Civil Roadway - Senior Engineer - Major Projects

Job Description

Civil Roadway - Senior Engineer - Major Projects is a senior-level transportation engineering role based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, supporting the delivery of roadway and highway components across complex infrastructure programs. The position operates within a multidisciplinary transportation team responsible for major capital projects involving aviation facilities, light rail transit systems, subway infrastructure, and urban transportation networks.

The role provides technical leadership throughout planning, detailed design, and project delivery phases, ensuring roadway design integration, coordination across engineering disciplines, and compliance with applicable provincial and municipal standards. Responsibilities extend across design oversight, stakeholder coordination, proposal development, project execution, and client engagement within public-sector infrastructure environments.

The ideal candidate brings 12+ years of transportation infrastructure experience, strong roadway or highway design expertise, leadership experience, and a demonstrated ability to manage technical teams and complex engineering assignments across large-scale capital programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and engineering oversight for roadway and highway design components supporting major transportation infrastructure projects.
• Perform design review activities to ensure roadway deliverables comply with applicable standards, project requirements, and quality objectives.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering interfaces involving civil, transit, rail, aviation, and municipal infrastructure systems.
• Manage project execution from concept development through construction support while maintaining compliance with client and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare and review technical reports, engineering specifications, design documentation, and proposal submissions.
• Oversee project schedules and resource planning to support milestone achievement and delivery commitments.
• Lead and mentor engineering teams, providing technical guidance, conflict resolution, and performance support throughout project delivery.
• Support stakeholder coordination activities with clients, consultants, agencies, and project partners.
• Participate in RFQ and RFP proposal writing, including technical strategies, scope development, and submission reviews.
• Monitor project performance and contribute to risk management, project planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support business development activities within municipal infrastructure and public-sector transportation programs.
• Maintain awareness of industry practices, transportation engineering trends, and emerging infrastructure delivery methodologies.

Qualifications

Required

• University degree in Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or equivalent professional engineering designation preferred by the employer.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in engineering design, project management, or business development within the municipal infrastructure sector.
• Demonstrated expertise in transportation infrastructure design and project delivery.
• Strong experience in roadway engineering, highway design, and transportation corridor projects.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and managing technical project delivery.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated stakeholder engagement experience.
• Proven organizational and project coordination skills.
• Fluency in written and spoken French and English.
• Valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle.

Assets

• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation if not already held as a mandatory requirement.
• Experience supporting aviation, subway, or light rail transit infrastructure programs.
• Familiarity with rail and transit project delivery environments.
• Experience within public-sector transportation infrastructure projects.
• Exposure to multidisciplinary transportation design environments.
• Experience leading large-scale proposal pursuits and strategic client development initiatives.
• Participation in quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) programs.

Additional Information

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

This role is eligible for a referral bonus in line with the Referral Program.  If you have been referred, please provide the name of the employee who has referred you at the time of your application.

At Egis, we embrace innovation to tackle challenges and utilize AI in our recruitment process under stringent ethics and compliance policies and in alignment with our values of being a Responsible Company, a People First Company and a Creative Company. Committed to diversity, growth and collaboration, we may leverage AI to support the recruitment process.

Egis Canada is an equal opportunities employer offering a competitive salary and benefits to those with the skills suited to the needs of our clients. The salary range advertised may exceed the range based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. 

Company Description

Join Egis, where your ambition meets unparalleled growth opportunities. As we continue to expand within Canada, we're looking for talented professionals like you to be a part of our innovative team. Imagine working alongside over 1,000 top-tier engineers, architects, and planners, all dedicated to shaping the future of infrastructure and development.