Transportation Engineer

Poutrix; Toronto; On-site; CAD 93,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis in Toronto is seeking an experienced Transportation Engineer to lead analyses and designs for transit, traffic operations, and road safety projects. You will prepare studies, reports, and client communications while coordinating with provincial, regional, and municipal authorities.

The role requires strong analytical and written communication skills, with experience in traffic staging, design of traffic control devices, and collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Transportation Engineering.
• Professional Engineer with PEO.
• 8+ years of related experience including traffic operations, road safety, municipal infrastructure, and roadway design.

Responsibilities

• Lead and/or assist with analysis and design in road safety and traffic operations.
• Prepare traffic and transportation studies for transportation, transit, land development, and infrastructure projects.
• Prepare technical reports, presentations and client communications.
• Review project documents for technical accuracy and manage small projects independently.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project coordination

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's in Civil or Transportation Engineering

Professional Engineer (PEO)

Tools

Synchro

AutoTurn

VISUM

VISSIM

AIMSUN

Vistro

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

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 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving 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:

We are currently seeking an experienced Transportation Engineer with great technical and communication skills and project coordination experience in projects related to transit, traffic operations, traffic safety, and traffic studies to join our Toronto office.

This team is a part of our Roads and Highways Business Area. We partner with our clients across the globe to design thriving and connected cities and communities that enable opportunity for all and keep the world moving. Climate change, urbanization and digitization trends are requiring today’s mobility projects and systems to address an evolving set of demands from the world’s growing population. We design connected, sustainable solutions that integrate existing infrastructure with new technologies, and optimize the mobility of people and goods.

We are looking for candidates with demonstrated experience on complex traffic engineering projects. Notable experience should include a role completing traffic staging design of arterial roads and higher order transit. The ideal candidate will have experience working with provincial, regional, and municipal jurisdictions.

Role accountabilities:

In this role you will lead and/or assist the manager with analysis and design efforts in road safety, traffic operations, and design of traffic operations devices and facilities. You will prepare traffic and transportation studies associated with transportation, transit, land development, and infrastructure projects, prepare technical reports to address traffic issues, prepare presentations and prepare client communications and lead small projects/tasks independently. You will review project documents prior to submittal, including checking for technical accuracy, assist with transportation group project management and business development and make a positive contribution to the overall team culture and environment. You will use judgment to identify and resolve day-to-day technical and operational problems. You will work with other engineering groups/disciplines and technical specialists to develop full design packages and prepare and maintain client communications and prepare presentations.

This candidate will have effective organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage concurrent priorities, strong analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills and be task oriented with excellent interpersonal skills that focus on meeting customer requirements. You will have excellent oral and written communication skills, a commitment to excellence and high-quality work with a strong attention to detail and accuracy, and the ability to work independently as well as in diverse groups of project team members and clients.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's University Degree in Civil or Transportation Engineering, Professional Engineer with PEO
• 8+ years of related experience including traffic operations, road safety, municipal infrastructure, and roadway design experience at increasing levels of responsibility, preferably with Ontario Municipal Road authorities
• Progressive experience in project management and business development including responding to RFPs
• A solid understanding of specialized traffic assessment software and capacity analysis (Synchro, AutoTurn, etc.)
• Experience with meso- and micro-simulation modelling (VISUM, VISSIM, AIMSUN, Vistro) considered an asset
• Experience with working with City of Toronto, MTO, or other municipal guidelines for traffic impact analysis
• Experience in the application of OTM Books guidance, particularly the OTM Book 7
• Proficiency in developing and reviewing traffic staging and traffic control plans
• Experience in parking policy review, or civil design considered an asset
• Proficiency with MicroStation, AutoCAD, and Civil 3D
• 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
• Proven ability to communicate difficult concepts and persuade others to adopt a different point of view
• Experience preparing material for and facilitating meetings with technical agencies and the public
• Ability to be flexible and collaborate in a multi-disciplinary team, while maintaining quality work within a fast-paced environment.
• Experience includes applying and interpreting related legislation and technical documentation including the ITE Trip Generation Manual, TAC Geometric Design Guide, the Ontario Traffic Manuals, and the Ontario Highway Traffic Act

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 $93,000 - $139,000. 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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