Senior Transportation Engineer/Project Manager (City of Winnipeg)

Overview

Are you someone with strong leadership and technical capabilities? Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? Are you a thought leader, a trusted advisor and a problem solver? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation, this opportunity is for you! As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen, you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.

Your opportunity

Dillon’s Transportation Discipline is looking for a Senior Transportation Engineer/Project Manager to fill an existing vacancy within our multidisciplinary team of professionals. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects while providing clients with a fully integrated and superior customer experience.

At Dillon, we operate as one team. The successful candidate can be based at any one of our following offices: Winnipeg

We offer flexible work hours to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

Responsibilities

Design and Project management

• Management of transportation engineering team activities and support to project managers/technical staff in the delivery of multidisciplinary projects within Winnipeg, for the City of Winnipeg client. In addition to the City of Winnipeg, the selected individual will also support transportation projects across the province and company
• Development of technical expertise on a variety of transportation engineering projects, including functional and preliminary designs, detailed designs and contract administration phases, transportation master plans, and owner’s engineering services.
• Liaison with multidisciplinary project teams (including transportation, municipal and structural engineers, transportation systems planners, planners, environmental scientists, technical support staff, etc.)
• Development of client relationships and new business opportunities

Contribution to the career development of more junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring.

• Contributions to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees
• Business travel to other Dillon offices upon request

Business Development

• Prepare estimates and project proposals
• Contribute to the development of public and private sector client relationships and new business opportunities
• Business travel to other Dillon offices upon request

Learning & Development

• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development
• Contribute to the career development of junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring
• Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees

Qualifications

• An undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited university
• Registered (or eligible for registration) as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba (EGM)
• A minimum of ten (10) years of professional experience, preferably with an emphasis on transportation projects within the consulting industry
• Proven leadership and business development capabilities
• Proven ability as a project manager of multi-disciplinary project teams. Experience with City of Winnipeg transportation/infrastructure projects is desired and would be considered a valuable asset

Experience

• Proven experience and ability as a project manager in functional design, preliminary and detailed design, and contract administration of municipal transportation projects with the City of Winnipeg
• Demonstrated abilities in the leadership of multidisciplinary projects and teams
• Exceptional abilities in project management
• In-depth understanding of business issues associated with consulting engineering and planning
• Experience in the geometric design of highways, municipal roads and intersections
• Proven skills in public and agency consultation
• Exceptional communication (verbal and written) skills are essential

Why choose Dillon

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop.

We live our core values:

• Achievement: do the work to hit the target;

• Continuous Development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;

• Creativity: discover new possibilities;

• Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard;

• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences;

• Reliability: words result in actions that build trust.

In addition, we offer:

• Employee share purchase plan

  • Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all employees.

• A competitive compensation package

  • Comprehensive health benefits

  • Generous retirement savings plan

  • Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions

• Flexible work hours and hybrid working options

  • Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs. We are taking a trust-based approach to offer a variety of flexible and hybrid work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

• Learning and Development opportunities

  • As a knowledge-based business, we use a composite approach to development including coaching to build the how, mentoring to share lessons, advising to round out perspectives, and co-creation of knowledge through internal learning opportunities.

• Focus on Innovation

  • The ability to anticipate, examine, and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business performance. In our culture, people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to today’s problems and tomorrow’s opportunities.

• Employee and Family Assistance program

  • A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees.

• Goodlife Fitness Corporate Membership

  • Our employees can take advantage of reduced annual membership fees.

• Wellness Subsidy

  • Our employees can take advantage of a wellness subsidy that can be put towards expenses for a variety of health and/or wellness related activities such as gym membership, purchase of home fitness equipment, yoga classes and dance classes.

About Dillon

Dillon is a proudly Canadian, employee-owned, professional consulting firm specializing in planning, engineering, environmental science, and management. We partner with clients to provide committed, collaborative, and inventive solutions to complex, multi-faceted projects. With over 25 offices and more than 1100 employees across Canada, Dillon offers a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities.

Now operating for over 75 years, we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do. Dillon has been listed as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 19 years in a row and has the distinction of being a Platinum Club member in this program.

Health & Safety at Dillon

Prospective employees are expected to fully align with Dillon's core commitment to Health & Safety. This includes active, ongoing engagement with our Health & Safety processes and platform, and the active, ongoing identification and reporting of health and safety hazards.

Employment Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Dillon

Dillon is committed to employment equity and an inclusive, diverse workplace where opportunities are based on skills and abilities. If you require accommodation during the interview process, please let us know. We look forward to hearing from you.

Technology enablement and the use of AI at Dillon

We invest in modern technologies to enable continuous improvement across the organization. Please be advised that Dillon Consulting utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) assisted tools to support parts of our recruitment process to increase efficiency and fairness. While AI supports this process, all hiring decisions are made by our human recruiting team. By applying, you acknowledge and consent to this use.

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