Project Designer - Urban

Vaughan/Hybrid - Full Time

Status

New

Description

Our client is an employee-owned, Canadian engineering consulting company based in the Greater Toronto Area, specializing in land development consulting and engineering. They have an immediate need for a Project Designer / Project Manager to be responsible for the preparation of municipal engineering designs using Civil 3D and other land development software. The position requires knowledge and experience which varies from small infill sites to large urban subdivisions and mixed-use developments. The position requires knowledge and experience in report preparation, proposal writing, hydraulic sewer modelling, watermain network analysis and various project coordination responsibilities with external parties (client, consultants, review agencies, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Responsible for various preliminary engineering and detailed design activities, including earthwork analysis, road and parking lot design, site grading, sewer design and analysis, and watermain design 

• Assists in the preparation of Quantity Calculations, Cost Estimates, and various contract administration duties as required 

• Participates in the monitoring of project schedules and design costs. Communicates pertinent project information to Project team, municipalities and staff assigned to projects

• Performs other project coordination and design related duties as assigned by Manager 

• Keeps project design records and files

Qualifications

• 7+  years of experience in designing Site Plan and Subdivisions within urban and non-urban environments. An intuitive understanding of the design parameters to be able to anticipate the governing design constraints for a project and an ability to creatively overcome these constraints to optimize a design 

• Registered as Professional Engineer in Ontario or C.E.T

• A passion for learning new ways to use the design software to produce smarter & faster designs and a desire to be on the leading edge and stay there 

• The ability to take a design lead role on a project with minimal oversight

• An understanding that the drawings and reports you produce must communicate clearly the design intention and pride in producing well organized professional looking deliverables 

• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D, Subdivision and Site Plan Design 

• A working knowledge of Stormwater Management practices and techniques 

• Experience in sewer design and the hydraulic analysis of sewer systems is preferred

Compensation

Open

Date Posted

2023-10-23

How to Apply

Please send your resume in confidence to nchapman@nlcrecruiting.ca

We thank you for being interested, however only those that are a close match to criteria will be contacted.