Senior Transportation Design Engineer

About the Role

You will lead multimodal transportation design for municipal, provincial, transit and private development projects, delivering high‑quality functional, conceptual and preliminary roadway packages. You will also develop innovative transportation studies and planning analyses for roads, transit corridors and site circulation, supporting smarter, more sustainable movement of people and goods. Partnering with clients, agencies and multidisciplinary teams, you will align technical requirements, find efficiencies and create context‑appropriate design outcomes while overseeing site‑plan reviews to ensure compliance with municipal standards. In addition, you will prepare construction staging and traffic‑management plans that meet NSPW, TAC and municipal design standards, and uphold quality assurance and control through governance and mentorship. • Lead multimodal transportation design for municipal, provincial, transit and private projects. • Produce functional, conceptual and preliminary roadway design packages. • Develop transportation studies and planning analyses for roads, transit corridors and site circulation. • Collaborate with clients, agencies and multidisciplinary teams to create context‑appropriate designs. • Review site plans to ensure compliance with municipal standards and operational needs. • Prepare construction staging and traffic‑management plans meeting NSPW, TAC and municipal standards. • Ensure quality assurance and control through governance, mentorship and best‑practice application. • Mentor junior and intermediate staff, providing coaching and professional development. • Support business development by preparing proposal inputs and coordinating research.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸transportation design
• ▸roadway design
• ▸transportation studies
• ▸traffic management
• ▸quality assurance
• ▸client collaboration

What You Bring

The ideal candidate brings over ten years of progressive transportation design experience and holds a P.Eng. licence in Nova Scotia together with a degree in civil or transportation engineering. You are proficient in AutoCAD, AutoTURN and Microsoft Office, committed to sustainable transportation, and thrive both independently and collaboratively while guiding teams toward technical excellence. • Bring 10+ years of transportation design experience and a P.Eng. licence in Nova Scotia. • Proficient in AutoCAD, AutoTURN and Microsoft Office; continuously expand technical skills. • Demonstrated commitment to sustainable transportation and climate‑resilient solutions.

Requirements

• ▸10+ years
• ▸p.eng
• ▸autocad
• ▸autoturn
• ▸microsoft office
• ▸sustainable

Benefits

WSP is a proudly Canadian Top 100 employer (2026) with a global community of over 65,000 professionals. We offer limitless growth opportunities, flexible work‑life balance and competitive salaries ranging from $94 k to $138 k depending on location. Our purpose is to shape communities, future‑proof cities and empower our people through collaboration, accountability and a strong health‑and‑safety culture.

Work Environment

Hybrid