Lead Engineer - #437467

Job Description

GHD is one of the world’s leading professional services companies operating in the global markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation.

Privately owned by our people, GHD provides engineering, architecture, environmental, and construction services to private and public sector clients across five continents. Focused on creating lasting community benefit, our connected global network of 10,000 people deliver projects with high standards of safety, quality and ethics.

Our Ontario Transportation Group is looking for a Lead Engineer ready to join our growing Canadian Operations. The position can be located in any of our Whitby, Markham, Toronto, Mississauga, St. Catharines, or Waterloo offices. It is understood that you will primarily work remotely from your residence near London, ON.

The Transportation Group within GHD Canada works with Provincial, Regional, and local municipal transportation agencies, as well as select contracting partners, on large-scale projects across the whole Transportation spectrum of highways, roads and bridges, transit and multi-modal infrastructure, and transportation planning. Our team provides integrated transportation services throughout the project lifecycle from initial policy, transportation economics, and business case advice, through planning, concept, environmental assessment, detailed design, construction administration, and asset management support.

Candidates’ career path:

• This role is intended for a Senior Engineering Professional seeking to continue their career by providing technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to our project managers, engineers, and technicians.
  
  

Candidates’ career experiences may consist of:

• Successful participation in the pursuit and delivery of roadway, highway, and freeway projects, and/or multi-modal corridors including surface LRT/BRT.
• Providing technical leadership and mentorship to intermediate and junior staff.
• Collaboration in small and large teams. Working with Project Managers and design teams to generate creative solutions to complex engineering and design issues.
• Leading quality reviews of projects and proposals. Working with Project Managers and design staff to deliver quality submissions on time and on budget.
• Liaising with key stakeholders and clients, including participation in GHD’s Key Client program (particularly MTO & City of Toronto).
• Contributing to business development and growth with key clients through the development of our organizational strategy, capture planning, and proposal preparation for key pursuits.
  
  

Candidate Qualifications:

• Post-secondary degree in Civil Engineering
• Ontario P.Eng. designation required
• 30+ years' experience in the management, design, and engineering of transportation infrastructure projects
• Experience and understanding of conventional and alternative infrastructure delivery models
• Experience working with MTO and municipal transportation clients within Ontario
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proven ability to develop, mentor, and lead professional technical staff
  
  

We offer a professional working environment and culture and believe that work/life balance is essential to the success and happiness of our people. GHD is open and flexible to support combinations of remote and office working environments to support an agile and technology-focused workforce. We also offer competitive salary packages based on qualifications, skills, and experience.

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.