Senior Transportation Planner​/Engineer

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.

Dillon's Integrated Mobility Disciple is looking for a Senior Transportation Planner/Engineer to join our multidisciplinary team of Transportation Engineering and Planning 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 following offices:
Toronto, North York, Hamilton, Oakville, Vaughan, Guelph or Kitchener. We offer flexible work hours to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

• Lead and manage project teams in the delivery of multi-modal transportation projects, including functional and preliminary design studies for roadway and rapid transit corridors.
• Direct and oversee Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) studies for complex urban infrastructure projects.
• Liaison with multidisciplinary project teams (including transportation, municipal and structural engineers, transportation systems planners, planners, environmental scientists and technical support staff).
• Manage and deliver stakeholder consultation programs and municipal council and agency presentations.

• Identify, develop, and secure new business opportunities to grow the Integrated Mobility Discipline in the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area (GTHA).
• Provide leadership in the maintenance and expansion of existing client relationships in the GTHA, including preparation of proposals and statements of qualification.
• Develop and implement strategic plans to build a market and enhance Dillon’s presence in the region.
• Business travel to other Dillon offices upon request.

• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development.
• Input to the career development of junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring.
• Contribute to Dillon's corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees.

• A degree in civil engineering, transportation engineering, or urban planning.
• A minimum of 10 years of progressive professional experience, preferably in the consulting industry.
• Proven leadership, people management, and business development capabilities.

• Proven experience leading Municipal Class Environmental Assessments, and functional/preliminary design studies for multi-modal roadway and rapid transit corridors.
• Demonstrated abilities in the leadership of large, multi-disciplinary projects and teams, with a minimum of six years in a project management capacity.
• Exceptional abilities in project management, including budget, schedule, and quality control.
• Proven skills in public and agency consultation for complex urban projects.
• In-depth understanding of the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area (GTHA) transportation market and established client relationships.
• A track record of successful business development, including proposal leadership and a desire to build a market presence.
• Strong people management and mentorship skills.
• Exceptional communication (verbal and written) and presentation skills are essential.

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
:

• Reliability: words result in actions that build trust;
• Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
• Continuous development: always learning; always…