Lead Engineer, Structural

Salary Information: $129, 693.20 - $

Employment Type: Regular (Hybrid)

New or Existing Vacancy: New

Weekly

Hours:

35 Off Days: Saturday and Sunday Shift: Day

Posted On: August 17, 2026

Last Day to Apply: August 21, 2026

Reports to: Chief Engineer
- Structural

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), North America's third largest transit system and recognized as one of the top places to work in the GTA has introduced its new  TTC Corporate Plan
- Moving Toronto, Connecting Communities which continues the TTC’s legacy of delivering service to hundreds of millions of customers a year. The TTC’s new vision and mission statements also help promote the many environmental, social equity and economic benefits that the TTC provides:

Vision: Moving Toronto towards a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous future.

Mission: To serve the needs of transit riders by providing a safe, reliable, efficient, and accessible mass public transit service through a seamless integrated network to create access to opportunity for everyone.

The full Plan can be viewed on

Looking for a new and exciting job opportunity? We are looking for a Lead Engineer, Structural, to join our Engineering Team! As part of the Engineering Department, you will be responsible for developing, implementing and overseeing a unified mechanism and process for peer reviews of engineering designs and design standards, leading programs, and mentoring other engineers.

This is a great chance to be part of a dedicated team. Come grow with us and make an impact.

Report to the Chief Engineer
- Structural, overseeing and evaluating peer reviews, overseeing and evaluating design approaches on different projects, bringing uniformity to the section’s approach to review and commenting on the design of external parties, liaising with other design sections or stakeholders, managing external contracts, and identifying the need for creation of new design standards.

This involves the following:

• Review the drawings, specification, reports, memos and other documents that are being issued at project milestones.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders on items related to complex design concepts, constructability input, and all other items that are seen to be critical to the successful completion of project.
• Review the design standards (TTC DM, MS, SD, DD) being prepared.
• Ensure compliance with codes and standards.
• Oversee and evaluate design approaches on different projects.
• Bring uniformity to the Section’s approach to review and commenting on the design of external parties.
• Manage external contracts.
• Identify the need for the creation of new design standards.
• Leads different programs and tasks.
• Performs and supervises structural engineering design for all types of transit structures, marks up drawings and specifications, stamps drawings for tender and construction and participates in all aspects of construction support.
• Reviews structural engineering designs and documents prepared by external consultants.

Demonstrates behaviours that support diversity, inclusion, and a respectful work and service environment that is free from discrimination and harassment. Helps to remove barriers and accommodate employees and customers (within their area of responsibility) in accordance with TTC’s commitments and obligations under the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC) and Related Orders, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), and TTC’s policies.

• Manage projects
• Demonstrate specialized expertise and knowledge in the assigned field
• Use office technology, software and applications
• Apply analytical skills
• Plan and organize activities / projects to meet section and organizational goals
• Communicate in a variety of mediums
• Understand and apply relevant laws and regulations

• Completion of a university degree in Civil Engineering, specializing in structures combined with extensive related experience in a multidisciplinary design environment; or a combination of education, training and experience deemed to be equivalent.
• Registration as a licensed Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario is mandatory.
• In-depth and practical…