Former National Defence executive and Royal Canadian Navy veteran will coordinate Englobe's multidisciplinary defence-infrastructure expertise across Canada.

LAVAL, QC, Sept. 3, 2026 /CNW/ -- Englobe has appointed Peter Crain as Senior Director responsible for the company's National Defence account in Canada. In this role, he will coordinate Englobe's multidisciplinary engineering and technical capabilities in support of defence-infrastructure programs across the country.

Crain is a former senior executive at the Department of National Defence and a decorated Royal Canadian Navy veteran with more than 32 years of service, including commanding HMCS Athabaskan during Canada's response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. He previously served as Director General responsible for real-property portfolio management at National Defence, where his work included infrastructure planning, portfolio analytics, investment management and project development.

"Peter Crain brings a valuable combination of operational, government and infrastructure experience," said Mike Cormier, President of Englobe. "His understanding of defence sector requirements and complex public infrastructure will strengthen how we coordinate our expertise nationally and support clients and partners with practical, multidisciplinary solutions."

Englobe supports defence infrastructure across Canada through engineering and technical services for buildings, airfields, utilities, water and wastewater systems, northern and Arctic projects, environmental services, geotechnical engineering, materials testing and infrastructure rehabilitation. Its national platform combines multidisciplinary expertise with teams located near project sites and defence establishments.

"Defence infrastructure must respond to operational requirements while delivering safe and lasting value for the people who use it," said Crain. "I look forward to working with Englobe's teams across Canada to bring together the technical expertise, local knowledge and collaboration needed to support complex defence-infrastructure programs."

Why this matters

Canada's defence infrastructure must support evolving operational requirements while performing safely and reliably in diverse and often demanding environments. Crain's experience in defence operations, federal infrastructure governance and portfolio planning complements Englobe's multidisciplinary engineering, environmental and field-service capabilities.

Key facts

• Appointee: Peter Crain
• New role: Senior Director responsible for Englobe's National Defence account
• Defence experience: Former Department of National Defence director general and decorated Royal Canadian Navy veteran with more than 32 years of service.
• Areas of expertise: Defence infrastructure, real-property portfolio management, infrastructure analytics, investment planning, public-sector governance and major-project development.
• Englobe capabilities: Buildings, airfields, utilities, northern and Arctic infrastructure, environmental services, geotechnical engineering, materials testing, water and wastewater systems, and infrastructure rehabilitation.

About Englobe

Headquartered in Laval, Québec, Englobe is a leading Canadian firm specializing in multidisciplinary engineering and environmental services. A Colliers company, Englobe has more than 4,000 team members, including engineers, professionals, technicians, and technical support staff, who provide a wide range of services from engineering to design and inspection, advisory services, and environmental remediation. Englobe delivers more than 25,000 projects each year for clients in the public and private sectors.

To learn more about Englobe's expertise, visit www.englobecorp.com.

SOURCE EnGlobe Corp