Senior Designer, Utilities

Description

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

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 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:

Arcadis is seeking a Senior Utility Designer to join our fast-growing Utilities team in West Toronto. This is a leadership opportunity to contribute to large-scale transportation projects while leveraging your expertise in utility design and coordination.

In this role, you will lead the preparation of detailed design drawings for wet utilities (storm, sanitary, and watermain), and guide multi-disciplinary projects, including civil, highways, and transit/rail infrastructure in the GTA. You will also mentor junior staff, manage complex designs, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.

Role Accountabilities:
You will lead utility designs for MTO/Metrolinx and municipal projects, including:

• Preparing and reviewing preliminary and detailed utility design drawings, reports, and memos.
• Designing temporary and permanent relocations of utilities, including watermain, sanitary/storm sewers, gas, electricity, and telecommunications.
• Ensuring compliance with applicable standards, guidelines, and regulations.
• Coordinating with project teams, clients, contractors, and third-party utility stakeholders.
• Evaluating technical alternatives, resolving complex technical issues, and interfacing with other disciplines.
• Developing preliminary designs using CAD tools (e.g., Bentley, Autodesk) for wet and dry utilities.
• Designing utility protection and relocation plans across concept, preliminary, and detailed design phases.
• Mentoring junior staff and fostering their professional development.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering. Master's degree not required, but also considered an asset.
• 8+ years of experience on large, complex transit/transportation projects with increasing levels of responsibility.
• P.Eng. designation (or eligibility for designation).
• Direct experience with GTA public and private utility companies is an asset.
• Proficiency with CAD tools (MicroStation, Inroads/Open Roads, or AutoCAD Civil 3D).
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and lead multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience with trenchless methods for installing small and large diameter watermains and sewers is an asset.
• Construction field experience and familiarity with municipal and road authority standards are assets.

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 $90,000 - $130,000. 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.

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