Senior Transportation Engineer/Planner

SENIOR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER OR SENIOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNER LOCATED IN OTTAWA, ONTARIO

Are you interested in having a say in how cities develop and people move? Want to work on a variety of interesting projects that impact the community we live in every day? Interested in developing your skills and using your engineering or planning degree to make a difference in how we move around our city? We are. WSP is currently seeking a Senior Transportation Engineer or Senior Planner with transportation planning and/or traffic analysis experience to join our Ottawa Transportation Planning and Science Department. This individual will assume a Project Manager role and meaningfully contribute to a team that plans and designs transportation infrastructure, complete streets and urban mobility solutions.

This is your opportunity to join an established transportation planning and engineering practice and actively participate in transportation projects at a leading multi-disciplinary firm involved in high profile, innovative and exciting projects across Canada and beyond.  We work with the public and private sectors to develop solutions for all modes of transportation. We offer the potential for rapid career growth in an exciting and team-focused environment, together with a competitive benefits package.

The Transportation Planning and Science Department offers planning and engineering services for the full spectrum of transportation challenges. These include but are not limited to: Complete Street Planning and Design, Environmental Assessments (EAs) in accordance with the Municipal Class EA and MTO Class EA, regional and area transportation studies, site specific transportation assessments, transit planning, parking studies, traffic signing and travel demand forecasting and analysis.

Responsibilities

A typical day will involve:

Managing and controlling all aspects of projects to achieve the Client’s goals, including schedule, budget and quality objectives through the application of formal project management process, techniques and procedures;
Applying best practices and identifying innovative solutions as required for the planning, design and implementation of multi-modal transportation, transit and traffic projects;
Supporting or leading larger transportation planning assignments;
Managing smaller transportation planning assignments;
Carrying out a wide range of transportation planning and multi-disciplinary assignments for both private and public sector clients including environmental assessments, transportation master plans, infrastructure needs assessments, traffic operations studies, multi-modal transportation studies and assessment, parking analysis and travel demand analysis, with minimal guidance;
Liaison with clients, project team members, and other stakeholders regarding project requirements;
Working with a multi-disciplinary team including transportation/traffic engineers, planners, designers, and landscape architects;
Preparation and/or oversight of technical memos and reports to communicate technical results and recommendations;
Responding to requests for proposals and fee estimates; and
Attending and participating in client and public meetings.

Qualifications

We’d love to hear from you if you have….

A minimum 6 years of relevant experience in transportation planning and/or traffic engineering services in the public or consulting sectors;
An undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering, Masters in (Transportation) Planning or equivalent from an accredited university;
Eligible for one of: P.Eng. License from the Professional Engineers of Ontario; Registered Professional Planner (RPP) from the Ontario Professional Planning Institute;
A solid understanding of transportation related software packages Synchro/SimTraffic, HCS, VISSIM, EMME, Sidra, AIMSUM and/or ARCADY would be considered an asset;
Experience in developing data collection programs (traffic surveys, parking utilization) and program implementation;
Proficiency in AutoCAD, Microstation and/or ArcGIS would be considered an asset;
A strong knowledge of design guidelines TAC, NACTO, OTMs;
Registration or eligible for registration with MTO RAQS is an asset
Excellent oral and written communication skills; English required, French considered an asset;
Project management / leadership skills and ability to support the management team in a growing and diverse practice;
Strong organizational skills to balance the delivery of multiple projects;
Independent worker that is self-motivated and passionate about Transportation Planning/Engineering; and
Ability to work in a team environment.

Apply for job

Email Nazan.Vekar@wsp.com to apply for this position.