City : BURNABY

Category :

Industry : Materials & Construction

Employer : Stantec

Senior Transportation Planning & Traffic Engineer - ( 2300030Y )

Description

We create great places and the connections that get people and goods moving—whether by car, bus, train, plane, or their own two feet. Working within the context of the communities we serve, we provide planning, engineering, and infrastructure management services that fit the needs of our clients and improve the overall transportation experience. Join our team and help us keep communities connected.

Our British Columbia Transportation Team builds better communities through unique and meaningful opportunities that promote and encourage innovation. We are diverse and enthusiastic. We value each other and together we grow our cities, our people, and our business.

We are currently seeking applications for a Senior Transportation Planning & Traffic Engineer who will be a key member of our Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering Team (TPTE) in British Columbia. This individual will manage and deliver projects, direct technical staff, participate in business development, encourage innovation, and drive quality and efficiency throughout our business.

Your opportunity:

The role of Senior Transportation Planning & Traffic Engineer will act as deputy to the Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering Team Lead, and work closely with our Transportation discipline specific Team Leads (Roads, Highways, Airports, Ports, Major Projects, Project Services, Community Development, Construction Services, Bridges, and Rail/Transit) and other Business Centers. This is an exciting opportunity to bring forward new ideas, procure new work, manage and deliver a variety of projects and build on our business center values of excellence, innovation, and people.

You will be responsible for business development, technical work, project management, overseeing and coordinating the work of other staff, and the delivery of projects in any of the following areas:

• Corridor, Network & Area Planning Studies
• Functional and Conceptual Planning
• Project Evaluations and Business Cases
• Active Transportation Planning and Design
• Site Plan Functional Design
• Traffic Modeling
• Traffic Operations
• Transit Planning
• Traffic Impact Studies
• Parking Facility Planning and Design
• Traffic Management Planning
• Traffic Safety

Your Key Responsibilities

• Act as deputy to the Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering Team Lead
• Work closely with the TPTE team, discipline leads as well as with other Business Centers.
• Grow our TPTE client base and position in the market.
• Successfully lead or assist with proposal preparation.
• Support inter-disciplinary and inter-Business Center strategic pursuits.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key clients.
• Strive to establish our team as leaders in the industry.
• Support additional marketing and business development efforts as needed.
• Manage projects in terms of scope, schedule, and budget.
• Support the implementation and monitoring of quality management practices.
• Proactively look for ways to improve project delivery, quality, and efficiency.
• Assist with workforce planning and resources.
• Assist with recruiting new talent, develop team members and support succession planning.
• Oversee and direct a team of engineers and technical staff to ensure projects’ needs are met in a timely and effective manner.
• Direct technical project work.
• Review project deliverables.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, standards and thought leadership.
• Promote our strong safety culture and ensure this is at the forefront of our business and led by example.
• Ensure professional requirements from regulatory bodies such as a EGBC are consistently followed.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Business development and marketing skills required.
• Ability to lead, motivate, mentor, and develop a team of technical and professional staff and support individuals’ professional development and career growth.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and knowledgeable of relevant technical software including, but not limited to transportation and traffic modeling software such as Synchro, SimTraffic, Visum, Vissim, HCS, etc.
• Demonstrate leadership, sound business principles, excellent communication, and strong people skills.
• Proven project management and people management experience.
• Strong business development acumen.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• General knowledge of relevant transportation planning and traffic engineering policies, practices, and design standards in British Columbia.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Planning, Engineering, or related field.
• Licensed as a Professional Engineer in EGBC.
• 10 to 15 years of experience with at least 5 years of experience overseeing and directing a team of engineers and/or technical staff.

Typical office environment working with computers. Some travel may be required such as attending meetings. May occasionally visit study areas, construction sites and/or be exposed to outside elements and inclement weather conditions.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.The experience will forever shape your future.

Benefits Summary: Full-time and part-time employees will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

Primary Location : Canada-British Columbia-Burnaby

Other Locations : Canada-British Columbia-Vancouver

Work Locations :

Vancouver BC

Organization : BC-1158 Transpt-CA British Columbia

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Manager

Travel : Yes, 10 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Aug 2, 2023, 5:23:14 AM

Req ID: 2300030Y

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans