Transportation Technologist

Are you a technologist or technician with a passion for Transportation Design/Drafting? Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? Do you enjoy sharing your technical expertise with others? Are you committed to the development of yourself and others? Do you enjoy thinking strategically and solving problems? Do you want to learn and grow in a supportive team of like-minded professionals who are passionate about transportation projects?

If you are someone with exceptional technical knowledge and skills you will thrive in this position at Dillon.

Your opportunity

Dillon’s Transportation Infrastructure Design group is looking for a Transportation Designer/Technologist to join our multidisciplinary team of professionals. You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of transportation projects for provincial (MTO) and Ontario municipalities including environmental assessments, preliminary and detailed design of highway infrastructure, interchanges and intersections.

At Dillon, we operate as one team nationally, however, this position will be based out of our London or Kingston office.

Responsibilities

What your day will look like

• Complete preliminary and detailed designs for freeways, urban and rural multilane and two-lane facilities, interchanges, and intersections for MTO and local municipalities
• Prepare technical reports, design drawings, design quantities, and contract documents
• Interact with clients, approval agencies, utility companies, contractors and other stakeholders, as required
• Provide support and oversight of junior staff working on transportation projects
• Interact regularly with project team members including engineers, planners, environmental scientists, engineering technologists and various support staff

Business Development

• Contribute technical expertise to business development activities including responding to requests for proposals, preparation of proposals and statements of qualifications
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of strong client relationships
• Business travel to other Dillon offices upon request

Learning & Development

• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development
• Input to the career development of junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring
• Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees

Qualifications

What you will need to succeed

• A diploma in civil engineering technology
• Certified as a C.E.T. or eligible within six months
• A minimum of five years' professional experience, preferably in the consulting industry
• Demonstrated aptitude for, and interest in, business development

Experience

• In-depth knowledge in preliminary and detail design work of municipal and provincial transportation facilities
• Experience in the geometric design of highways, municipal roads and intersections
• Experience with highway design software including InRoads and Civil3D
• Proven experience and in-depth technical knowledge and capabilities in highway/transportation design including policies, regulations, guidelines and operational procedures

Why choose Dillon

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop.

We live our core values
:

• Reliability: words that result in actions build trust;
• Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
• Continuous development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
• Creativity: discover new possibilities;
• Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard;
• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences

In addition, we offer:

• Employee share purchase plan
• Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all full-time regular employees
• A competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Generous retirement savings plan
• Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer…