Transportation Project Manager

Responsibilities

What your day will look like

Project Management & Design

• Leading and managing design teams in the delivery of transportation infrastructure projects including transportation master plans, environmental assessments, preliminary engineeringand detailed design, preparation of tender documents, and engineering services during construction
• Coordination of multidisciplinary project teams including transportation, municipal and structural engineers, transportation systems planners, land use planners, environmental scientists, and technical support staff
• Ensuring designs meet governing body standards and engineering best practices
• Setup and coordination of multi-disciplinary detailed design drawing sets
• Contribution to the delivery of stakeholder consultation programs and municipal council and agency presentations
• Liaison and coordination with sub-consultants including survey and geotechnical investigations
• Oversee and review designs from the team. Participate in workflow planning for design/drafting team members
• Support in the development of project management plans
• Monitor budget and revenue estimates

Business Development

• Contribution to the development of client relationships and new business opportunities
• Business travel to client locations and/or other Dillon offices for the purposes of executing your responsibilities, internal/external client relationship development, opportunity/project research, acquisition and project delivery

Learning & Development

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

Qualifications

What you will need to succeed

• A degree in civil engineering
• Licensed with APEGA as a Professional Engineer or eligible within six months
• A minimum of 10 years’ relevant experience
• PTOE and/or RSP designation would be an asset

Experience

• Experience managing teams of designers and drafters
• Experience in the geometric design of highways, municipal roads, and intersections including urban and rural, new/greenfield and rehabilitation/reconstruction
• Experience in the design of overpasses and interchanges would be an asset
• Familiarity with the environmental assessment requirements for municipal transportation facilities
• Proven skills in public and agency consultation
• Strong writing skills, including experience in the preparation of technical memos and reports
• Demonstrated abilities in multidisciplinary project teamwork and coordination

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 offer a variety of flexible 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.