Role overview

This is a senior role for a transportation engineer who wants to lead the bigger jobs, be the first person clients call, and help grow the practice.

My client is a multidisciplinary Alberta consultancy that has been around for close to half a century and is now planning for the next one. Their team is young and talented, and people tend to stay, as turnover is very low. Usually they promote from within, but right now they need experienced leadership to join the team.

Responsibilities

Leading major transportation projects as PM, technical lead or subject matter expert
Planning, analysis, and functional and detailed design across roadways and complete streets, interchanges, intersections, signals, roundabouts, traffic calming, active transportation, transit, parking and access management
Overseeing reports, drawings, specs and cost estimates to municipal, provincial and national standards
Managing schedules, budgets and subconsultants, and coordinating with the in house civil, land development, survey and landscape teams
Building client relationships, leading proposals and finding new work
Mentoring a young team and leading QC and technical reviews

Qualifications

P.Eng. with APEGA registration (or eligible)
12 years or more in transportation engineering, ideally in consulting
Strong in transportation planning, design and operational analysis
Synchro, SIDRA, VISUM, HCS and AutoTURN, with AutoCAD and Civil 3D preferred
TORUS, ARCADY, Rodel or ArcGIS a bonus
Proven project and team management, and confident writing proposals
Valid driver’s licence, able to pass a background check, and open to occasional travel across western Canada

What’s on Offer

Annual bonus of 5 to 20%, based on business development, client satisfaction and other factors
Shareholder opportunity after 5 years
Relocation assistance of up to $3,000 for candidates moving from elsewhere in Canada, plus hotel and travel covered for in person interviews
Real influence over the direction of the transportation practice
Office based, with flexible hours and remote options when workload allows

Compensation
Up to $160,000 base, plus bonus (D.O.E).