Roadway Designer/ Engineer

SYSTRA Canada; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA Canada is seeking a Senior Engineer for Road Design in the GTA area. You will lead road design efforts, coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, and ensure designs meet project requirements and standards.

The role requires a Professional Engineer in Ontario and extensive municipal road design experience. You will collaborate with the Civil Design Lead and alliance partners, oversee design documents, and contribute to project estimations, reports, and technical reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• Professional Engineer in Ontario.
• 10+ years of municipal road design and traffic engineering experience.
• Knowledge of highway and municipal road engineering and construction principles.
• Urban roadway design experience is a strong asset.
• Ability to coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate road design staff on the project.
• Participate in preliminary and detailed design of roads and intersections.
• Work with alliance partners and other teams to deliver roadway designs.
• Oversee preparation of design documents, drawings, and specifications.
• Oversee quantity take-offs and project estimation support.
• Prepare reports and document project activities.

Skills

Project coordination

Client liaison

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Road design knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent

Professional Engineer in Ontario

Tools

Civil 3D

Job description

SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.

Context

Reporting to the Civil Design Lead; we are looking for a Senior Engineer for Road Design to join the team.

We are undertaking development of designs and preparation of cost proposal for a project in the GTA Area. The multi-disciplinary team is responsible the production of deliverables in full compliance with project requirements, industry standards, quality expectations, budget constraints, and schedule commitments. The team comprises a management group, segment leads, discipline leads, intermediate engineers and junior engineers. Intermediate to Senior Engineer – Road Design will support the team with key responsibilities as indicated below.

Missions/Main Duties

• Work with the Civil Design Lead and other discipline leads to accomplish various tasks associated with the project;
• Coordinate, organize and control the activities of road design staff on the project;
• Participation in the preliminary and detailed design of roads along, adjacent to or intersecting with the HaLRT alignment;
• Work with the Alliance partners, stakeholders, other design and construction teams to ensure delivery of roadway designs and other project components;
• Identify interfaces with other design/construction disciplines and work with them on resolution of conflicts;
• Undertaking designs for roadway design including design of intersections and interchanges, roadside safety analysis, design of pavement marking and signage, traffic staging design, and quantity calculations;
• Oversee the preparation of design and contract documents and drawings including technical and other project specifications;
• Oversee and assist with quantity take offs in support of project estimation;
• Prepare reports and document project activities and data;
• Provide guidance to technical staff and participate in the preparation of technical reviews, project specifications and technical reports;
• Provide input to and participate in the Roads and Drainage, and Staging and Temporary Traffic Technical Working Groups;
• Be progressive, imaginative and enthusiastic in the work and strive to add value where possible for the benefit of the HTA and our clients.

Profile/Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• Must be registered as a Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience with knowledge of current standards pertaining to municipal road design and traffic engineering.
• Sound knowledge of highway and municipal road engineering and construction principles, methods and practices;
• Experience directly related to urban roadway design projects is a strong asset;
• Previous experience on transit projects and/or alternative delivery projects would be an asset;
• Ability to work within multi-disciplinary technical teams and maintain effective working relationships. Experience with construction drawings, site work, construction quality control and reporting.
• Demonstrated experience with project coordination and client liaison;
• Able to multi-task and meet various project deadlines;
• Sound judgement; effective organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills; strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills including technical report writing skills;
• Working knowledge of personal computers and computerized applications related to the work. Experience working with Civil 3D is an asset;
• Valid Province of Ontario Class “G” Driver’s license and use of own vehicle for attending project sites, etc.

SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.

Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.

We use AI-enabled tools in our recruitment platform (iCIMS) for tasks like resume parsing and candidate matching. These tools do not make hiring decisions; all applications are reviewed by a human recruiter, and final decisions are made by our hiring team.

For questions about our hiring process or AI tools, please contact [email protected].

Workplace Type

Hybrid