Roadway Designer/ Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

SYSTRA Canada, a leader in transport infrastructure consulting, seeks a Senior Engineer for Road Design in Ontario. You will lead roadway design activities, coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, and ensure high-quality deliverables for complex transit and road projects.

Reporting to the Civil Design Lead, you will oversee design documents, provide guidance to staff, and engage with partners to meet project milestones in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• Registration as Professional Engineer in Ontario is required.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in municipal road design and traffic engineering.
• Sound knowledge of highway and municipal road engineering principles and practices.
• Experience with urban roadway design projects is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Civil Design Lead and discipline leads to deliver project tasks.
• Coordinate road design staff activities on the project.
• Participate in preliminary and detailed road design around the HaLRT alignment.
• Coordinate with alliance partners and teams to ensure roadway design delivery.
• Identify interfaces with other disciplines and resolve conflicts.
• Design road components including intersections, interchanges, safety analyses, markings and traffic staging.
• Oversee preparation of design documents, drawings and project specifications.
• Assist with quantity take-offs for project estimation.
• Prepare reports and document project activities and data.
• Provide guidance to technical staff; participate in technical reviews and specifications.
• Contribute to Roads and Drainage, and Staging and Temporary Traffic working groups.
• Be proactive and add value for HTA and clients.

Skills

Project coordination

Client liaison

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Road design knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

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.

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Context

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

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.

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Workplace Type

Hybrid