Senior Transportation Engineer – Geometric Design

We’ve opened a role in our Guelph office for a talented, entrepreneurial Senior Transportation Engineer to work alongside exceptional people in JLR’s Civil group.

Pop Quiz:

• Are you a resourceful, clever, and enthusiastic Transportation Engineer with over ten years of experience in the field of transportation planning and geometric design?
• Are you interested in working collaboratively with a talented team of urban planners, architects and civil engineers to help plan new communities, commercial developments or institutions while minimizing impacts to public safety?
• Are you a true leader with a passion for transportation networks, geometric roadway design, intersection and roundabout layout optimization, and safety‑focused roadway planning to shape the way cities evolve?
• Do you have demonstrated experience applying TAC Geometric Design Guidelines and Ontario provincial/municipal geometric standards?
• Do you have expertise in designing intersections, roundabouts, roadway horizontal/vertical alignments, and corridor layouts?

If you scored five for five, JLR has a home for you as a Senior Transportation Engineer! You’ll be supported by a Platinum Club member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies program, firm that has a long-established reputation for quality services in multiple sectors, while you take on existing clients, develop new relationships, and deliver world-class, innovative solutions that support community building and growth in our cities.

JLR is a creative, tight-knit, and mentorship-focused community with unique opportunities for driven people with tenacity and spirit. Our organization is made up of diverse employee owners with specialized expertise in a wide range of disciplines. Joining the JLR team means joining a dynamic group of innovative architecture, engineering, and planning professionals and support staff. You’ll have the opportunity to help establish new clients and partner with existing ones to develop insightful solutions and see projects through from inception to completion.

If you’re innovative and collaborative, thrive when presented with new challenges, and are eager to take your career in new directions, then JLR is the right environment for you.

Your Role as a Senior Transportation Engineer:

Choose your own adventure! Let’s talk about how your skills, experience, goals, and passions can find a home at JLR. As a Senior Transportation Engineer, your role will include:

• Lead geometric roadway design and related transportation engineering from feasibility to IFC, including: Urban and rural roadway alignments (horizontal/vertical), cross sections, and corridor layouts. Intersection and roundabout conceptual & detailed design, including sight distance, channelization, auxiliary lanes, and access management. Active transportation integration (cycling and pedestrian facilities) within new and retrofit corridors. Traffic operations analysis and mitigation concepts using Synchro/SIDRA to inform design decisions.
• Applying design criteria and standards, preparing plans and profiles, grading sites, and defining key geometric elements.
• Engaging clients by presenting concepts, alternatives, and design reports to municipal staff, developers, and approval authorities.
• Leading delivery by managing scope, schedule, and budget; conducting QA/QC reviews; and coordinating with survey, utilities, drainage, and structures teams.
• Mentoring graduates and technologists, sharing best practices, and evolving design templates and processes.
• Leveraging core tools including: Civil 3D AutoCAD/ MicroStation/ OpenRoads Synchro/ SIDRA AutoTurn VBA Scripting

Why Join Us?

We live, work, breathe, sleep, and thrive in the communities we build. We love northern Ontario and the glorious bounty of the natural world and we’re proud of our reputation and longevity in the National Capital and Kingston regions. Furthermore, we’re growing our presence in southwestern Ontario and all along the Great Lakes of Ontario.

We foster a friendly, welcoming, and team-oriented atmosphere that encourages innovation and collaboration. We have an established depth of technical and support resources that can efficiently and effectively deliver small and large multidisciplinary projects. We provide flexible career direction with opportunities to choose your own path and interesting and exciting assignments ranging in size and type.

Employee Ownership and Career Growth

• Share ownership opportunities at all levels
• Merit and profit bonus program
• Competitive salaries reviewed annually
• Career Mentorship Program

Work-life Balance and Employee Wellness

• Immediate health and dental benefits
• RRSP/DPSP matching program
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working
• Parental leave top-up program
• Fun Funds to plan extracurricular social events

Community Engagement and Social Responsibility