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About the Role

Parsons is seeking a Highway Design Engineer to support the delivery and growth of our transportation practice across Ontario. This role involves supporting highway design activities for multidisciplinary assignments, from planning and preliminary design through detailed design and construction support. The successful candidate will work closely with project managers, engineers, designers, technical specialists, utilities, government agencies, and other stakeholders to deliver quality projects on schedule and within budget.

Responsibilities

Carry out or lead highway engineering activities for MTO and other transportation projects.
Prepare and support functional studies, preliminary designs, detailed designs, rehabilitation projects, and highway improvement assignments.
Contribute to the design of highway widenings, freeway expansions, interchanges, ramps, urban roads, and related transportation infrastructures.
Perform or coordinate roadway geometric design, grading, drainage, storm sewer, road safety, pavement marking, signage design.
Develop roadway models, design drawings, technical specifications, quantities, and construction cost estimates.
Support the preparation of tender packages, contract documents, technical reports, and design submissions.
Coordinate with internal disciplines, utility companies, regulatory agencies, municipalities, contractors, and other external stakeholders.
Assist with utility investigations, field reviews, construction staging, traffic control, and construction support activities.
Apply MTO design guidelines, standards, specifications, and policies to project deliverables.
Support the preparation of project schedules, work plans, budgets, resource requirements, and risk registers.
Identify design issues and assist in developing practical, cost-effective solutions.
Review drawings, calculations, reports, and other technical deliverables for accuracy, quality, and compliance.
Participate in client meetings and support communication with MTO and other transportation clients.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, designers, and technical staff.
Contribute to proposals, work plans, methodologies, fee estimates, and other business development activities as required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, with experience in transportation or highway engineering.
Professional Engineer designation and registration with Professional Engineers Ontario P.Eng.
Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in highway or transportation engineering.
Demonstrated experience working on MTO planning, preliminary design, and/or detailed design projects.
Solid understanding of MTO design guidelines, standards, specifications, and approval processes.
Experience with highway geometric design, grading, drainage, utilities, contract documentation, and construction staging.
Proficiency with relevant design software, including OpenRoads, MicroStation, AutoCAD and ability to review and coordinate digital design models and technical deliverables.
Experience preparing design drawings, technical reports, quantities, cost estimates, and tender documents.
Ability to work simultaneously on different deliverables and meet project schedules and budgets.
Strong written and verbal communication, technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with project managers and multidisciplinary teams.
Experience with other transportation agencies, municipalities, or public-sector clients is considered an asset.

Skills

OpenRoads
MicroStation
AutoCAD
Highway geometric design
Grading
Drainage
Utilities coordination
Contract documentation
Construction staging
Technical writing
Analytical skills
Problem-solving

Location

Eastern Canada Region

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering
Professional Engineer designation and registration with Professional Engineers Ontario P.Eng.

Salary/Compensations

$67,900 - $117,900

Benefits

Health, vision, dental
Employer paid provincial care premiums
Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP)
Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)
Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Life insurance
Paid time off
Sick leave
All province observed holidays off
Gym membership discounts

About the Company

For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!

Equal Opportunity

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for indigenous peoples, women, individuals with disabilities, and visible minorities.