About the Role
The Electrical Engineer – Traffic Signal Design is a technical role supporting multidisciplinary infrastructure project teams in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The position focuses on the planning, design, and delivery of electrical systems for urban transportation infrastructure, with a primary concentration on traffic signal installations and associated roadway systems. The role contributes throughout preliminary design, detailed design, regulatory review, construction support, and project closeout activities.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and review electrical design packages for traffic signal and transportation infrastructure projects.
- Develop technical documentation, including specifications, calculations, reports, and design deliverables in accordance with applicable standards.
- Perform multidisciplinary coordination with civil, transportation, and municipal stakeholders to support integrated project delivery.
- Conduct design reviews to verify compliance with regulatory requirements, project criteria, and engineering standards.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineering staff throughout project execution.
- Support quality assurance and quality control activities related to electrical engineering deliverables.
- Participate in stakeholder coordination meetings and provide engineering recommendations during project discussions.
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of engineering standards, templates, and departmental best practices.
- Provide construction support services, including responding to technical inquiries and reviewing field-related design issues.
- Assist with regulatory compliance activities and technical submissions associated with transportation infrastructure projects.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in good standing with a Canadian engineering regulator.
- 5 to 10 years of progressive electrical engineering experience.
- Minimum 3 years of direct traffic signal design experience.
- Strong knowledge of the Canadian Electrical Code (CEC).
- Experience applying applicable transportation standards, including OTM Book 12, OPSD, and OPSS.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD and AutoCAD Civil 3D.
- Experience delivering electrical systems for transportation or municipal infrastructure projects.
- Strong communication, technical reporting, stakeholder coordination, and team collaboration skills.
- Demonstrated ability to provide technical guidance and mentorship within engineering teams.
- Experience supporting municipal or public-sector transportation infrastructure programs.
- Exposure to construction-phase engineering support and field coordination activities.
- Experience participating in quality management or continuous improvement initiatives.
- Familiarity with sustainable infrastructure and energy-efficient electrical design approaches.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering consulting environments.
Skills
- Electrical design
- Traffic signal design
- Transportation infrastructure
- Technical leadership
- Design oversight
- Quality assurance
- Mentorship
- Canadian Electrical Code (CEC)
- OTM Book 12
- OPSD
- OPSS
- AutoCAD
- AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Communication
- Technical reporting
- Stakeholder coordination
- Team collaboration
- Construction support
- Regulatory compliance
Location
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Work Type
- Permanent contract
Experience Level
- 5-10+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation
Salary/Compensations
- CAD 120000 - CAD 150000
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Benefits
About the Company
- Egis is experiencing substantial growth in North America, now made up of over 1,000 engineers, architects and planners across Canada and the USA.
- This strategic move underscores our commitment to investing in North America, propelling our expansion to new heights.
- Business Line: Energy and Sustainable Cities
- Service Line: Water and Energy
- Region: Americas
- Job Family: Technical Engineering
- Egis embraces innovation to tackle challenges and utilize AI in our recruitment process under stringent ethics and compliance policies and in alignment with our values of being a Responsible Company, a People First Company and a Creative Company.
- Committed to diversity, growth and collaboration, we may leverage AI to support the recruitment process.
Equal Opportunity
- Egis Canada is an equal opportunities employer.
- We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
