Full Name
Jason Kinch
Job Title
Engineering Technologist II - Asset Management
Company/Organization
District of Mission
Speaker Bio
Jason is a professional engineer with a variety of experience working in both the private and public sectors, with over two decades of experience ranging from building inspection/condition assessment to structural and building science engineering design/investigation, and now municipal asset management.

As the District of Mission’s Asset Manager, Jason performs a variety of tasks related to the development, implementation and administration of lifecycle management plans and maintenance of District infrastructure assets. Being responsible for asset tracking and assessment, along with data analysis and reporting, Jason managed the Level of Service Assessment project and coordinated GHD’s information gathering.

Jason’s past Local Government employment includes Manager of Building Inspections for the City of Nanaimo as well as Chief Building Official for the District of Squamish.

Jason volunteers in numerous capacities and lends his time to mentoring engineering minds. He has a degree in Civil Engineering, with a speciality in Structural Engineering, has completed the IPWEA Asset Management Planning certificate program, and is currently completing the Asset Management Professional Certificate program, working towards the Certified Asset Management Professional designation through PEMAC.