Intermediate Transportation Designer

WSP; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 81,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia is seeking a Transportation Design Engineer to lead roadway and intersection designs for municipal, provincial, and private sector projects. You will develop practical, safe, and constructible solutions while coordinating with clients and project teams to ensure successful delivery.

Ideal candidates have a Civil Engineering degree, P.Eng eligibility, and 5+ years in transportation engineering, with strong AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and AutoTURN skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in transportation engineering.
• Strong knowledge of roadway design, signalized intersections, roundabouts, active transportation, transit, and site access.

Responsibilities

• Lead components of transportation design assignments and prepare drawings, briefs, and cost estimates.
• Apply standards and sound engineering judgement to develop practical, safe, and constructible designs.
• Coordinate with clients, municipalities, and project managers to support project delivery and mentorship of junior staff.

Skills

Transportation engineering experience

Communication

Project coordination

Technical review

Relationship building

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Professional Engineer license eligible

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

AutoTURN

Job description

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The Opportunity

Design What Comes Next

Join our Transportation & Infrastructure team in Dartmouth and help deliver transportation solutions that improve mobility, safety, and connectivity for communities across Nova Scotia. As a Transportation Design Engineer, you will play a key role in the planning and design of roadway, intersection, roundabout, active transportation, transit, and access infrastructure projects for municipal, provincial, and private sector clients while contributing to technically sound, practical, and constructible outcomes.

Your Impact

• Support and lead components of transportation design assignments, including roadway corridors, signalized intersections, roundabouts, active transportation facilities, transit priority elements, site access, parking, loading, and circulation improvements.
• Prepare and review functional, preliminary, and detailed design drawings, design briefs, technical memoranda, quantities, cost estimates, and supporting documentation.
• Apply transportation design standards, guidelines, and sound engineering judgement to develop practical, safe, and constructible design solutions.
• Complete and coordinate roadway design elements including alignments, grading, intersection layouts, roundabout geometry, pavement markings, signage, traffic control devices, and active transportation facilities.
• Develop and review signalized intersection and roundabout design elements, including multimodal accommodations, geometric layouts, design vehicle checks, pavement markings, and signage.
• Undertake site plan and access reviews, including loading, parking, circulation, sightline, and AutoTURN assessments, and provide technical recommendations.
• Coordinate with internal disciplines, clients, municipalities, road authorities, and project managers to support effective project delivery and provide technical direction to junior staff and designers.
• Support project management, proposal development, client communication, field reviews, and construction-phase activities as required.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• Degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline with a focus on transportation engineering, roadway design, or municipal infrastructure.
• Licensed as a Professional Engineer, or eligible for P.Eng. designation with Engineers Nova Scotia.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in transportation engineering, including experience supporting or leading transportation design assignments.
• Strong working knowledge of roadway design, signalized intersection design, roundabout design, active transportation, transit, site access, parking, loading, and circulation design principles.
• Demonstrated experience developing or reviewing transportation design elements including geometric layouts, multimodal accommodation, pavement markings, signage, and design vehicle considerations.
• Experience using AutoCAD, Civil 3D, AutoTURN, and related design tools to prepare, review, and coordinate transportation design deliverables.
• Working knowledge of TAC guidance, municipal standards, provincial requirements, accessibility considerations, and complete streets principles.
• Strong communication, project coordination, technical review, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to support multidisciplinary project delivery.

Why Choose WSP?

Why Choose WSP? We exist to shape communities to advance humanity. The brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe call WSP home.

• Proudly Canadian – we are a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026.
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• Limitless opportunities start here. Whether it’s across the country or around the globe, we help you tailor your role to match your ambition — because your growth drives ours.
• Flexible work, real balance – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours.

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Compensation

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $89,800 – $118,900

MB & ON: $81,900 – $112,800

NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $81,100 – $107,700

Disclosure

The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

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