Senior Transportation Design Engineer

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

Job summary

WSP in Canada, based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, is seeking a Transportation Design Engineer to deliver roadway, intersection, roundabout and active transportation projects for municipal, provincial, and private clients. You will help plan and design these facilities with practical, constructible solutions.

You will work on design drawings, briefs and estimates, applying TAC guidelines and standards while coordinating with clients and internal teams to ensure safe, efficient, and accessible

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline with focus on transportation engineering.
• Licensed Professional Engineer or eligible for P.Eng designation with Engineers Nova Scotia.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in transportation engineering, including design assignments.
• Strong working knowledge of roadway design, signalized intersection design, roundabout design, active transportation, transit, site access, parking, loading, and circulation design principles.
• Experience using AutoCAD, Civil 3D, AutoTURN and related design tools to prepare and coordinate transportation design deliverables.
• Working knowledge of TAC guidance, municipal standards, provincial requirements, accessibility considerations, and complete streets principles.

Responsibilities

• Support and lead 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.

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline with transportation engineering focus

Licensed Professional Engineer or eligible for P.Eng designation with Engineers Nova Scotia

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

AutoTURN

Job description

WSP in Canada, based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, is seeking a Transportation Design Engineer to deliver roadway, intersection, roundabout and active transportation projects for municipal, provincial, and private clients. You will help plan and design these facilities with practical, constructible solutions.

You will work on design drawings, briefs and estimates, applying TAC guidelines and standards while coordinating with clients and internal teams to ensure safe, efficient, and accessible