Highway Design Lead

Egis in Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus

Job summary

Egis Canada is seeking a senior Civil Engineer to lead highway design teams across Canada. You will oversee design work, reports, and contract documents for major transportation projects, while ensuring QA/QC adherence and strong client collaboration.

The role requires 8+ years of highway design and project management experience, with a P.Eng. and strong knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D and MicroStation. You will mentor junior engineers and coordinate with agencies, contractors, and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering required with P.Eng. designation.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in highway design and project management.
• Proven ability to lead design teams and prepare technical reports and contract documents.
• Proficient in highway design software such as AutoCAD Civil 3D and MicroStation.
• Strong QA/QC processes and design standards knowledge.
• Experience preparing budgets, schedules, and proposals.
• Skilled in mentoring junior staff and managing client relationships.
• Effective coordination with stakeholders, agencies, and contractors.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design team in preparing designs, reports, and contract documents for highway construction programs.
• Monitor work progress and technical performance to meet timelines and targets.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to engineers and staff.
• Ensure QA/QC practices are completed on all projects.
• Maintain positive relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Coordinate with clients, approval agencies, utilities, and contractors.
• Prepare proposals, work plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Ensure adherence to design standards, policies, and procedures.
• Mentor and develop junior design staff.

Skills

Project leadership

QA/QC awareness

Mentoring

Budgeting

Scheduling

Proposal writing

Client relationship management

Stakeholder coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

P.Eng. designation

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

MicroStation

Job description

Ready to take the next step in your career? Join Egis and be part of our exciting growth across Canada. As a member of our global team of 23,500+ engineers, architects, scientists and consultants, you'll help deliver some of the country's most impactful infrastructure, transportation, buildings and energy projects while building a career with global opportunities and local impact.

Job Description

• Leading the design team in the preparation of designs, technical reports, contract plans, and documents required for the delivery of the Ministry of Transportation’s multi-year highway construction program.
• Monitoring overall work progress and technical performance on projects to ensure timelines and targets are being met.
• Providing mentorship, technical guidance, support, and oversight to other engineers and technical staff working on your projects.
• Ensuring that corporate and client QA/QC practices are completed on all projects.
• Maintaining positive relationships with clients and stakeholders;
• Coordinating with clients, approval agencies, utility companies, contractors, etc.
• Preparing proposals, project work plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Ensuring adherence to design standards, policies, and procedures.
• Mentoring and developing junior design staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and P.Eng. designation required.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in highway design and project management.
• Proven ability to lead design teams and prepare technical reports and contract documents.
• Proficient in highway design software (AutoCAD Civil 3D, MicroStation).
• Strong understanding of QA/QC processes and design standards.
• Experience preparing project budgets, schedules, and proposals.
• Skilled in mentoring junior staff and managing client relationships.
• Effective at coordinating with stakeholders, agencies, and contractors.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Experience with Ministry of Transportation projects is an asset.

Additional Information

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

This role is eligible for a referral bonus in line with the Referral Program. If you have been referred, please provide the name of the employee who has referred you at the time of your application.

At Egis, we embrace innovation to tackle challenges and utilize AI in our recruitment process under stringent ethics and compliance policies and in alignment with our values of being a Responsible Company, a People First Company and a Creative Company. Committed to diversity, growth and collaboration, we may leverage AI to support the recruitment process.

Egis Canada is an equal opportunities employer offering a competitive salary and benefits to those with the skills suited to the needs of our clients. The salary range advertised may exceed the range based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.