Senior Transportation Engineer (Roads and Highways)

Parsons; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Transportation Engineer to lead impactful infrastructure projects in Western Canada. In this role, you will apply your engineering expertise to tackle a variety of roads and highway challenges, ensuring efficient project delivery and compliance with quality standards. You will collaborate with a diverse team, leveraging advanced engineering techniques and tools to create solutions that enhance community mobility and sustainability. This position offers a unique opportunity for professional growth and advancement in a supportive environment that values diversity and employee wellbeing. Join the quest for innovation and make a difference today!

Benefits

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Employer Paid Provincial Care Premiums

Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP)

Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)

Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Gym Membership Discounts

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related work experience in engineering.
• Registered as Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or eligible for registration.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering tasks on roads and highway projects efficiently.
• Prepare engineering computations, designs, and specifications.
• Interface with other engineering disciplines and manage project teams.

Skills

Engineering Expertise

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Management Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

OpenRoads Design

MicroStation

Civil 3D

AutoCAD

Job description

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!

When it comes to what you want in your career, if you can imagine it, you can do it at Parsons. Imagine a career working with intelligent, diverse people sharing a common quest. Imagine a workplace where you can be yourself. Where you can thrive. Where you can find your next, right now. We’ve got what you’re looking for.

Job Description:

Ready to lead a team that tackles infrastructure challenges? Want to take your engineering expertise to the next level working on challenging projects that will make a positive impact on our communities? Some of our recent impactful projects in Western Canada include Highway 1 Kicking Horse Canyon Phase 4, Southwest Calgary Ring Road, Regina Bypass, and St. Mary’s Interchange at PTH100 just to name a few.

Parsons is now hiring Senior Transportation Engineers with a desire to work on roads and highway projects that change the fabric of our communities. Parsons extensive experience in this field, combined with your engineering knowledge, will propel your career forward with opportunity for advancement with top performance. We need our Senior Transportation Engineers to be versatile, enthusiastic to work in highly flexible, team oriented environments and who have exceptional communication, analytical and management skills.

In this role you will work a wide variety of challenging roads and highway engineering assignments, applying engineering techniques and analyses. You will apply advanced engineering techniques and analyses which may involve CAE (computer aided engineering)/CAD (computer aided design) applications.

Responsibilities:

• Perform complex engineering road and highway tasks and particularly important engineering work efficiently and accurately.
• Extract engineering information from CAD drawings. Prepares engineering computations, material quantity takeoffs, estimates, surveys, and designs.
• Complete a variety of assignments such as drawings, specifications, and other materials suitable for procurement and construction purposes.
• Frequently interface with other Engineering disciplines as well as other departments.
• Serve as a task team lead on small to large design and construction projects, responsible for meeting budget, schedule, and client quality requirements.
• Prepare detailed requisitions for equipment and materials.
• Review supplier drawing submittals and performs technical bid analyses.
• Prepare and issues specifications, data sheets, and other construction documents.
• Provide technical guidance to CAD Designer/Drafters, Designers, and other Engineers working on the same project.
• May be required to sign and seal documents as the professional Engineer of Record, as appropriate, ensuring compliance with all applicable codes, regulations, and ordinances.
• Opportunity to build and grow a local team of Engineers, Designers, and CAD Designer/Drafters to support business development in Western Canada.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (or related field) and 8+ years of related work experience.
• Registered as Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), or eligible for registration, with Canadian provincial engineering regulatory bodies.
• Experience working on City of Winnipeg / City of Calgary / City of Edmonton, Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure, Alberta Transportation, Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure, or BC Ministry of Transportation projects is required.
• Proficiency in utilizing OpenRoads Design / MicroStation and/or Civil 3D / AutoCAD and other PC software packages typically associated with engineering is required.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) from Project Management Institute is an asset.

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None. This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team. For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure.

We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next! We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as health, vision, dental, employer paid provincial care premiums, Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), life insurance, paid time off, sick leave, all province observed holidays off, and gym membership discounts to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for indigenous peoples, women, individuals with disabilities, and visible minorities. We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!