Senior Transportation Engineer

2 weeks ago


Hamilton ON, Canada Burnside & Associates Limited Full time

Working closely with the Vice President - Municipal Transportation Planning, you will assist in further developing the public sector transportation planning practice in the Greater Hamilton area. The individual will be expected to bring a wide array of experiences to the Burnside team in the core areas of transportation planning and traffic engineering, including roadway safety, signal operations (including transit signals), traffic staging plans, intersection operations, system performance, functional roadway design, and Intelligent transportation systems.

This role is best suited for someone who is highly motivated and excels at working in a fast pace, adaptive and innovative environment. You would bring confidence in your ability to integrate into collaborative project teams and be able to manage competing priorities.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join and help lead a dynamic team of transportation planners and engineers.

The Role

Reporting to the Vice President - Municipal Transportation Planning, the primary responsibilities of this position include:

  • Lead development on conceptual and functional level designs, traffic operations and safety reviews involving urban and rural roads.
  • Project leadership on various proposals and projects pertaining to traffic/transit signal operational studies, roadway safety studies, traffic impact analysis, area analysis.
  • Provide expertise in traffic signals, ITS, and connected vehicles.
  • Oversee design, construction, and operation of traffic signals (including Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Connected Vehicles (CV) Initiatives).
  • Lead or participate in client meetings.
  • Engage in active business development for transportation planning and traffic engineering projects.
  • Deliver projects in a timely and efficient manner.

Professional Knowledge & Qualifications

The successful candidate will be a transportation professional with a minimum of 10 years of experience with the following qualifications, experience and skills:

  • A registered professional engineer in Ontario, or eligible to be licensed in Ontario;
  • Ideally have designation as a Road Safety Professional (RSP);
  • Experience as a project manager on transportation planning and traffic engineering projects;
  • Experience in road safety studies, vision zero policies and traffic calming implementation;
  • Experience in temporary conditions and traffic management plans for construction;
  • Ideally have experience in traffic signal optimization, transit priority and ATMS;
  • Working knowledge of traffic engineering software including Synchro, SimTraffic, and Vissim or Aimsum;
  • Strong written and oral communication skills;
  • Excellent interpersonal / team player, organizational and analytical skills;
  • Experience mentoring staff;
  • Proficiency in use of Microsoft Office Suite of programs;
  • Ability to multi-task and work on multiple projects concurrently; and
  • A valid Ontario driver’s license and vehicle.

Why Choose Burnside?

Are you interested in working for an employer with a 5-decade track record of building a great reputation both internally with their staff and externally with their clients? The Burnside team is a team of colleagues that work together to provide value and service to our clients, while extending care to each other. We know that our employees are our greatest asset, and thus we strive to provide a positive work/life balance.

We offer:

  • A collaborative culture where friendship, honesty and respect are part of our core values and practices
  • Flexible working hours and office locations, including hybrid working opportunities
  • A competitive compensation and benefits package
  • RSP company matching plan
  • Career growth and professional development opportunities
  • Potential for performance-driven profit bonusing
  • Recruiting bonus / finder’s fee for referrals
  • A welcoming, positive, and inclusive work environment

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to valuing diversity in the workplace and we welcome resumes from all qualified candidates. Burnside will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the entire recruitment, assessment, and selection process, as required. If you are a person with a disability and require an accommodation during these processes, please contact our Human Resources department.

Company Profile – More about us:

Founded in 1970, R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited is a growing values-driven employee-owned multidiscipline engineering and environmental consulting firm with over 400 staff. Our consistent commitment towards investing in technology advancements and training, in addition to encouraging and promoting professional development, has enabled our firm to meet our ongoing and stated goal of continual improvement.

We actively seek to develop relationships with a broad and diversified client base in the Public, Private and Indigenous sectors.We work on a variety of projects throughout Canada, with ten office locations in Ontario and one in Manitoba.

Burnside has expertise in many technical disciplines beyond our core civil engineering focus including air and noise, asset management, building sciences, environmental planning and ecology, GIS, hydrogeology, land development, landscape architecture, municipal drainage, solid waste, stormwater management, structures, transportation planning and design, water and wastewater and well drilling & diagnostics.

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