Senior Project Manager, Transportation Engineer

Poutrix; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Project Manager in Transportation Engineering to join their Ottawa office. This role offers the chance to lead significant road and transit projects, enhancing community infrastructure while fostering business growth. With a focus on collaboration, you will oversee project teams, engage with clients, and contribute to innovative solutions that improve quality of life. If you are passionate about making a tangible impact through your work and are ready to elevate your career, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Project Management experience in transportation engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage transportation-infrastructure projects and lead design teams.
• Coordinate project schedules, budgets, and client interactions.

Skills

Project Management

Transportation Engineering

Leadership

Business Development

Client Interaction

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

InRoads

Civil3D

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis is seeking a talented Project Manager, Transportation Engineering for our dynamic Ottawa office. We are looking for a project manager with a background in road and transit projects in Ontario. Experience in some or all of Environmental Assessments, preliminary design, detailed design, transportation planning, traffic management, and traffic engineering would be an asset.

This role will entail the utilization of skills in leadership, business development and client interaction. As a Project Manager you will be asked to assist in growing and maintaining the business. This is an ideal opportunity for someone eager to take your professional portfolio to the next level and have a deeper and impactful role as a strategic member of the practice in Arcadis.

Working within our Design & Engineering teams, you'll create some of the world’s most iconic and ground-breaking structures and spaces that transform the world around us, from making journeys easier to opening public places that bring people together.

Role accountabilities:

In this role, you will act as the Project Manager or Deputy Project Manager on transportation-infrastructure projects such as Class Environmental Assessments, TPAP, preliminary designs, detailed designs, intersection, or corridor improvement studies. You will be the Transportation Engineering task lead for large-scale projects and be responsible for the review of preliminary and detailed design drawings, reviewing and supporting report-writing (e.g. Environmental Study Report, traffic studies, technical reports), proposal writing. You will manage staff productivity and utilization, mentor staff and project teams, supervise staff and participate directly in the completion of projects. You will be expected to foster a spirit of enthusiasm and client focus, participate in client liaison, and lead and direct business development activities in Ottawa and GTHA. You will also coordinate projects between other design disciplines, management of project schedule and budget and participate in the management of the Transportation Group in the Ottawa Office.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s University Degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited university
• 5+ years of Project Management experience as well as 8+ years of Transportation Engineering
• Roadway preliminary or detailed design experience
• P.Eng. (Eligible for Membership with PEO) preferred
• Experience with City of Ottawa, MTO, Region of Peel, York Region, Durham Region and Halton Region are an asset
• Experience with preliminary and detailed design of intersections, arterial roads, highways and freeways (alignments, geometrics, staging, traffic management, roadside safety)
• Familiarity with AutoCAD, MicroStation, InRoads and Civil3D an asset
• Understanding of traffic engineering principles
• Familiarity with Ottawa and/or GTHA market conditions, public and private sector client base in and around Ottawa/ GTHA
• Familiar with contract administration, construction inspection and preparation of reports

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

The salary range for this position is $95,900 - $178,100. The base salary represents Arcadis’ hiring range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as location, skills, experience, and qualification for the role.

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