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Senior Transportation Engineer - Project Manager

We are seeking a Senior Transportation Engineer - Project Manager to join our Transportation Infrastructure team in a full-time, hybrid position based at any of our Ontario offices. Reporting to the Discipline Lead, you will provide technical and design leadership on preliminary and detailed transportation engineering projects for MTO and local municipalities. In this role, you will direct multidisciplinary project teams, maintain client relationships, and lead business development efforts to ensure successful project delivery.

This is a new position and can be based at any one of our following offices: Ottawa, Kingston, Toronto, Vaughn, Oakville, Hamilton, London, Kitchener, Chatham, or Windsor. We offer flexible work hours and hybrid work arrangement options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

Dillon Consulting Limited (Dillon) is a proudly Canadian, 100% employee-owned professional consulting firm specializing in planning, engineering, environmental science, and management. With over 25 offices and more than 1100 employees across Canada, we offer a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities. 

At Dillon, we strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation and thrive on interdisciplinary collaboration, empowering our people to challenge conventional thinking and build careers focused on creating a lasting impact in our communities. We are committed to ongoing professional development and celebrate the unique perspectives that each team member brings to the table.

Employee ownership is available to all Dillon team members, and over 60% of our employees own shares in Dillon. Through employee ownership, we return the financial benefit created by our project work to the very people who created that value. Because we are an employee-owned firm, your voice will be an essential part of our shared success. 

Project Management & Design

• Management of transportation engineering projects and multidisciplinary project teams (including transportation, bridge, electrical, drainage, environmental planners, environmental scientists, technical support staff, etc.)
• Continuous development of technical expertise on a variety of transportation engineering projects, environmental assessments, preliminary design, detailed design and construction phase services
• Lead the preparation of technical reports and studies to support the development of transportation designs, including EA documentation
• Lead the preparation of contract documentation, including contract drawings, construction specifications, tender quantity and cost estimates, and working day estimates
• Management and delivery of stakeholder consultation programs and municipal council and agency presentations
• Provide regular and effective communication with clients, develop and oversee project budgets and take overall responsibility for successful project delivery

Business Development

• Prepare estimates and project proposals 
• Take a leading role in maintaining the MTO client relationship
• Identify and develop new business opportunities, in collaboration with other projects managers
• Contribute to the leadership of the Transportation Facilities Group
• Business travel for project meetings and to other Dillon offices upon request.

Learning & Development

• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development
• Input to the career development of junior and intermediate staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring
• Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees.

• A degree in civil engineering
• Licensed to practice as a professional engineer in the province of Ontario
• A minimum of 10 years related work experience
• Proven leadership and business development capabilities.

• Proven experience with the MTO / MEA environmental assessment process, and preliminary/detailed design of linear roadway infrastructure.
• Previous experience with alternative project delivery models. 
• Demonstrated abilities in the management and leadership of multidisciplinary project teams.
• Exceptional abilities in project management.
• Proven skills in public and agency consultation.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Applications (Teams, Word, Excel, etc.) and Google Suite.
• Strong verbal and writing skills, including experience in the preparation of technical memos and reports.

Compensation

 $110,150 - $160,150

At Dillon, we believe in transparency. The following salary range is what we expect to offer for this position. It will be dependent on the successful applicant’s education, experience, and skills, in addition to internal equity and geographic region. Dillon reserves the right to pay outside of the posted range, contingent on factors unrelated to an applicant’s gender or other status protected by provincial and/or federal law.

In addition to a competitive base salary, Dillon offers:

• Flexible work hours and hybrid work arrangement options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life
• Employee share purchase plan
  • Dillon is 100% employee-owned, and share ownership is open to all employees. Our annual share dividends have historically outperformed the market average.
• Dillon’s Overtime Directive 
  • This Management Directive establishes a firm-wide 40-hour weekly overtime threshold, after which premium pay applies, ensuring consistent and fair compensation across all Canadian offices.
• Competitive benefits package, including:
  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Generous retirement savings plan with employer matching up to 5.5%
  • Student loan repayment assistance 
  • Wellness allowance and enhanced mental health benefits
  • Ample paid vacation
  • Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
  • Goodlife Fitness Corporate Membership rates
• Early Career Development (ECD) program
  • At Dillon, we build careers. Designed for technical professionals with less than three years of consulting experience, the ECD program accelerates the transition into entrepreneurial consultants through monthly ‘Level Up’ sessions that build both technical and consulting capabilities. Own your success; we provide the blueprint.

Prospective employees are expected to fully align with Dillon's core commitment to Health & Safety. This includes active, ongoing engagement with our Health & Safety processes and platform, and the active, ongoing identification and reporting of health and safety hazards.

Dillon is committed to employment equity and an inclusive, diverse workplace where opportunities are based on skills and abilities. If you require accommodation during the interview process, please let us know. 

Please be advised that Dillon uses AI-assisted tools to support aspects of our recruitment process to increase efficiency and fairness. While AI supports the process, all hiring decisions are made by our human recruiting team. By applying, you acknowledge and consent to this use.

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