Transportation Engineer

The North of 60 Engineering team is a vibrant group, focused on delivering innovative solutions for today’s civic challenges throughout the Territories and Western Canada. Building on each other’s talents, we collaborate across all disciplines to execute projects of all sizes and complexities – from roadway, traffic, structural, environmental, water, municipal, and more – to make our communities safer, more resilient, and exciting places to live and work.

We encourage our team to push the limits in an innovative and energetic environment, focusing on developing our team’s skillsets while advancing individual careers. We routinely engage with experts throughout North America, making the most of today’s technology and being the first to create new ones. We have three offices north of 60—Whitehorse, Yellowknife, and Iqaluit, serving as hubs for project delivery across the territories. Because our northern teams are lean and deeply connected to the communities they serve, people working north of 60 take on broader roles, gain hands-on experience, and contribute across the full life cycle of projects.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to some of the most significant transportation and economic infrastructure projects that connect northern communities, support economic growth, and improve safe, reliable movement across some of Canada’s most challenging environments. The work may include roads, highways, bridges, and major corridor initiatives in Northern Canada, including current and future projects associated with the Mackenzie Valley Highway, Grays Bay Road and Port, and the broader Arctic Economic Security Corridor.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and prepare complex engineering designs, plans, and drawings for a variety of projects, including urban and rural roadways, highways, and intersections.
• Support planning, design, and delivery of major northern transportation corridors, including all-season highways, resource access roads, ports, bridges, and community infrastructure.
• Apply practical northern design considerations, including permafrost terrain, seasonal access, remote logistics, constructability, and resilience to changing climate conditions.
• Apply advanced knowledge of transportation engineering principles and stay current on evolving methods and technologies.
• Coordinate effectively with Project Managers, multidisciplinary teams, and clients.
• Responsible for the design, quality reviews, and sealing of assigned projects.
• Supervise and mentor engineers, CAD staff, and junior team members, providing leadership, guidance, and professional development.

Your Capabilities and Credentials:

• Proven ability to solve complex problems using sound judgment, creativity, and innovation.
• Proficiency with CADD technologies, including MicroStation, PowerGEOPAK, and OpenRoads 3D modeling.
• Strong understanding of design and plan production processes for northern transportation infrastructure.
• Experience working on complex linear infrastructure projects in remote or cold-region environments.
• Strong communication skills—both verbal and written—with the ability to convey ideas, design issues, and solutions clearly.
• Ability to review the work of others for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with design standards.
• Highly organized with excellent time management skills and a commitment to meeting project deadlines and budgets.
• Collaborative, detail-oriented, and self-motivated with a positive attitude and a passion for team success.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree (or foreign equivalent) in Civil Engineering, Transportation, or a related field is required.

Professional Licensure: Professional Engineer designation in Canada, or eligibility for registration in Yukon and/or the Northwest Territories, is preferred.

Experience: Minimum of 6 years of experience in highway/roadway design is preferred, with northern, remote, or cold-region transportation project experience considered a strong asset.

This position may be based out of our Whitehorse, Yukon or Yellowknife, Northwest Territories office, with flexibility to work in a hybrid environment that includes a mix of remote and in-office work. Typical office work involves working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include travel to remote northern communities and project sites, with exposure to inclement weather, seasonal access constraints, and cold-region conditions.

About Stantec: Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.