Senior Transportation Planner/Engineer

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 Integrated Mobility Disciple is looking for a Senior Transportation Planner/Engineer to join our multidisciplinary team of Transportation Engineering and Planning 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: Toronto, North York, Hamilton, Oakville, Vaughan, Guelph or Kitchener. We offer flexible work hours to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

Project Management & Design

• Lead and manage project teams in the delivery of multi-modal transportation projects, including functional and preliminary design studies for roadway and rapid transit corridors.
• Direct and oversee Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) studies for complex urban infrastructure projects.
• Liaison with multidisciplinary project teams (including transportation, municipal and structural engineers, transportation systems planners, planners, environmental scientists and technical support staff).
• Manage and deliver stakeholder consultation programs and municipal council and agency presentations.

Business Development

• Identify, develop, and secure new business opportunities to grow the Integrated Mobility Discipline in the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area (GTHA).
• Provide leadership in the maintenance and expansion of existing client relationships in the GTHA, including preparation of proposals and statements of qualification.
• Develop and implement strategic plans to build a market and enhance Dillon’s presence in the region.
• Business travel to other Dillon offices upon request.

Learning & Development

• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development.
• Input 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.

• A degree in civil engineering, transportation engineering, or urban planning.
• A minimum of 10 years of progressive professional experience, preferably in the consulting industry.
• Proven leadership, people management, and business development capabilities.

• Proven experience leading Municipal Class Environmental Assessments, and functional/preliminary design studies for multi-modal roadway and rapid transit corridors.
• Demonstrated abilities in the leadership of large, multi-disciplinary projects and teams, with a minimum of six years in a project management capacity.
• Exceptional abilities in project management, including budget, schedule, and quality control.
• Proven skills in public and agency consultation for complex urban projects.
• In-depth understanding of the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area (GTHA) transportation market and established client relationships.
• A track record of successful business development, including proposal leadership and a desire to build a market presence.
• Strong people management and mentorship skills.
• Exceptional communication (verbal and written) and presentation 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:

• Reliability: words result in actions that build trust;
• 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.

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, the organic growth of our knowledge and skills occur through our work performance and roles. The creation and sharing of knowledge allows us to take local knowledge to scale, capture lessons learned through experience, and continuously improve service delivery. The development of self and others is an evident and measured core behaviour within our organization
• 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 20 offices and more than 1000 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 the past 18 years and has the distinction of having achieved Platinum Club member status 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 the principles of employment equity, inclusiveness, and diversity within our organization. We strive to achieve a workplace where opportunities are based on skills and abilities and that respects and values differences.

Inclusion is more than a word to us, it is the way we choose to run our business. We encourage you to contact us if you require accommodation during the interview process. We would love to hear from you!