Senior Transportation Engineer (Design)

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description

We are seeking a Senior Transportation Engineer (Design) to join our roadway team in the Ottawa office. The ideal candidate has strong technical expertise in roadway and transit corridor design, excellent communication, and proven experience delivering detailed engineering projects. This position is primarily focused on roadway and transit corridor geometric design, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to develop innovative, sustainable, and constructible transportation solutions.

This team is a part of our Mobility Global Business Area. We partner with our clients across the globe to design thriving and connected cities and communities that enable opportunity for all and keep the world moving. Climate change, urbanization and digitization trends are requiring today’s mobility projects and systems to address an evolving set of demands from the world’s growing population. We design connected, sustainable solutions that integrate existing infrastructure with new technologies, and optimize the mobility of people and goods.

Role accountabilities

In this role, you will lead design teams and coordinate the work of intermediate and junior engineers, designers, and CADD staff to ensure quality project delivery and professional development. You will also deliver functional, preliminary and detailed designs for transportation infrastructure projects, including municipal roads, highways, LRT/BRT corridors, and active transportation facilities. You will review engineering drawings and models using tools such as MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer (ORD), AutoCAD, and Civil 3D, ensuring designs are practical, accurate, aligned with project requirements and following local CADD standards

You will prepare and review design documents, construction drawings, specifications, and cost estimates for roadways, intersections, and transit facilities. Working closely with other engineering disciplines, you will coordinate and integrate utility, drainage, and grading designs to support well-coordinated, constructible project outcomes.

Your work will ensure designs comply with applicable standards and guidelines, including TAC, Ontario Traffic Manuals, MTO requirements and City of Ottawa design standards. You will perform quality checks for technical accuracy and completeness prior to submittal, helping maintain high standards across all deliverables.

As part of the project team, you will support the preparation of tender packages and respond to contractor inquiries during construction. You will also mentor junior staff in design tasks and technical best practices, maintain effective communication with clients and stakeholders, participate in client meetings, and support the development of long-term client relationships.

Support proposal preparation, technical pursuits, and business development activities, including client relationship management and identifying opportunities within the Ottawa and Eastern Ontario market.

Support proposal preparation, technical pursuits, and client relationship development opportunities within the Ottawa and Eastern Ontario market.

Manage project scope, schedule, budget, and resources for transportation design assignments while maintaining quality, client satisfaction, and project profitability.

This candidate will have effective organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage concurrent priorities, strong analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills and be task oriented with excellent interpersonal skills that focus on meeting customer requirements. You will have excellent oral and written communication skills, a commitment to excellence and high-quality work with a strong attention to detail and accuracy, and the ability to work independently as well as in diverse groups of project team members and clients.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Transportation Engineering and registration as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO);
• 10+ years of experience in municipal roadway, highway, transit corridor (LRT/BRT), intersection, and active transportation design, including projects for municipal agencies, provincial transportation authorities, or transit agencies. Experience working with the City of Ottawa is considered an asset;
• Proficiency with MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer (ORD), AutoCAD, and Civil 3D;
• Working knowledge of transportation planning and traffic engineering software such as Synchro, AutoTURN, and related tools to support roadway design projects;
• Experience applying and interpreting relevant municipal, provincial, and industry standards, including the TAC Geometric Design Guide, Ontario Traffic Manuals, MTO standards, and the Ontario Highway Traffic Act;
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple design tasks, prioritize workload, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, collaborative environment;
• Familiarity with City of Ottawa design standards, complete streets principles, and municipal approval processes is considered an asset;
• Experience delivering projects for the City of Ottawa, MTO, NCC, federal agencies, or transit authorities is considered an asset.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a collaborative consulting environment.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

The salary range for this position is $88,000 - $132,000.The base salary represents Arcadis’ hiring range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as location, skills, experience, and qualification for the role.