Project Manager - Highways

Egis Group

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About The Position

The Project Manager - Highways is a senior-level civil engineering role based in Toronto, Ontario, responsible for leading multidisciplinary highway and transportation infrastructure projects through detailed design and delivery. The role supports provincial transportation initiatives involving highway expansion, interchange improvements, roadway rehabilitation, and bridge rehabilitation or replacement within Ontario’s transportation network.

Working in a consulting engineering environment for public-sector transportation clients, the Project Manager leads planning, detailed design, stakeholder coordination, scheduling, budgeting, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance. The role also provides highway design leadership, technical oversight and mentorship, and supports business development and client relationships.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
• Professional Engineer designation (P.Eng.) in Ontario.
• 10–15 years of progressive experience in highway design, transportation engineering, and project management.
• Demonstrated experience delivering highway infrastructure projects in a consulting engineering environment.
• Strong knowledge of highway and transportation engineering principles, policies, regulations, guidelines, and operational procedures.
• Proven experience managing multidisciplinary transportation infrastructure projects.
• Experience with freeway, roadway, interchange, intersection, and bridge rehabilitation design assignments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated problem-solving, analytical, and technical decision-making abilities.
• Ability to work effectively with clients, regulatory agencies, contractors, utilities, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Valid driver's license and access to a registered and insured vehicle.

Nice To Haves

• Approval eligibility within the MTO RAQS (Registry, Appraisal and Qualification System) for applicable transportation specialties.
• Experience delivering transportation infrastructure projects across multiple regions of Ontario.
• Previous involvement with major highway expansion and interchange improvement programs.
• Additional bridge rehabilitation or bridge replacement project experience.
• Established professional relationships within the Ontario transportation and infrastructure sector.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary highway and bridge design projects and provide overall project management oversight for MTO assignments.
• Serve as highway design lead, ensuring technical quality and compliance with design requirements.
• Provide technical mentorship and engineering oversight to design staff and project team members.
• Coordinate the design and delivery of freeways, interchanges, intersections, urban roadways, and rural transportation facilities.
• Implement and monitor QA/QC procedures to meet corporate and client quality standards.
• Coordinate with clients, approval agencies, utility providers, contractors, and project partners.
• Support business development through relationship management with industry professionals, consultants, and transportation-sector stakeholders.
• Prepare proposals, project work plans, schedules, resource forecasts, and project budgets.
• Monitor project performance, schedule adherence, cost control, and technical deliverables.
• Facilitate multidisciplinary coordination and communication throughout project execution and design development.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Referral bonus in line with the Referral Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior