Senior Transportation Engineer - Project Manager, Kent (Blenheim)

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 Highways Discipline is seeking a Senior Transportation Engineer – Project Manager to fill an existing vacancy within our multidisciplinary team of 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 offices: Toronto, Guelph, Kitchener, Oakville, Windsor, Chatham, Hamilton, London, Kingston&Ottawa. We offer flexible work hours to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

Responsibilities Project Management&Design:

Management of transportation engineering projects and multidisciplinary project teams (including transportation, bridge, electrical and water resource engineers, transportation systems planners, environmental planners, environmental scientists, technical support staff, etc.)

Continuous development of technical expertise on a variety of transportation engineering projects, environmental assessments, preliminary design, detailed design and construction phase services

Lead the preparation of technical reports and studies to support the development of transportation designs, including EA documentation

Lead the preparation of contract documentation, including contract drawings, construction specifications, tender quantity and cost estimates, and work day estimates

Management and delivery of stakeholder consultation programs and municipal council and agency presentations

Provide regular and effective communication with clients, develop and oversee project budgets and take overall responsibility for successful project delivery

Business Development:

Prepare estimates and project proposals

Take a leading role in maintaining the MTO client relationship

Identify and develop new business opportunities, in collaboration with other project managers

Contribute to the leadership of the Transportation Facilities Group

Business travel for project meetings and 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 and intermediate staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring

Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees

Qualifications

A degree in civil engineering

Licensed to practice as a professional engineer in the province of Ontario

A minimum of 15 years related work experience

Proven leadership and business development capabilities

Experience

Proven experience with the MTO environmental assessment process, and preliminary/detail design of provincial facilities infrastructure

Previous experience with alternative project delivery models

Demonstrated abilities in the management and leadership of multidisciplinary project teams

Exceptional abilities in project management

Proven skills in public and agency consultation

Proficiency using Microsoft Applications (Teams, Word, Excel, etc.) and Google Suite

Strong verbal and writing skills, including experience in the preparation of technical memos and reports

Compensation $170,000 / year– $220,000 / year. Dillon will determine the final range based on educational background, work experience, skills and internal equity as well as geographic region.

Benefits

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

Learning and Development opportunities

Employee and Family Assistance programme

Wellness subsidy for health and fitness related expenses

Goodlife Fitness corporate membership

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 employment equity and an inclusive, diverse workplace where opportunities are based on skills and abilities. If you require accommodation during the interview process, please let us know. We look forward to hearing from you.

Technology Enablement and the Use of AI at Dillon We invest in modern technologies to enable continuous improvement across the organization. Dillon’s consulting team utilizes artificial intelligence‑assisted tools to support recruitment efficiency and fairness. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human recruiters.

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