Transportation Planning Engineer
About The Position
This is an opportunity to join a team shaping the future of mobility and infrastructure across Canada. The role involves collaborating with brilliant minds on high-profile projects that make a real difference in communities nationwide. The company is seeking a Transportation Planning Engineer ready to assume a Project Manager role and meaningfully contribute to a team working on a broad variety of transportation planning and engineering projects across Canada. This position is on-site in Ottawa and is not remote. Applications are welcomed from candidates across Canada and the United States, and relocation assistance is offered.
Requirements
- A passion for transportation and designing multi-modal solutions that improve safety and connectivity.
- Undergraduate or Graduate Degree in Transportation Engineering and a P.Eng license.
- 8+ years of experience in transportation engineering and planning, including transportation impact assessments, active transportation infrastructure design, and project management.
- Proficiency in transportation software and methods (e.g., Synchro/SimTraffic, HCS, Sidra, VISSIM, VISTRO, Aimsun).
- Experience in traffic operations and site analysis, with the ability to deliver innovative, data-driven solutions.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively, managing priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
- Business development experience, including the ability to prepare compelling proposals and estimate, track, and manage project budgets.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting complex technical concepts
- A collaborative mindset and leadership skills to manage projects and client relationships effectively.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate on exciting projects, from data collection and analysis to reporting and supporting your team on in-field and in-office technical tasks.
- Apply best practices and identify innovative solutions in active transportation master planning and design assignments, engineering analyses, and studies for multi-modal transportation, transit, and traffic projects.
- Develop progressive experience in project management and coordination, preparing you for leadership opportunities.
- Work with a multi-disciplinary team including transportation/traffic engineers, planners, designers, and landscape architects.
- Prepare and oversee technical memos and reports to communicate results and recommendations that influence project decisions.
- Engage with clients and communities through meetings and public consultations.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Disability coverage
- Life insurance
- Retirement savings
- Paid sick leave
- Paid vacation (or other personal time)
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
