Senior Roadway Design Engineer

Arcadis
Alberta, Canada
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-to-senior level Transportation Design Engineers who can lead municipal roadway projects and integrate with multi-disciplinary teams in Western Canada.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 8-15 years of municipal infrastructure design experience and leadership potential in collaborative environments
    — “8-15 years of municipal infrastructure and roadway design experience at increasing levels of responsibility”
  • Individuals with strong technical expertise in AutoCAD and Civil 3D for municipal design projects
    — “Proficiency with AutoCAD and Civil 3D for design purposes is required”
  • Engineers who can deliver technically robust, constructible solutions and ensure compliance with municipal standards
    — “ensuring compliance with municipal standards, constructability, and procurement readiness”

Things to consider

  • Candidates must be licensed as a Professional Engineer in Alberta
    — “P.Eng in Alberta”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize experience with integrating new and existing infrastructure in your resume and interview responses
    — “Experience with integrating new civil infrastructure with existing infrastructure will be an asset”
  • Showcase your ability to deliver full design packages and meet stakeholder requirements
    — “coordinating the delivery of technical designs to meet cost, schedule, and quality objectives”
  • Demonstrate your attention to detail and commitment to high-quality work through specific project examples
    — “task-oriented, committed to high-quality work and attention to detail”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • technical robustness
  • constructibility
  • stakeholder satisfaction
Typical background
Bachelor's University Degree in Civil or Transportation Engineering

Skills & requirements

Required

Roadway DesignTechnical ExpertiseProject ManagementCommunication SkillsProblem-solving

Preferred

Stormwater AnalysisAutocad And Civil 3D Proficiency

Stack & domain

Municipal Roadway DesignStormwater Analysis And DesignAutocadCivil 3DTechnical DesignProject ManagementInterdisciplinary CoordinationCivil Infrastructure IntegrationUtilities CoordinationDrainage CoordinationTraffic Control CoordinationEnvironmental CoordinationInterpersonalOrganizationalAnalyticalTask-orientedAttention To DetailTeamworkMunicipal InfrastructureRoadway DesignActive TransportationLinear InfrastructureTransit ProjectsMunicipal StandardsConstructabilityProcurement ReadinessStormwater Management

About the role

Original posting from Arcadis

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:

Arcadis is seeking a Senior Roadway Design Engineer, to join our Mobility Advisory group in western Canada. We are looking for an experienced Transportation Design Engineer to help shape the future of municipal roadway, active transportation, linear infrastructure, and transit projects across the Western Canada.

This role will offer the opportunity to lead meaningful, visible projects that improve communities and move people more safely and sustainably. Working with a collaborative, multi‑disciplinary team, this role will apply deep municipal roadway design expertise to deliver technically robust, constructible solutions. Responsibilities span detailed calculations and model creation through drawing production, plans, section details, specifications, and engineering reports.

Role accountabilities:

In this role you will provide transportation engineering design and technical expertise with a clear focus on municipal roadway projects, taking responsibility for detailed calculations, model creation, and drawing production while developing plans, cross-sections, pavement and curb details, associated engineering reports, and contract specifications for a wide variety of infrastructure works.

You will prepare conceptual, preliminary, and detailed cost estimates and rigorously review project documents prior to issue to verify scope, presentation, and technical accuracy. Also ensuring compliance with municipal standards, constructability, and procurement readiness.

The role involves coordinating the delivery of technical designs to meet cost, schedule, and quality objectives by producing full design packages and working closely with other engineering disciplines and technical specialists to integrate roadway design with utilities, drainage, traffic control, and environmental requirements while meeting stakeholder and municipal criteria.

This position requires applying a working knowledge of stormwater analysis and design together with strong interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills; you will be task-oriented, committed to high-quality work and attention to detail, and able to work independently and effectively within diverse project teams to deliver reliable, constructible municipal roadway solutions.

Qualifications & Experience:

Bachelor's University Degree in Civil or Transportation Engineering

P.Eng in Alberta

8-15 years of municipal infrastructure and roadway design experience at increasing levels of responsibility

Experience with integrating new civil infrastructure with existing infrastructure will be an asset

Proficiency with AutoCAD and Civil 3D for design purposes is required

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

The salary range for this position is $106,000 - $159,000. The base salary represents Arcadis’ hiring range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as location, skills, experience, and qualification for the role.

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Source: Arcadis careers

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