Tunnel Engineer: Trenchless Infra & Underground Design

Parsons; Toronto; On-site; CAD 74,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Vision & Dental

Pension Plan

TFSA

RRSP

Life insurance

Paid time off

Sick leave

Holiday entitlement

Gym membership discounts

Job summary

Parsons, a leader in underground infrastructure, seeks a Tunnel Engineer to support planning, design, and delivery of tunnelling and trenchless projects across Canada. The role suits intermediate to senior candidates with a strong foundation in underground construction and good communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.

The position offers exposure to major water, wastewater, transit, and utility projects, with opportunities to lead technical tasks, mentor staff, and contribute to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural, Geotechnical, Construction Engineering or related discipline.
• P.Eng. designation or eligibility for registration in Canada.
• Typically 5+ years of relevant tunnelling, trenchless, underground infrastructure, or heavy civil experience.
• Strong understanding of engineering design principles and construction practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and sound engineering judgement.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning, design, and delivery of tunnelling and trenchless infrastructure projects from concept through detailed design and construction support.
• Participate in feasibility studies, alternative assessments, preliminary design, detailed design, procurement support, and construction-phase engineering services.
• Contribute to alignment development, constructability assessments, staging plans, risk evaluations, cost estimates, technical specifications, and contract documentation.
• Review geotechnical information, design reports, contractor submissions, construction methodologies, drawings, and specifications from a tunnelling perspective.
• Coordinate with structural, geotechnical, hydraulic, civil, utility, transit, construction management, and estimating disciplines.
• Support proposal development, technical writing, presentations, client-facing deliverables, and business development initiatives.
• Participate in technical discussions with clients, contractors, specialty tunnelling partners, and project stakeholders.
• Support construction activities through engineering reviews, site observations, responses to RFIs, and evaluation of contractor means and methods.
• Contribute to Parsons' continued growth and technical leadership in the tunnelling industry.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural/Geotechnical Engineering

Tools

PLAXIS

Rocscience

FLAC

SAP2000

STAAD

Civil 3D

AutoCAD

Job description

Parsons, a leader in underground infrastructure, seeks a Tunnel Engineer to support planning, design, and delivery of tunnelling and trenchless projects across Canada. The role suits intermediate to senior candidates with a strong foundation in underground construction and good communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.

The position offers exposure to major water, wastewater, transit, and utility projects, with opportunities to lead technical tasks, mentor staff, and contribute to