Transportation Engineer jobs

We’ve opened a role in our Ottawa office for an Intermediate Transportation Engineer to work alongside exceptional people in JLR’s Transportation Planning group.

Pop Quiz:

• Are you a true leader with a passion for transportation networks, urban mobility, and a desire to shape the way cities evolve?
• Are you looking to work in a lively office of professionals under the direct supervision of a senior transportation engineer?
• Are you interested in working collaboratively with a talented team of urban planners, architects, and civil engineers to help plan new communities, commercial developments, or institutions, while minimizing impacts to public safety?
• Are you a great communicator who is detail-oriented but has big-picture mindset?
• Are you a resourceful, clever, and enthusiastic Transportation Engineer with 6-10 years of experience in the field of transportation planning?

If you scored five for five, JLR has a home for you as an Intermediate Transportation Engineer! You’ll be supported by a Platinum Club member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies program, 100% employee-owned firm that has a long-established reputation for quality services in multiple sectors, while you take on existing clients, develop new relationships, and deliver world-class, innovative solutions that support community building and growth in our cities.

JLR is a creative, tight-knit, and mentorship-focused community with unique opportunities for driven people with tenacity and spirit. Our organization is made up of diverse employee owners with specialized expertise in a wide range of disciplines. Joining the JLR team means joining a dynamic group of innovative architecture, engineering, and planning professionals and support staff. You’ll have the opportunity to help establish new clients and partner with existing ones to develop insightful solutions and see projects through from inception to completion.

If you’re innovative and collaborative, thrive when presented with new challenges, and are eager to take your career in new directions, then JLR is the right environment for you.

Your Role as an Intermediate Transportation Engineer:

Choose your own adventure! Let’s talk about how your skills, experience, goals, and passions can find a home at JLR. As an Intermediate Transportation Engineer, your role will include:

• Preparing and reviewing Transportation Impact Assessments (TIAs) in accordance with municipal guidelines for communities throughout Ontario, with an emphasis on the City of Ottawa TIA Guidelines.
• Undertaking Noise Impacts Assessments and Parking Studies.
• Conducting intersection capacity analysis and operational reviews using Synchro and SIDRA.
• Developing traffic-calming plans and design concepts for transportation network improvements.
• Developing and presenting technical reports, memos, and presentations to clients and approval authorities.
• Liaising with municipal staff, developers, architects, and other stakeholders to ensure transportation planning objectives are met.
• Working collaboratively with other stakeholders to achieve corporate objectives and ensure positive outcomes for the entire organization.
• Working with an established, multi-disciplinary, integrated technical team of engineers, technologists, and support staff to build innovative transportation solutions for our clients.
• Developing, managing, and expanding the client base and business opportunities in JLR’s Transportation Engineering Discipline.
• Providing oversight to junior staff and support to our project leaders delivering work in this discipline.
• Thinking strategically about current and future project opportunities, researching trends, and building short-term and long-term plans for growth.
• Mentoring and coaching junior staff and contribute to internal knowledge- sharing and process improvement.
• Utilizing VBA to streamline data analysis, automate repetitive tasks, and enhance modeling tools.

Why Join Us?

We live, work, breathe, sleep, and thrive in the communities we build. We love northern Ontario and the glorious bounty of the natural world and we’re proud of our reputation and longevity in the National Capital and Kingston regions. Furthermore, we’re growing our presence in southwestern Ontario and all along the Great Lakes of Ontario.

We foster a friendly, welcoming, and team-oriented atmosphere that encourages innovation and collaboration. We have an established depth of technical and support resources that can efficiently and effectively deliver small and large multidisciplinary projects. We provide flexible career direction with opportunities to choose your own path and interesting and exciting assignments ranging in size and type.

Employee Ownership and Career Growth

• 100% employee-owned
• Salary range- $87,000- $120,000
• Share ownership opportunities at all levels
• Merit and profit bonus program
• Competitive salaries reviewed annually
• Career Mentorship Program

Work-life Balance and Employee Wellness

• Immediate health and dental benefits
• RRSP/DPSP matching program
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working
• Parental leave top-up program
• Fun Funds to plan extracurricular social events

Community Engagement and Social Responsibility

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
• Environmental Sustainability Committee
• Reconciliation Action Plan Committee
• Local fundraising and community building events

Application Instructions

Interested in joining our team? Send us a cover letter and resume outlining your skills, qualifications, and the specific experiences that make you an ideal candidate for the position by emailing careers@jlrichards.ca.

This posting is for a current vacancy, but we’re always open to great talent, even if it’s not exactly what we’ve posted. Check out our open positions or send us a cover letter and resume outlining your skills, qualifications, and the specific experiences to careers@jlrichards.ca.

JLR welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

At JLR, each of us contributes to inclusion and we all have a role to play. Our culture is the result of our behaviours, our personal commitment, our curiosity, how we collaborate, and the ways that we courageously share our perspectives and encourage others to do the same. In turn, our environment inspires us to try new things, speak openly, and be bold. It brings us together in ways that help us stand out. Our inclusive culture empowers all of us to connect, belong, and grow. Learn more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Pay: $87,000.00-$120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Paid time off
• RRSP match

Work Location: In person