 40: Courtney Bourgeois
August 27, 2024
By
Peter Saunders
As a design integration manager, she is bidding for the largest infrastructure project in Canadian history.
Photo courtesy Hatch.
This year, for the third time, Canadian Consulting Engineer launched an initiative to recognize up-and-coming consulting engineers across the country. We are now showcasing them on our website, in alphabetical order by surname.
Courtney Bourgeois, 38, is an associate and a senior project manager with Hatch, leading a Calgary-based linear infrastructure team of 14 that works on some of Canada’s largest rail projects.
“Developing this team is one of my passions,” she says. “I’m grateful for the mentorship I received and I want to pay it forward.”
Born and raised in Calgary, Bourgeois studied engineering at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont.
“I was drawn to the practicality of getting to build something that helps society,” she says.
Since joining Hatch right out of university, in 2008, she has delivered projects for Class 1 railways and industrial freight rail clients. She has also held pivotal roles on large-scale transit initiatives, including Calgary’s Green Line light-rail transit (LRT) project and a rolling stock, systems, operations and maintenance (RSSOM) bid pursuit for Toronto’s Ontario Line subway. The social nature of such projects appeals to her.
“Another of my passions is connecting people to deliver a project as a team,” she says. “My skill set is really about bringing the best out of people to achieve overall excellence.”
From 2009 to 2014, she held various roles in the Consulting Engineers of Alberta (CEA) Young Professional (YP) Group’s Calgary Committee, including board member, treasurer, vice-chair and chair. She has also promoted gender equality and currently serves as co-chair of the Women & Non-Binary Networking Chapter in Hatch’s Calgary office.
These days, Bourgeois continues to lead large-scale, long-term initiatives. She is one of the design integration managers for Intercity Rail Developers (IRD), one of the teams bidding for Transport Canada’s 1,000-km-plus high-frequency rail (HFR) project between Ontario and Quebec—the largest infrastructure project in Canadian history.
“Courtney brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to each project,” says Jason Huck, Hatch’s transit business director and operations manager for Alberta, who nominated Bourgeois for this award. “She leverages technical understanding, strong leadership, excellent communication and collaboration skills to successfully deliver complex infrastructure in value over $5 billion.”