Bridge Design Lead, Rail and Transit Eastern Canada in Toronto

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

We are seeking a Bridge Design Lead with a strong focus on rail bridge (freight and passenger) design. You will use your knowledge and understanding of structural bridge engineering, railway loading requirements, and freight rail design and construction methods to manage and successfully deliver multidisciplinary bridge analysis, rehabilitation, and design projects for both private and public sector clients, from planning through to detailed design stages and into construction.

Role accountabilities:

• Producing, supervising, and managing the creation of engineering design products for a diverse portfolio of freight rail bridge rehabilitation, replacement, and new design projects.
• Ensuring that all work meets and exceeds customer quality requirements while addressing the unique structural, operational, constructability, and safety demands associated with freight rail infrastructure.
• Leading a team to define design criteria, establish the work scope, prepare budgets and schedules, plan the work, and provide technical direction and oversight throughout each phase.
• Performing complex technical engineering design tasks, ensuring efficiency and accuracy in all deliverables.
• Preparing and checking detailed engineering calculations, structural analysis models, drawings, specifications, quantities, cost estimates, and technical reports for freight rail bridge structures and associated components.
• Providing technical engineering services during construction by reviewing shop drawings and contractor submissions, responding to RFIs, coordinating with other engineering disciplines, and maintaining strong working relationships with clients and freight rail stakeholders.
• Undertaking engineering assessments of existing complex freight rail bridges and other rail-related structures to support rehabilitation and design development.
• Coordinating and leading technical investigations, working with inspection teams and specialized sub-consultants, providing recommendations for strengthening, renewal, and replacement, and completing life cycle cost analyses.
• Taking a leading role in project pursuits, determining budget estimates, assessing staffing requirements, and writing proposals to secure new work in the freight rail bridge design market.
• Performing Project Management duties, such as assembling and managing project teams, controlling project budgets and schedules, and ensuring the quality of all deliverables.
• Maintaining client relationships, managing financial reporting, and ensuring compliance with all applicable codes, standards, and railway-specific regulations.
• Providing input and technical guidance to CAD Designer/Drafters, Designers, and less experienced engineers, and supporting the growth and development of your team across multiple freight rail bridge design projects.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 4-year degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from a recognized post-secondary institution.
• 10+ years progressive rail bridge engineering design experience.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, and collaborative skills.
• Ability to provide effective technical mentoring to less experienced engineers.
• Must be a licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario, Alberta or BC.
• Technical knowledge of bridge engineering design and analysis principles.
• Excellent technical report writing experience and skills.
• Proficiency in 3D modelling analysis software (CSI Bridge or MIDAS Civil) is a must.

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging: We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

The salary range for this position is $109,000 - $159,000. The base salary represents Arcadis’ hiring range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as location, skills, experience, and qualification for the role.