MTO Highway Design Lead

About the role

Egis is hiring a full-time MTO Highway Design Lead based in Ottawa, Ontario, to manage and lead multidisciplinary highway and bridge design assignments for the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. The role covers technical leadership, project oversight, stakeholder coordination and delivery accountability for highway expansion, interchange improvements, roadway and bridge rehabilitation projects.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as Project Manager and Highway Design Lead for highway and bridge design projects delivered for MTO.
• Lead planning, design, coordination and delivery of freeways, highways, interchanges, intersections and related infrastructure.
• Provide technical leadership and design oversight, including design criteria, technical reviews, constructability and resolution of complex design issues.
• Ensure designs meet MTO standards, specifications, manuals, design criteria and QA/QC requirements.
• Coordinate the preparation, review and submission of design packages, drawings, reports and specifications.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces (highway, structural, drainage, utilities, traffic, electrical, geotechnical, environmental).
• Work with MTO, municipalities, approval agencies, utility providers, contractors and consultants.
• Monitor scope, schedule, budget, technical performance, risks and milestones, and implement corrective actions.
• Mentor engineers and designers, support proposals, work planning, scope definition, fee estimates and resource planning.
• Identify and manage technical and delivery risks such as design interfaces, constructability issues, utility conflicts and schedule or cost impacts.

Required profile

• University degree in Civil Engineering.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.).
• 10 to 15 years of progressive experience in highway design and project management.
• Demonstrated experience delivering highway and transportation projects in a consulting engineering environment.
• Experience with major provincial transportation infrastructure assignments and exposure to interchange widening, roadway and bridge rehabilitation programs.
• Valid driver's license and access to a registered and insured vehicle.

Required skills

• Thorough knowledge of highway and transportation engineering principles, policies, regulations and guidelines.
• Project management: schedule, budget and resource management.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, attention to detail and analytical abilities.
• Ability to work independently and within multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Additional assets: eligibility for approval within the MTO RAQS system, established professional relationships in Ontario's transportation engineering sector, and experience supporting proposal development and business development. The role is eligible for a referral bonus, and accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.