Civil Design Land Development
Civil Edge Training
Where Technical
Meets Practical
14 years in civil infrastructure across BC and Alberta, 12 of them in the field, now applying that experience to land development, civil design, construction management, and training. Based in Chilliwack, serving the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland.
P.Eng
Licensed Professional Engineer - BC
MMCD & MoTT
Contract administration on municipal and ministry work
$100K – $2B
Range of project values worked on in the field
BC-Based
Projects from Vancouver to the Interior
Three Ways We Can Help
Design and consulting for developers, owners and municipalities - and field leadership training for civil contractors.
Land Development
Founded by a P.Eng who spent 12+ years building civil infrastructure before designing it, MDC brings a builder's perspective to every design. The practice is launching with small to medium residential subdivisions, alongside site servicing, grading and drainage for commercial and industrial sites - all with a focus on practical solutions to help keep construction costs down.
- Subdivision design - lot layout, roads and servicing
- Site servicing, grading & drainage design
- Storm, sanitary & water system design
- Commercial & industrial site design
- Feasibility studies and municipal approvals support
- Construction cost-informed design decisions
- End-to-end guidance through the municipal approval process (learn how subdivision works in BC →)
Construction Management & Consulting
A design is only part of getting a project built. MDC can carry it past the drawings, pricing the work, getting it tendered, and managing the construction through to completion. Available as part of a design package, or on its own for a project that is already drawn.
- Construction management through to completion
- Estimating & budget development
- Tender documents & procurement support
- Contract administration (MMCD & MoTT)
Civil Edge Training
Learning the Whats and Whys before the Hows
Civil Edge is MDC's field leadership training for civil infrastructure contractors, designed and taught by a P.Eng with 12+ years of field and management experience across Kiewit and multiple BC contractors. Its practical courses help foremen, superintendents and project coordinators grow into confident leaders who plan well, communicate clearly, and work as a strong team. It provides them with the skills to set their crews up to build it right the first time. Delivered through scheduled cohorts aligned with BC's construction slow season, or custom in-house sessions available year-round.
- Foreman Foundations - a one-day field leadership intensive for foremen and crew leads (Gold Seal accredited, available now)
- Superintendent Excellence - planning and management for new and practicing superintendents (coming soon)
- Civil Project Coordinator Progression - a three-level certification pathway (coming soon)
Where the Experience Comes From
Highways, municipal infrastructure, industrial and emergency repair across BC and Alberta, the same servicing, grading and earthworks that subdivisions are built from.
Steve worked on these in the roles shown, as part of the project teams at the contractors named, before founding MDC. They are not MDC's project list.
Portmann Highway 1
Kiewit
Major MoTT highway corridor expansion - one of BC's largest infrastructure projects of the era.
G3 Terminal Vancouver
Kiewit
Industrial grain terminal - heavy concrete structures in a demanding marine environment.
Southwest Calgary Ring Road
Kiewit
Large-scale highway ring road program - one of Alberta's most complex urban infrastructure projects.
Gilbert Road Trunk Sewer North Phase
Stuart Olson
Complex trunk sewer replacement with live tie-ins and full project phasing in an urban environment, requiring two major bypasses for the main trunk sewer tie-ins.
Semiahmoo First Nation Infrastructure
Tybo Contracting
Full civil infrastructure redevelopment for a First Nations community.
Cascades Casino - Onsite & Offsite
Tybo Contracting
Full civil servicing package for a major casino development - onsite and offsite works, and a new sanitary pump station.
Hwy 1 Jackass Emergency Repair
Ballina Contracting
Emergency highway repair on a critical MoTT corridor - rapid mobilization and execution under pressure.
Hatchery Creek Culvert Replacement
Ballina Contracting
Culvert replacement with creek bypass and fish passage channel reconstruction on Columbia Valley Road.
Silver Skagit Road Flood Recovery
Ballina Contracting
Major flood recovery project - road reconstruction and creek realignment under MoTT contract.
Trout Lake Creek Bridge
Ballina Contracting
Full bridge replacement with creek diversion, pile foundations, and fish habitat creation.
Vedder Road Widening
Ballina Contracting
Road widening with storm infrastructure and full traffic phasing on a busy arterial corridor.
Montrose Transit Exchange
Ballina Contracting
Full-scope civil package for a new public transit exchange - utilities, roads, structures, and site works.
Additional project history available upon request.
P.Eng
Engineers & Geoscientists BC
14 Years
Civil engineering experience
6+ Years
Superintendent - self-perform crews
MMCD & MoTT
Contract administration
Technical Scope Experience
- Highway & road infrastructure
- Underground utilities (water, sewer, storm)
- Sanitary pump stations
- MSE walls & EPS foam embankments
- Cast-in-place concrete structures
- Box culvert & CSP installations
- Creek & channel realignment
- Bridges
- Emergency & flood recovery work
- First Nations infrastructure
- Transit & municipal exchanges
- Industrial terminal construction
A Builder Who Designs.
In any development, construction is your largest cost. The design decisions made on paper are where there's the most room to influence it. A designer who has directed crews, planned work sequences, and managed subcontractors on civil projects across BC understands those decisions at a level that goes beyond technical standards. It's the difference between a drawing that works in theory and one that works on site.
That is the premise MDC was founded on. The years spent building civil infrastructure should inform the design of it. After 12+ years in the field, as field engineer, superintendent, project manager, and operations manager, MDC now offers civil design and consulting services grounded in real construction experience.
That career started at Kiewit, one of North America's largest and most demanding general contractors, working on major BC and Alberta infrastructure including the Portmann Highway 1 project and the Southwest Calgary Ring Road. From field engineer to superintendent, and then into Kiewit's estimating department pricing projects from $10M to $250M, that foundation shapes how MDC approaches every project today.
For consulting, that same full-lifecycle experience, from estimating and scheduling through to construction management and operations, means MDC can engage at any stage of your project and add real value immediately.
Career Progression
Project Coordinator
Contract admin, scheduling, submittals, daily production & cost tracking, procurement
Estimator
Kiewit Burnaby - projects from $10M to $250M
Superintendent
6+ years - highways, utilities, industrial, municipal
Project Manager
Full delivery, client relations, budget & schedule control
Construction Manager
Multi-trade coordination, MoTT & MMCD contracts
Operations Manager
Multi-project oversight and organizational leadership
Ready to Start Your Project?
Whether you're planning a subdivision or site development, delivering a major infrastructure program, or building your project team's skills, MDC brings the full-lifecycle experience your project needs.
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Phone
604-869-1850Location
Chilliwack, BC - serving the Fraser Valley & Lower Mainland