Technical Analyst, Signage (Design & Compliance)

Rouge Hill Consulting is a sign permit, engineering, and regulatory consulting firm working across Canada. We get signs approved — handling permits, variances, structural engineering, and code compliance for sign companies and end users. We work alongside our engineer of record on the structural side: foundations, wind loads, anchor design, and the calculations that prove a sign will stand. On the regulatory side, we perform reviews of Sign By-laws and Building Codes to ensure project compliance. We're also building Allowd, our own software platform that turns dense municipal sign by-laws into clean, automated compliance checks.

It's a niche most people don't know exists. It sits right at the intersection of engineering, architecture, planning, and law — which is exactly why it's interesting.

We're hiring a Technical Analyst on a 4-month contract, with strong potential to convert to a full-time role at a higher rate for the right person.

What you'll actually do:

• Read technical sign drawings, elevations, and structural details (and learn to spot what's wrong with them)
• Dig into municipal sign by-laws and apply them to real projects
• Prepare sign code checks to figure out what needs a permit and what's compliant
• Help write variance reports — making the case for why a sign that breaks a rule should still be approved
• Revise permit drawings when examiners send back deficiency letters
• Get exposure to real structural engineering work — wind load calculations, foundation and anchor design, and how a sign gets engineered to code
• Help build and test Allowd, our in-house compliance software

This might be for you if you're studying or trained in:

• Engineering (civil, structural, architectural, but any field really would be fine) — you'll be reading drawings and working close to real technical designs.
• Architecture or architectural technology — elevations, scale, and detailing will feel familiar
• Urban planning — by-laws, zoning, and the municipal approval process are the whole job
• Paralegal or law — interpreting regulations and building written arguments is exactly what variance reports are
• ...or anything adjacent. If you like figuring out what rules mean and applying them carefully, you'll fit.

What we care about most:

• Strong reading comprehension. If you can read a regulation and understand what it actually requires, you're already ahead.
• Precision. This work doesn't forgive sloppiness — especially when there's structure involved.
• Curiosity and independence — we'll point you at a problem, not hold your hand through it.
• AutoCAD is a bonus, not a requirement. We can teach the software; we can't teach the way you think.

The details:

• Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM (with a real lunch break, 12–1)
• 20 hours/week — leaves your mornings and afternoons open for class, projects, or life
• $20/hour to $28/hour
• 4-month contract, with a genuine path to full-time at a higher rate
• 100% Remote