Senior Transportation Engineer

Poutrix; Toronto; On-site; CAD 89,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in Toronto is seeking a Senior Transportation Engineer. This role involves roadway design, traffic operations, and impactful project execution. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in transportation engineering along with strong communication and analytical skills. Join us to contribute to sustainable transportation initiatives and improve community quality of life.

Benefits

Empowering work environment

Diversity and Inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in transportation engineering, road design, or traffic operations.
• Excellent analytical and decision-making skills.
• Proven technical writing skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Conduct site plan reviews and identify design improvements.
• Perform vehicle maneuvering analysis using AutoTURN.
• Conduct traffic data analysis to inform project decisions.

Skills

Roadway design

Traffic operations

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer designation

P. Eng. designation

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

AutoTURN

Synchro

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 toimproving 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 an Senior Transportation Engineer to join our growing transportation operations team. Skills in demand include experience in roadway design, traffic operations, the “complete streets” approach, and experience preparing traffic impact and parking utilization studies. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, demonstrate excellent communication skills, be eager to learn and enjoy working in a fast-paced consulting environment.

In this role, you will contribute to impactful projects focused on roadway design, traffic operations, parking studies, and sustainable transportation initiatives. You’ll play a key role in project execution, client interaction, and business development, while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to create more sustainable communities.

Key Accountabilities

As a Senior Transportation Engineer, in our growing Mobility Advisory team, typical projects and tasks will include:

• Site Plan Reviews:Reviewing and identifying design improvements for land development site plans with a focus on road configuration, site circulation, and road user safety, via drawing mark-ups in PDF or AutoCAD environments.
• Vehicle Maneuvering Analysis:Assessing vehicle maneuvering and site circulation usingAutoTURN.
• Design Development:Developing functional designs, preliminary designs and pavement and signage plans for private development applications and roadways utilizingAutoCADsoftware.
• Road Condition Reviews:Reviewing existing road conditions and recommending implementable enhancements to meet client and municipal design goals.
• Field Observations:Conducting field observations to inform the preparation of traffic operations and parking studies related to land development.
• Traffic Data Analysis:Compiling and interpreting traffic data such asturning movement counts (TMC),average daily traffic (ADT), and operating speeds.
• Data Visualization:Analyzing, interpreting, synthesizing, and visualizing data.
• Traffic Capacity Analysis:UtilizingSynchroandARCADYroundabout software to study existing traffic operations, forecast future operations, and facilitate conceptual designs for new intersections.
• Technical Reporting:Writing reports and proposals, including traffic impact studies, traffic calming studies, parking studies, road design documentation, and applying road design standards.
• Design Communication:Communicating and guiding the implementation of traffic-related design improvements/recommendations to both internal teams and external client teams.

You will also be responsible for:

• Delivering high-quality results on all technical deliverables.
• Using professional judgment to identify and resolve technical problems.
• Contributing to client and project success by focusing on improving quality of life and prioritizing sustainability.
• Applying technical analysis, report writing, and other skills to ensure projects are delivered on-time and on-budget.
• Coordinating regularly with project managers and team members to align project goals, track progress, and deliverables.
• Attending internal and external multidisciplinary project team meetings, site visits, and other engagements as required.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience: 7+ years of professional experience in transportation engineering, road design, or traffic operations.
• Degree in Civil Engineering, Professional Engineer designation
• P. Eng. Designation.
• Candidates possessing Certified Engineering Technologist (CET), Registered Professional Planner (RPP) designations with direct and relevant road safety experience may be considered.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, AutoTURN, Synchro.
• Familiarity with the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Geometric Design Guide, Ontario Traffic Manual (OTM) Books.
• Excellent analytical and decision-making skills, with a commitment to excellence and high-quality work.
• Proven technical writing skills in English with strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to be flexible and collaborate in a multi-disciplinary team, while maintaining quality work within a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to regularly attend client and public meetings in person in the Greater Toronto Area.
• Demonstrated collaborative attitude in working with members of our diverse team.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.

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 $89,600 to $134,400. 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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