Transportation Engineer

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 Senior Transportation Engineer (Design) to join our roadway team in the Ottawa office. The ideal candidate has strong technical expertise in roadway and transit corridor design, excellent communication, and proven experience delivering detailed engineering projects. This position is primarily focused on roadway and transit corridor geometric design, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to develop innovative, sustainable, and constructible transportation solutions.

This team is a part of our Mobility Global Business Area. 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:

In this role, you will lead design teams and coordinate the work of intermediate and junior engineers, designers, and CADD staff to ensure quality project delivery and professional development. You will also deliver functional, preliminary and detailed designs for transportation infrastructure projects, including municipal roads, highways, LRT/BRT corridors, and active transportation facilities. You will review engineering drawings and models using tools such as MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer (ORD), AutoCAD, and Civil 3D, ensuring designs are practical, accurate, aligned with project requirements and following local CADD standards

You will prepare and review design documents, construction drawings, specifications, and cost estimates for roadways, intersections, and transit facilities. Working closely with other engineering disciplines, you will coordinate and integrate utility, drainage, and grading designs to support well-coordinated, constructible project outcomes.

Your work will ensure designs comply with applicable standards and guidelines, including TAC, Ontario Traffic Manuals, MTO requirements and City of Ottawa design standards. You will perform quality checks for technical accuracy and completeness prior to submittal, helping maintain high standards across all deliverables.