Technical Director, Municipal Roadway Design

Arcadis

11d • $162,000 - $212,000

About The Position

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 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: Arcadis is seeking a Technical Director, Municipal Roadway Design, to join our Mobility Advisory group in western Canada. We are looking for an accomplished transportation design leader to help shape the future of municipal roadway, active transportation, linear infrastructure, and transit projects across Western Canada. This role will offer the opportunity to lead meaningful, visible projects that improve communities and move people more safely and sustainably. Working with a collaborative, multi‑disciplinary team, this role will apply deep municipal roadway design expertise to set technical direction and deliver technically robust, constructible solutions. Responsibilities span technical leadership and oversight of detailed calculations and model creation through drawing production, plans, section details, specifications, and engineering reports. This team is a part of our Mobility Global 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Transportation Engineering
• Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng) in Alberta or BC
• 20+ years of municipal infrastructure and roadway design experience, including progressive technical leadership, QA/QC governance, client engagement, and successful delivery of complex, multidisciplinary programs
• Experience integrating new civil infrastructure with existing infrastructure (asset)
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and Civil 3D for design purposes is required

Responsibilities

• Provide transportation engineering design leadership and technical oversight with a clear focus on municipal roadway projects
• Establishing standards of practice and ensuring excellence in detailed calculations, model creation, and drawing production while guiding the development of plans, cross-sections, pavement and curb details, associated engineering reports, and contract specifications for a wide variety of infrastructure works
• Lead the preparation of conceptual, preliminary, and detailed cost estimates and rigorously review project documents prior to issue to verify scope, presentation, and technical accuracy—ensuring compliance with municipal standards, constructability, and procurement readiness while instituting robust QA/QC processes and sign‑off
• Direct the delivery of technical designs to meet cost, schedule, and quality objectives by overseeing full design packages and working closely with other engineering disciplines and technical specialists to integrate roadway design with utilities, drainage, traffic control, and environmental requirements while meeting stakeholder and municipal criteria and advancing project approvals
• Apply advanced knowledge of stormwater analysis and design together with exceptional leadership, interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills
• Mentor and inspire teams while working effectively with clients and diverse project stakeholders to deliver reliable, constructible municipal roadway solutions

What This Job Offers

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