Senior Transportation Engineer (Design)

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Role description:

We are seeking a Senior Transportation Engineer (Design) to join our roadway team in the Ottawa ideal candidate has strong technical expertise in roadway and transit corridor design excellent communication and proven experience delivering detailed engineering projects. This position is primarily focused on roadway and transit corridor geometric design working closely with multidisciplinary teams to develop innovative sustainable and constructible transportation solutions.

This team is a part of our Mobility Global Business Area. We partner with our clients across the globe to design thriving and connected cities and communities that enable opportunity for all and keep the world moving. Climate change urbanization and digitization trends are requiring todays mobility projects and systems to address an evolving set of demands from the worlds growing population. We design connected sustainable solutions that integrate existing infrastructure with new technologies and optimize the mobility of people and goods.

Role accountabilities:

In this role you will lead design teams and coordinate the work of intermediate and junior engineers designers and CADD staff to ensure quality project delivery and professional development. You will also deliver functional preliminary and detailed designs for transportation infrastructure projects including municipal roads highways LRT/BRT corridors and active transportation facilities. You will review engineering drawings and models using tools such as MicroStation OpenRoads Designer (ORD) AutoCAD and Civil 3D ensuring designs are practical accurate aligned with project requirements and following local CADD standards

You will prepare and review design documents construction drawings specifications and cost estimates for roadways intersections and transit facilities. Working closely with other engineering disciplines you will coordinate and integrate utility drainage and grading designs to support well-coordinated constructible project outcomes.

Your work will ensure designs comply with applicable standards and guidelines including TAC Ontario Traffic Manuals MTO requirements and City of Ottawa design standards. You will perform quality checks for technical accuracy and completeness prior to submittal helping maintain high standards across all deliverables.

As part of the project team you will support the preparation of tender packages and respond to contractor inquiries during construction. You will also mentor junior staff in design tasks and technical best practices maintain effective communication with clients and stakeholders participate in client meetings and support the development of long-term client relationships.

Support proposal preparation technical pursuits and business development activities including client relationship management and identifying opportunities within the Ottawa and Eastern Ontario market.

Support proposal preparation technical pursuits and client relationship development opportunities within the Ottawa and Eastern Ontario market.

Manage project scope schedule budget and resources for transportation design assignments while maintaining quality client satisfaction and project profitability.

This candidate will have effective organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage concurrent priorities strong analytical problem solving and decision-making skills and be task oriented with excellent interpersonal skills that focus on meeting customer requirements. You will have excellent oral and written communication skills a commitment to excellence and high-quality work with a strong attention to detail and accuracy and the ability to work independently as well as in diverse groups of project team members and clients.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Civil or Transportation Engineering and registration as a Professional Engineer (.) with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO);
• 10 years of experience in municipal roadway highway transit corridor (LRT/BRT) intersection and active transportation design including projects for municipal agencies provincial transportation authorities or transit agencies. Experience working with the City of Ottawa is considered an asset;
• Proficiency with MicroStation OpenRoads Designer (ORD) AutoCAD and Civil 3D;
• Working knowledge of transportation planning and traffic engineering software such as Synchro AutoTURN and related tools to support roadway design projects;
• Experience applying and interpreting relevant municipal provincial and industry standards including the TAC Geometric Design Guide Ontario Traffic Manuals MTO standards and the Ontario Highway Traffic Act;
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple design tasks prioritize workload and meet deadlines in a fast-paced collaborative environment;
• Familiarity with City of Ottawa design standards complete streets principles and municipal approval processes is considered an asset;
• Experience delivering projects for the City of Ottawa MTO NCC federal agencies or transit authorities is considered an asset.
• Excellent organizational analytical interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work effectively in a collaborative consulting environment.

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its why we are pioneering a skills-based approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career your colleagues your clients your life and the world around you.

Together we can create a lasting legacy.

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We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women minorities people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race creed color religion national origin sex age disability marital status sexual orientation gender identity citizenship status disability veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.