Vice President of Transportation Planning & Traffic Engineering

Mississauga - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Engineering

Job Summary

Shape the future of transportation in Ontario.

R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited (Burnside) is seeking an accomplished leader to drive innovation and excellence in transportation planning and traffic engineering. This is a unique opportunity for a strategic thinker with deep technical expertise and strong project management skills to lead a growing practice and make a lasting impact on communities across Ontario.

About the Role

Reporting to the Senior Vice President Transportation this position will be responsible for business development proposal preparation project management and delivery of projects in any of the following areas:

Lead and grow our transportation planning and traffic engineering practice.
Manage complex projects from concept to completion ensuring quality timelines and budgets.
Collaborate with senior leadership and multidisciplinary teams across multiple offices.
Deliver innovative solutions for municipal transportation master plans corridor studies and multi-modal strategies.

Your work will include:

Transportation master plans and network planning
Active transportation strategies
Transit planning and ridership forecasting
Transportation safety
Traffic calming and traffic management
Transportation policy
Environmental assessments
Travel demand forecasting and traffic micro-simulation

Key Responsibilities

Oversee project scope budgets and schedules to ensure successful delivery
Drive business development and proposal preparation
Mentor and develop a team of planners engineers and technical staff
Monitor project financial performance and team utilization
Contribute to annual business planning and strategic growth initiatives

What Youll Bring

Minimum 15 years of experience in transportation planning and traffic engineering
Professional Engineer designation preferred
Proven experience as a Project Manager for large-scale transportation studies
A curriculum vitae with a diverse portfolio of project experience
Strong leadership communication and analytical skills
PMP or formal project management training (asset)
Valid Ontario drivers license and vehicle

Additional Assets:

Traffic safety audits and signal design experience
Knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D or MicroStation Inroads

Why Choose Burnside

Are you interested in working for an employer with a 5-decade track record of building a great reputation both internally with their staff and externally with their clients The Burnside team is a supportive group of colleagues that work together to provide value and service to our clients while extending care to each other. We know that our employees are our greatest asset and thus we strive to provide a positive work/life balance.

We offer:

A collaborative culture where friendship honesty and respect are part of our core values and practices
Flexible working hours and office locations including hybrid working opportunities
A competitive compensation and benefits package
RRSP company matching plan
Career growth and professional development opportunities
Potential for performance-driven bonusing
Active social committees
A welcoming positive and inclusive work environment

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to valuing diversity in the workplace and we welcome resumes from all qualified candidates. Burnside will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the entire recruitment assessment and selection process as required. If you are a person with a disability and require an accommodation during these processes please contact our Human Resources department.

Company Profile More about us:

Founded in 1970 R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited is a growing values-driven employee-owned multidiscipline engineering and environmental consulting firm with over 450 staff. Our consistent commitment towards investing in technology advancements and training in addition to encouraging and promoting professional development has enabled our firm to meet our ongoing and stated goal of continual improvement.

We actively seek to develop relationships with a broad and diversified client base in the Public Private and Indigenous work on a variety of projects throughout Canada with ten office locations in Ontario and one in Manitoba.

Burnside has expertise in many technical disciplines beyond our core civil engineering focus including air and noise asset management building sciences environmental planning and ecology GIS hydrogeology land development landscape architecture municipal drainage solid waste stormwater management structures transportation planning and design water and wastewater and well drilling & diagnostics.

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Shape the future of transportation in Ontario.R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited (Burnside) is seeking an accomplished leader to drive innovation and excellence in transportation planning and traffic engineering. This is a unique opportunity for a strategic thinker with deep technical expertise and ...