Senior Highway Engineer – MTO Project Lead
We are seeking a Senior Highway Engineer to lead the delivery of complex transportation infrastructure projects from planning and design through construction and closeout. This role will provide technical leadership across highway, roadway, interchange, drainage, and related infrastructure assignments, ensuring that projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with applicable standards, specifications, and regulatory requirements. The successful candidate will act as a trusted technical advisor to clients, project teams, contractors, and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
Key responsibilities include leading multidisciplinary engineering teams; managing scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and deliverables; reviewing design drawings, specifications, calculations, reports, and contract documents; and ensuring technical quality through formal reviews and compliance processes. The role will support procurement and tendering activities, respond to requests for information, assess change proposals and claims, and provide engineering guidance during construction. Additional duties include coordinating with utilities, municipalities, environmental specialists, survey teams, and other stakeholders; attending site meetings and inspections; monitoring progress and performance; preparing technical presentations and reports; and mentoring junior and intermediate staff. The successful candidate will also contribute to business development, proposal preparation, and the continuous improvement of project delivery practices.
A bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, with a focus on transportation or highway engineering, is required, along with professional registration as a licensed engineer in the applicable jurisdiction or eligibility for registration. Candidates should have substantial experience delivering major highway or transportation projects, including design management, contract administration, and construction support. Strong knowledge of roadway geometry, pavement design, drainage, traffic staging, quantities, cost estimating, and relevant codes and standards is essential. Experience working on large public-sector infrastructure programs is highly desirable. Excellent communication, leadership, organization, negotiation, and problem-solving skills are required, together with proficiency in engineering and project management software. Occasional travel to project and construction sites may be required.
Senior Highway Engineer – MTO Project Lead
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