Transportation Designer

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Transportation Designer, where you will contribute to exciting multi-disciplinary projects that enhance community connectivity. In this dynamic role, you will leverage your expertise in design software to create innovative solutions for transportation infrastructure. Collaborating with a talented team, you will be responsible for producing high-quality design drawings, managing project coordination, and ensuring adherence to industry standards. This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual to make a significant impact in a supportive and challenging environment, all while developing your skills and advancing your career in transportation engineering.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in roadway design and transportation engineering.
• Technical degree or equivalent in a related field required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate design efforts with project managers and engineers.
• Prepare detailed design drawings and contract documents.
• Create templates for various design sections and alignments.

Skills

AutoCAD

Civil3D

OpenRoads

AutoTurn

Microsoft Office Suite

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Technical degree/diploma/certificate

OACETT membership or CET/C.Tech designation

Tools

Design software packages

Survey data manipulation tools

Job description

Transportation Designer - Roadways & Highways - ( 240003PY )

Description

We create great places and the connections that get people and goods moving—whether by car, bus, train, plane, or their own two feet. Working within the context of the communities we serve, we provide planning, engineering, and infrastructure management services that fit the needs of our clients and improve the overall transportation experience. Join our team and help us keep communities connected.

Your Opportunity

In this position as a Transportation Designer, you will have the opportunity to work as part of a team of engineers and technologists on exciting and challenging multi-disciplinary projects for a range of public and private sector clients. This is a great opportunity for a motivated, energetic individual who wants to challenge their abilities in a dynamic work environment.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Works closely with project managers, engineers and other team members to ensure coordination of design effort.

• Review of topographic survey, contours and points

• Manipulating survey data and creating original ground and design 3D Surface

• Developing horizontal and vertical alignment geometry

• Creating templates for cut and fill, ditch, urban and rural sections

• Creating Design Sections and Corridor

• Prepare quantities, contract drawings and documents for tender and construction.

• Preparing conceptual, functional, preliminary design drawings for presentations, and reports

• Liaison with all discipline team members, sub-consultants, clients and agencies.

• Prepare and review detailed design drawings and presentation materials of highways, urban roads, interchanges and intersections.

• Adheres to the corporate guidelines and applies them in their work.

• Follow QA/QC procedures

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Advanced proficiency with various design software packages: AutoCAD, Civil3D and\or OpenRoads, AutoTurn,

• Proficient in Microsoft (MS) Office Suite.

• Practical knowledge of the TAC, OTM and MTO design procedures and standards.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

• Able to work independently, and contribute in a team environment.

• Ability to solve problems using sound professional judgment, creativity, and innovation.

• Strong organizational skills, time management and ability to prioritize.

Education and Experience

• Technical degree/diploma/certificate or equivalent in related field.

• Combination of education and experience will be considered.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in roadway design and transportation engineering.

• OACETT membership or CET / C.Tech designation considered an asset.

Position will primarily work in an office setting; may require some field work.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location : Canada-Ontario-Ottawa

Organization : BC-1636 Transpt-CA Ontario East & Atlantic

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : Yes, 20 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Oct 11, 2024, 12:52:29 PM

Req ID: 240003PY

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans