Design Lead - Municipal Roads & Highways Job Markham area,Ontario Canada,Engineering

Description

Parsons has been a leader in the planning, design and delivery of transportation infrastructure across the world for more than 75 years. Our team is focused on helping our provincial and municipal clients expand and improve their transportation systems through innovative solutions to their tough planning and design challenges. We are looking for a highly experienced project manager with strong client relationships to add to our Infrastructure team in the Greater Toronto Region.

You will have the flexibility to work from an office in Toronto, Markham or Oakville and also part time from home.

Overview: The Design Lead in the Municipal Roads & Highways group will play a pivotal role in advancing the growth of our Transportation Engineering practice in the Greater Toronto Region. This leadership position focuses on developing and executing our technical delivery and business plan in transportation planning, design and management for various Regional and Municipal clients including the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO).

The role requires a comprehensive understanding of the TAC Standards as well as various Regional, Municipal and MTO standards, policies, and practices, delivery models, and client relationships. You will be a subject matter expert, providing technical advice to the Program Director, Technical Managers, Engineers and Designers as it relates to municipal road and transportation engineering projects, and work on a variety of multidisciplinary low to high-complexity projects, including new construction, rehabilitation, replacement, widening and/or expansion of roadways, highways and transportation infrastructure.

This fantastic opportunity is for someone who values teamwork, quality and trust, and will foster growth within the group and the company.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide technical advice and contribute to a team of Engineers and Design Specialists in the design, delivery, and construction support of roadway projects within the Municipal Roadway group.

Lead the development and delivery of Municipal Roadway and Transportation Engineering projects and execute high-quality services and innovative solutions.

Efficiently manage day-to-day operations of projects, including guiding the project through the design process, and reviewing project deliverables.

Conduct QA/QC design reviews as well as roadside safety audit reviews.

Lead design development on a variety of transportation engineering projects, including functional studies, preliminary design, and detail design.

Manage a variety of multidisciplinary low to high-complexity transportation projects, including rehabilitation, replacement, widening and/or expansion of roadways, highways, and related transit infrastructure.

Oversee, lead, manage and contribute to the project for the successful completion of field investigations, geometric design, grading design, roadside safety design, drainage design, storm sewer design, pavement marking and signage design, complex construction staging design, traffic management, roadway modelling, quantity estimating, utility coordination, contract drawing preparation, contract document preparation, construction cost estimate development, scheduling, budgeting, invoicing, construction liaison, project management, and coordination with clients, agencies, stakeholders, and subconsultants.

Coordinate with other technical disciplines across the organization including subconsultants to ensure integrated and comprehensive engineering solutions.

A significant key responsibility will be to assist in business development activities, including proposal preparation, project methodology development, work programs, schedules, and budgets.

Support the Program Director and Technical Managers to continuously improve proposal templates, sample libraries and trackers.

Prepare technical reports and documentation for clients and project management, ensuring technical excellence and quality assurance of project tasks and deliverables.

Stay informed of trends, developments, and advancements in the transportation planning and design field to maintain technical competency and provide state-of-the-art services and…