Senior Transportation Engineer - Project Manager

Overview Are you someone with strong leadership and technical capabilities? Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? Are you a thought leader, a trusted advisor and a problem solver? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation, this opportunity is for you! As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen, you will thrive in our fast‑paced and agile environment.

Your opportunity

Dillon’s Highways Discipline is seeking a Senior Transportation Engineer – Project Manager to fill an existing vacancy within our multidisciplinary team of professionals. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects while providing clients with a fully integrated and superior customer experience.

At Dillon, we operate as one team. The successful candidate can be based at any one of our offices: Toronto, Guelph, Kitchener, Oakville, Windsor, Chatham, Hamilton, London, Kingston & Ottawa.

We offer flexible work hours to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

Responsibilities What your day will look like

Project Management & Design

Management of transportation engineering projects and multidisciplinary project teams (including transportation, bridge, electrical and water resource engineers, transportation systems planners, environmental planners, environmental scientists, technical support staff, etc.)

Continuous development of technical expertise on a variety of transportation engineering projects, environmental assessments, preliminary design, detailed design and construction phase services

Lead the preparation of technical reports and studies to support the development of transportation designs, including EA documentation

Lead the preparation of contract documentation, including contract drawings, construction specifications, tender quantity and cost estimates, and working day estimates

Management and delivery of stakeholder consultation programs and municipal council and agency presentations

Provide regular and effective communication with clients, develop and oversee project budgets and take overall responsibility for successful project delivery

Business Development

Prepare estimates and project proposals

Take a leading role in maintaining the MTO client relationship

Identify and develop new business opportunities, in collaboration with other project managers

Contribute to the leadership of the Transportation Facilities Group

Business travel for project meetings and to other Dillon offices upon request

Learning & Development

Commit to self‑development and ongoing learning and professional development

Input to the career development of junior and intermediate staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring

Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees

Qualifications What you will need to succeed

A degree in civil engineering

Licensed to practice as a professional engineer in the province of Ontario

A minimum of 15 years related work experience

Proven leadership and business development capabilities

Experience

Proven experience with the MTO environmental assessment process, and preliminary/detail design of provincial facilities infrastructure

Previous experience with alternative project delivery models

Demonstrated abilities in the management and leadership of multidisciplinary project teams

Exceptional abilities in project management

Proven skills in public and agency consultation

Proficiency using Microsoft Applications (Teams, Word, Excel, etc.) and Google Suite

Strong verbal and writing skills, including experience in the preparation of technical memos and reports

Compensation Salary: $170,000/year – $220,000/year. Dillon is including the salary range that we in good faith believe may offer for this position. It will be dependent on the successful applicant’s education, experience, and skills, in addition to internal equity and geographic region. Dillon reserves the right to pay outside of the posted range, contingent on factors unrelated to an applicant’s gender or other status protected by provincial and/or federal law.

Benefits In addition, we offer the following:

Employee share purchase plan

– Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all employees

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

– We take a trust‑based approach to offering 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, mentoring, advising 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

Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

– 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 use a wellness subsidy that can be put toward 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

About Dillon Dillon is a proudly Canadian, employee‑owned, professional consulting firm specializing in planning, engineering, environmental science, and management. We partner with clients to provide committed, collaborative, and inventive solutions to complex, multi‑faced projects. With over 25 offices and more than 1100 employees across Canada, Dillon offers a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities. Now operating for over 75 years, we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do. Dillon has been listed as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 19 years in a row and has the distinction of being a Platinum Club member in this program.

Health & Safety at Dillon Prospective employees are expected to fully align with Dillon’s core commitment to Health & Safety. This includes active, ongoing engagement with our Health & Safety processes and platform, and the active, ongoing identification and reporting of health and safety hazards.

Employment Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Dillon Dillon is committed to employment equity and an inclusive, diverse workplace where opportunities are based on skills and abilities. If you require accommodation during the interview process, please let us know. We look forward to hearing from you.

Technology Enablement & AI at Dillon We invest in modern technologies to enable continuous improvement across the organization. Dillon Consulting utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) assisted tools to support parts of our recruitment process to increase efficiency and fairness. While AI supports this process, all hiring decisions are made by our human recruiting team. By applying, you acknowledge and consent to this use.

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