Software Engineer Contract Jobs in Kitchener, ON

Imagine a career where your expertise shapes the future of critical transportation infrastructure

Are you a visionary influencer in the field of Water Resources Engineering who thrives in a fast-paced consulting environment, enjoys solving complex challenges, and excels at business development, sales, and building strong relationships? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation, this opportunity is for you! As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen, you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.

Now operating for over 75 years, we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do. Dillon has been listed as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies for the past 19 years and has the distinction of having achieved Platinum Club member status in this program. We're not just a company, we're a community of trusted advisors, thought leaders, and innovators dedicated to excellence and transforming challenges into solutions.

 Your Opportunity Awaits

Dillon's Water Resources team is seeking a Senior Transportation Drainage Engineer to become an integral part of our multidisciplinary group of professionals. This is your chance to dive into exciting, new projects, delivering unparalleled client experiences and shaping the world around us. At Dillon, we operate as one cohesive team.

At Dillon, we operate as one team. This position is available in our Dillon Kingston, Windsor, London, Guelph, Hamilton, Oakville and North York offices.

What makes Dillon different? We empower YOU to design your career. We provide the resources and opportunities for you to steer your professional development. We provide you with a range of resources and opportunities, which, combined with your actions, build the foundation for a rewarding career. Our Employee Career Management strategy outlines a path that bridges short-term tasks with your long-term goals, enabling an exploration of diverse and fulfilling career trajectories. We see you as the architect of your career journey, and we are committed to supporting you every step of the way.

You'll be at the forefront of critical transportation projects, providing expert technical input and innovative solutions.

 Technical Project Work and Project Management

• Provide senior technical expertise for the delivery of complex highway drainage and transportation-related water resource projects for both public and private sector clients.
• Lead hydrologic and hydraulic modelling for transportation corridors, including the design of watercourse crossing culverts and bridges hydraulics,roadway culverts, watercourse crossing culverts and bridges hydraulics, ditching, and integrated storm sewers, and stormwater management systems.
• Conduct hydrologic and hydraulic modelling and analysis tasks utilizing software such as HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, PCSWMM, InfoWorks ICM, and Visual OTTHYMO.
• Provide technical input for complex or unique assignments.
• Support multi-disciplinary projects or programs.
• Direct, coordinate and supervise water resources related activities of engineering and design groups, both from a technical and functional standpoint.
• Coordinate with cross-disciplines to identify and incorporate relevant data pertaining to hydrologic and hydraulic parameters, system connectivity, discharge points, project constraints, and implementation considerations.
• Interpret results of simulations to assess capacity, identify system deficiencies, and evaluate improvement alternatives.
• Apply monitored and statistical data to models to simulate return-period and continuous scenarios, and to calibrate and validate results.
• Provide project engineering and technical expertise, calculations, and design input to various stormwater management and drainage systems.
• Lead conceptual and detailed design of drainage and/or stormwater management infrastructure.
• Undertake studies, assessments, modeling, preliminary and detailed design, cost estimates, specifications, and input to contract documents.
• Project components include project planning, technical evaluations, studies, preliminary design, final design, and services during construction.
• Study evaluations include the analysis of alternatives, methods of implementation, and cost analyses.
• Fulfill project plans in accordance with established scopes of work, budgets, and schedules to execute high quality projects.
• Develop new or novel concepts and approaches, and recommend major design changes.
• Input to the career development of more junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring. 
• Drive technical innovation by pioneering advanced modeling techniques, integrating emerging climate resilience strategies into drainage designs, and deploying cutting-edge digital workflows to optimize infrastructure performance. 

Business Development

• Contribute to business development activities including leading the preparation of project proposals and presentations.
• Engagement with our clients to identify potential opportunities and strategic priorities.

Learning & Development

• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning to stay knowledgeable of industry best practices and advancements in drainage design.
• Contribute to Dillon's corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees.
• Contribute to the career advancement of junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring.

• Undergraduate degree in civil or environmental engineering or applicable technical degree.
• Eligible to hold valid a license from the relevant provincial Professional Engineering Association
• 15+ years' relevant experience with a proven track record in large-scale provincial or municipal highway infrastructure projects. MTO experience will be considered an asset. 
• Valid driver's license.
• Proficiency with water resources tools, such as Visual OTTHYMO, PCSWMM, and HEC-RAS.
• Strong understanding of municipal and provincial drainage design standards.
• Excellent communication, report writing, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work both independently and in a collaborative team environment.
• A self-motivated individual looking for advancement opportunities.
• Excellent initiative and attention to detail.

• Demonstrated success in leading and managing drainage design for major highway and transportation corridor developments.
• Experience with analysis, design and construction administration.
• Proficiency with the application of HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, PCSWMM (1D & 2D), InfoWorks ICM and related computer models would be considered an asset.
• Excellent communications, report writing, organization and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a collaborative, team environment.
• Excellent initiative and attention to detail.
• Business development and proposal preparation and submission management.

Compensation

$104,000 - $150,000

Dillon is including the salary range that we in good faith believe may 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.

Why choose Dillon

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop. 

 We live our core values:

• Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
• Continuous Development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
• Creativity: discover new possibilities;
• Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it's hard;
• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences;
• Reliability: words result in actions that build trust.

 In addition, we offer:

• Employee share purchase plan
• Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all employees.
• A competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Generous retirement savings plan
• Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions
• Flexible work hours and hybrid working options
• Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs.  We are taking a trust-based approach to oer a variety of exible and hybrid work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life. 
• Learning and Development opportunities
• As a knowledge-based business, we use a composite approach to development including coaching to build the how, mentoring to share lessons, advising to round out perspectives, and co-creation of knowledge through internal learning opportunities.
• Focus on Innovation
• The ability to anticipate, examine, and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business performance. In our culture, people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to today's problems and tomorrow's opportunities.
• Employee and Family Assistance program
• A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees.
• Goodlife Fitness Corporate Membership
• Our employees can take advantage of reduced annual membership fees.
• Wellness Subsidy
• Our employees can take advantage of a wellness subsidy that can be put towards expenses for a variety of health and/or wellness related activities such as gym membership, purchase of home fitness equipment, yoga classes and dance classes.

 About Dillon

Dillon is a proudly Canadian, employee-owned, professional consulting firm specializing in planning, engineering, environmental science, and management. We partner with clients to provide committed, collaborative, and inventive solutions to complex, multi-faceted projects. With over 25 offices and more than 1100 employees across Canada, Dillon offers a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities.

 Health & Safety at Dillon

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.

 Employment Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Dillon

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. We look forward to hearing from you.

 Technology enablement and the use of AI at Dillon

We invest in modern technologies to enable continuous improvement across the organization. Please be advised that Dillon Consulting utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) assisted tools to support parts of our recruitment process to increase efficiency and fairness. While AI supports this process, all hiring decisions are made by our human recruiting team. By applying, you acknowledge and consent to this use.

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