Position: Transportation/ Traffic Engineer - Associate
Transportation/ Traffic Engineer - Associate
Vancouver, British Columbia
Forensic Engineering is one of Canada’s largest and most respected multi-disciplinary forensic firms. Our core team of professional investigators, engineering technicians and support staff is enhanced through relationships with some of the top scientists, standard-makers and specialized consultants in North America serving a wide variety of industries including:
Insurance, Manufacturing, Legal, Construction, Health Care, Commercial and Residential Property, Financial, Government, Hospitality, Mining, Renewable Energy and Transportation.
If you want to be a part of this fun, exciting, growing firm and contribute your skills, knowledge, and abilities to our diverse group of professionals, we are looking for you.
Purpose:
FE is currently seeking Intermediate and Senior Associates (Transportation/ Traffic Engineers/ Planners) to join our Transportation and Safety team, located in Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, and Vancouver offices. The successful candidate will join a growing leading practice transportation/ traffic safety team, working on multi-modal transportation projects
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Practice Lead (or Vice President), Transportation and Safety Engineering, the successful candidate will work in a hybrid environment with access to an office in Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, and Vancouver. Working on numerous projects for respected public and private clients, the Associate will be an integral part of the Transportation team to consult with clients, perform examinations, complete documentation reviews, and conduct various safety, planning and engineering analyses, including preparing engineering reports.
The Associate will be responsible for working on a wide range of transportation planning, traffic engineering and multi-disciplinary assignments for both private and public sector clients including, multi-modal transportation master plans (TMPs), active (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). environmental assessments (EAs), parking studies, transportation demand management (TDM), traffic operation studies, traffic safety studies, and microsimulation and design assessments.
Role responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):
Undertake and manage transportation planning and traffic engineering studiesComplete traffic modelling and analysis with applicable design software (Synchro, VISSIM, VISUM, Aimsun, etc.).Act as Project Manager and provide overall work management and technical performance on projects to ensure timelines and targets are being metActively participates in the preparation of proposals and writing reportsPerform in-depth safety investigations for post-collisions/ incidents with a proactive safety or vision zero approach for the potential improvement of existing or future facilitiesOversee and assist in the preparation of technical drawings and simulations, including field measurements, sketches, technical calculations and other dataConduct and lead field studies and site examinations for collision/ incident investigations, including inventories, traffic and parking counts, etcReview plans and specifications to determine whether they meet relevant transportation regulations, guidelines, standards, policies and practicesWork toward technical independence, with a goal of providing expert testimony in courtProvide mentorship, guidance, quality control, support and oversight of junior and intermediate staff to complete various traffic engineering and transportation planning tasksAttends and participates at client, stakeholders, and public meetingsEffectively communicate investigation and analysis findingsIdentify and participate in the acquisition of new clients and work (research and liaise with clients, network within the industry)Establishes and maintains good working relationships and communication with clients, department managers, internal and external leadsOther duties as assignedRequirements:
University Degree in Transportation Engineering/ Civil EngineeringEng. License from the Professional Engineers of Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, or elsewhere in Canada+ years of relevant experience (or a post-graduate degree) in transportation/ traffic engineering and planning services in the consulting sectorThorough knowledge of municipal and provincial review processes, guidelines, and standardsDemonstrated knowledge of prevailing transportation guidelines, standards and regulations including, but not limited to, the Ontario Traffic Manuals (OTM), Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads, Highway Traffic Act (HTA), and other Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) and Ministry of Transportation publicationsDemonstrated working knowledge of road safety programs including, but not limited to, network screening, safety reviews or audits and collision modification factorsDemonstrated knowledge of roadway design, maintenance, operations, transportation planning process or policy…
