Transportation Designer

Parsons Oman; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Civil Engineering Technologist or Technician to join their transportation design group. This role offers a hybrid work environment and involves utilizing advanced software to create functional designs and ensure compliance with engineering standards. The position emphasizes collaboration with engineers and requires a technical degree or relevant experience in computer-aided design. The company values employee wellbeing and offers an array of benefits, making it a great place for those looking to grow in their careers. Join this innovative team and contribute to impactful infrastructure projects that enhance community quality of life.

Benefits

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Employer paid provincial care premiums

Defined Contribution Pension Plan

Tax-Free Savings Account

Registered Retirement Savings Plan

Life insurance

Paid time off

Gym membership discounts

Qualifications

• Preferred technical degree or equivalent with CAD focus.
• Experience with AutoDesk and Bentley products is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes software for functional and detailed design drawings.
• Performs geometric design for transportation systems.
• Ensures compliance with design standards and safety factors.

Skills

Geometric design

Design compliance

Software utilization

Collaboration with engineers

Education

Technical degree or certificate

Engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

OpenRoads Designer

ProjectWise

AutoTURN

TORUS

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:

Parsons has a position open for a Civil Engineering Technologist or Technician to join our transportation design group. This position is located in the Ottawa office which offers a hybrid work environment where appropriate. Experience with AutoDesk and Bentley products (Autocad, Microstation, AutoTURN, OpenRoads Designer, ProjectWise, TORUS) will be considered an asset.

Responsibilities:

• Understands and utilizes a range of software leading to functional, preliminary, detailed design drawings.
• Interprets and ensures conformance to applicable standards and codes, as well as company policies and procedures.
• Perform geometric design of street, transit, roadway, highway, and active transportation systems.
• Works closely with Engineers and other disciplines to ensure coordinated design systems.
• Meets Transportation Engineering and Complete Street layout requirements and develops alternate design layouts of systems as required.
• Ensures compliance with required design safety factors, tolerances, and specifications.
• Reviews supplier data and supplier/manufacturer drawings, as required.
• Checks orthographic (2D) and/or isometric (3D) drawings prepared by others.
• Performs checking procedures as appropriate to the discipline and assigned by immediate supervisor.
• Performs design and quantity calculations, and contribute to the completion of engineering cost estimates, specifications and tender packages.

Requirements:

• Technical degree or certificate of completion from an accredited designer course (or equivalent) is preferred. Graduates of engineering degree programs who are looking to focus their career on computer aided design will also be considered.

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.

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 employees’ 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!