Civil Designer/Engineer, Roadway

GFT is seeking a Civil Designer/Engineer to join our Transportation team in either Toronto or Ottawa, ON. This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring regular attendance at our Toronto office or our Ottawa office, once open. 

Working on the transportation team at GFT offers the opportunity to engage in transformative projects that enhance transportation infrastructure and improve community connectivity. Whether working on highways and bridges or traffic engineering, our team excels in resilient, sustainable design and construction, delivering innovative solutions that address the complexities of modern, multimodal roadway systems and ensure safe, efficient, and reliable travel for all​. Explore some of our signature transportation projects here.   

What you’ll be challenged to do:  

We are looking for a self-starter who will work with a highly functioning, entrepreneurial, autonomous team and be responsible for providing design & multidisciplinary coordination for a variety of projects and clients, including the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO), Metrolinx, and various municipalities in the Greater Toronto Area/Ottawa Area.  

In this role, you will have the opportunity to grow/enhance your transportation engineering design skills and take on significant responsibility for delivering exciting work.  

You will be part of a team that is passionate about designing and enhancing infrastructure that supports sustainable growth and mobility in the Greater Toronto Area/Ottawa Area in a role that values your autonomy and trust in your abilities. 

Working closely with peers and supervisors, you will have the opportunity to: 

• Work with clients and attendance at meetings is required. 

• Coordinate in a multi-disciplinary and collaborative team environment. 

• Contribute to planning, preliminary design and detail design for interesting infrastructure projects. 

• Prepare detailed engineering drawings (plans, profiles, sections, and miscellaneous details) with limited to high complexity in support of broader engineering activities. 

• Develop practical applications of engineering principles and ensure compliance with local, provincial, and federal regulations and standards. 

• Produce plans, 3D models and 2D drawings using AutoCAD and Civil 3D, or MicroStation & InRoads. 

• Gather and record information to be used for cost estimating. 

• Prepare specifications. 

• Conduct site inspections & investigations during design development process. 

• Provide technical writing input to proposals, feasibility studies, design criteria and other reports. 
• Interfacate and manage civil engineering sub disciplines such as drainage, traffic, geotechnical, survey and others. 

  What you will bring to our Firm:  

• At least a year of experience in road, transportation, or transit design.  

• Experience with Bentley MicroStation/InRoads/OpenRoads. 

• Experience with AutoCAD & Civil 3D. 

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools. 

What we prefer you bring:  

• Strong written and verbal communication skills. 

• Knowledge of current trends and technologies in transportation engineering. 

• Methodical approach to problem solving. 

• Initiative to undertake tasks efficiently and independently.