Highway Design Engineer

Job Description

• The Highway Design engineer will lead the design and delivery of transportation infrastructure projects for both provincial (MTO) and municipal clients. This position oversees all phases of roadway engineering—from initial scoping and field investigations through detailed design and project completion—while coordinating multidisciplinary inputs and ensuring technical excellence.
• Key Responsibilities
• 1. Project Leadership & Delivery
• Lead and manage roadway engineering components on major provincial and municipal projects.
• Oversee project development from concept through detailed design and construction documentation.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, integrating inputs from utilities, watermains, storm/sanitary systems, and drainage specialists.
• 2. Technical Design & Quality Control
• Prepare roadway design deliverables including design reports, contract documents, plans, profiles, quantities, and cost estimates.
• Conduct and review quality control checks on design drawings and digital models (Civil 3D, InRoads, OpenRoads).
• Ensure all work complies with applicable highway engineering standards, policies, procedures, and regulations.
• 3. Field Investigations
• Perform initial site inspections and field assessments to support design work.
• Translate field findings into engineering recommendations and design adjustments.
• 4. Team Support & Mentoring
• Provide technical direction, oversight, and guidance to junior engineers and technical staff.
• Promote knowledge sharing, best practices, and continuous improvement within the project team.
• 5. Client Engagement & Relationship Management
• Build and maintain strong relationships with MTO, municipal clients, and internal stakeholders.
• Represent the project team professionally during meetings, presentations, and reviews.
• 6. Innovation & Technical Development
• Stay current with roadway design tools and software (Civil 3D, MicroStation, InRoads, OpenRoads).
• Collaborate with senior CAD specialists to integrate advanced design practices.
• 7. Business Development
• Support proposal preparation and contribute to securing new project opportunities.
• Participate in developing technical approaches, scopes, and level?of?effort estimates.
• Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with 10+ years of highway/roadway engineering experience.
• Strong reputation working with MTO, municipalities, or equivalent agencies.
• Proven experience in the consulting engineering environment.
• In-depth understanding of highway design standards, regulations, guidelines, and operational practices.
• Demonstrated proficiency in detailed design for highways, roadways, interchanges, and related infrastructure.
• Excellent communication skills—written, verbal, and interpersonal.
• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and creative problem-solving ability.
• Ability to work collaboratively with clients, colleagues, and multidisciplinary teams.