Project Engineer, Utility Design

Project Engineer, Utility Design

Location:

Toronto, ON, CA

Aecon Utilities is a leading North American utility infrastructure provider with a strong track record delivering safe, reliable, and innovative solutions across electrical, telecommunications, pipeline distribution, and renewable energy markets. With operations across North America, Aecon Utilities supports critical utility infrastructure that powers and keeps communities connected. Guided by our core value of Safety Always, we partner with clients to build the infrastructure that powers the future.

As part of Aecon Utilities, the AUE (Aecon Utility Engineering) division provides specialized design, project, and quality‑management expertise across the full utility lifecycle. The incumbent will support the Hamilton LRT project, a 14‑kilometre LRT system that will bring reliable transit to downtown Hamilton. The role reports to the Principal Engineering Manager and is responsible for leading the planning, design, review, and delivery of the project, providing technical leadership to the design team, reviewing and approving engineering drawings and deliverables, and managing project schedules and budgets.

• Contribute to the planning and execution of engineering and construction programs by defining project plans, key activities, milestones, and resource requirements, including manpower.
• Provide technical guidance to design staff.
• Review and assess design drawings from dry utilities (communications and electrical), provide technical feedback, and approve finalized drawings for construction.
• Provide status reports of project milestones and adjustments to schedules.
• Manage and control project expenditures to ensure alignment with approved budget constraints.
• Determine and plan project manpower requirements to support timely and efficient delivery.
• Mentor and support junior engineers and technicians, fostering professional growth and technical development.
• Support the Manager in attending and contributing to meetings as required for project reviews and achievement of design program objectives.
• Coordinate the preparation, review, and timely delivery of project deliverables, including design documents, as‑built drawings, and turnover packages.
• Oversee and direct project personnel across specific phases or aspects of the project, including technical planning and execution.
• Review project designs to ensure compliance with engineering principles, applicable standards, contractual requirements, and specifications.
• Coordinate technical development activities, project scheduling, and the resolution of engineering design issues.
• Evaluate and recommend design changes, specifications, and drawing releases to support project objectives.
• Interface with clients to provide project updates, address concerns, and ensure alignment with requirements and expectations.
• Prepare and deliver status and progress reports to clients, project teams, and management.
• Actively support quality assurance initiatives by understanding, applying, and promoting established policies and procedures.
• Provide professional engineering review and sealing (stamping) of design drawings and documents as required.

• Post‑secondary education in Electrical or Civil Engineering.
• Minimum of ten years of utility design and engineering experience.
• Professional Engineer designation (P.Eng.) with PEO.
• Experience with utility company employment or with a consulting engineering firm considered an asset.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Experience with utility projects and transit infrastructure projects is considered an asset.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) with strong capabilities in document creation and data analysis.
• Excellent verbal, written and communication skills.
• Self‑motivated, ability to learn new skills, assume new responsibilities and work cooperatively in a team environment.
• Excellent safety record and previously demonstrated strong safety awareness.
• Familiarity with the CSA standards is considered a strong asset.
• Strong understanding of municipal standards.

• Our safety first culture is our number one core value;…