Transportation Designer

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role Description 

We are seeking a motivated Junior Transportation Engineer to join our Utilities & Highways team. This is an exciting opportunity to launch your engineering career while contributing to a diverse range of highway, roadway, and utility infrastructure projects.

As part of our multidisciplinary team, you will support the planning, design, and delivery of impactful projects, gaining hands-on experience and mentorship from senior engineers. This role is ideal for an early-career engineer who is eager to develop technical skills, gain project exposure, and grow within a collaborative team environment.

Mobility
We partner with our clients across the globe to design thriving and connected cities and communities that enable opportunity for all and keep the world moving. Climate change, urbanization and digitization trends are requiring today’s mobility projects and systems to address an evolving set of demands from the world’s growing population. We design connected, sustainable solutions that integrate existing infrastructure with new technologies, and optimize the mobility of people and goods.
 

Role Accountabilities:

• Assist in preparing preliminary and detailed design drawings, technical reports, and engineering memos for highway and utility coordination projects under the supervision of senior team members.
• Support design processes for highways, roadways, utility relocations (water, sewer, gas, telecommunications, etc.), grading, drainage, and related infrastructure.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable standards, guidelines, and regulatory requirements (MTO, TAC, municipal standards, etc.).
• Collaborate with internal project teams, clients, contractors, and external stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.
• Utilize CAD software such as Open Roads or AutoCAD Civil 3D to develop design drawings and models.
• Participate in field investigations, data collection, and analysis as required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering. 
• 0–3 years of relevant engineering experience (experience with transportation or utility projects is an asset and new graduates with relevant internship/co-op experience are encouraged to apply).
• Proficiency with CAD tools (MicroStation, Open Roads/Inroads, or AutoCAD Civil 3D preferred).
• Understanding of highway, road, and/or utility design principles.
• Strong communication, organizational, and teamwork skills.
• Familiarity with municipal and/or provincial (e.g., MTO) standards is an asset.
• Eagerness to learn, grow professionally, and contribute to large-scale infrastructure projects.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

 

The salary range for this position is $63,800-$79,500 per year. The base salary represents Arcadis’ hiring range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as location, skills, experience, and qualification for the role.  

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