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Company Description

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Job Description

The Electrical Engineer – Traffic Signal Design is a technical role supporting multidisciplinary infrastructure project teams in Gatineau, QC, Canada. The position focuses on the planning, design, and delivery of electrical systems for urban transportation infrastructure, with a primary concentration on traffic signal installations and associated roadway systems.

The role contributes throughout preliminary design, detailed design, regulatory review, construction support, and project closeout activities. Responsibilities include developing electrical design packages, coordinating with civil and transportation disciplines, supporting municipal stakeholder engagement, and ensuring compliance with applicable Canadian codes, standards, and contract requirements. Work is performed within a collaborative infrastructure delivery environment involving public-sector transportation projects.

The ideal candidate possesses 5–10+ years of progressive electrical engineering experience, including direct exposure to traffic signal design, transportation infrastructure, and technical leadership responsibilities involving design oversight, quality assurance, and mentorship of junior engineering staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and review electrical design packages for traffic signal and transportation infrastructure projects.
• Develop technical documentation, including specifications, calculations, reports, and design deliverables in accordance with applicable standards.
• Perform multidisciplinary coordination with civil, transportation, and municipal stakeholders to support integrated project delivery.
• Conduct design reviews to verify compliance with regulatory requirements, project criteria, and engineering standards.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineering staff throughout project execution.
• Support quality assurance and quality control activities related to electrical engineering deliverables.
• Participate in stakeholder coordination meetings and provide engineering recommendations during project discussions.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of engineering standards, templates, and departmental best practices.
• Provide construction support services, including responding to technical inquiries and reviewing field-related design issues.
• Assist with regulatory compliance activities and technical submissions associated with transportation infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in good standing with the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ).
• 5 to10 years of progressive electrical engineering experience.
• Minimum 3 years of direct traffic signal design experience.
• Strong knowledge of the Canadian Electrical Code (CEC).
• Experience applying applicable transportation standards, including OTM Book 12, OPSD, and OPSS.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Experience delivering electrical systems for transportation or municipal infrastructure projects.
• Strong communication, technical reporting, stakeholder coordination, and team collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical guidance and mentorship within engineering teams.

Assets

• Experience supporting municipal or public-sector transportation infrastructure programs.
• Exposure to construction-phase engineering support and field coordination activities.
• Experience participating in quality management or continuous improvement initiatives.
• Familiarity with sustainable infrastructure and energy-efficient electrical design approaches.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering consulting environments.

Additional Information

Egis Canada is an equal opportunities employer offering a competitive salary and benefits to those with the skills suited to the needs of our clients. The salary range advertised may exceed the range based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. 

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

This role is eligible for a referral bonus in line with the Referral Program.  If you have been referred, please provide the name of the employee who has referred you at the time of your application.

At Egis, we embrace innovation to tackle challenges and utilize AI in our recruitment process under stringent ethics and compliance policies and in alignment with our values of being a Responsible Company, a People First Company and a Creative Company. Committed to diversity, growth and collaboration, we may leverage AI to support the recruitment process.