Associate, Traffic Operations - Toronto, Canada - IBI Group

Description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 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.

Arcadis is searching for an entrepreneurial and innovative individual to grow our Traffic Operations and Parking team. We take pride in offering career growth and challenging opportunities within a global organization. The successful candidate will work on a wide range of projects in Ontario and across Canada with an in-house multi-disciplinary team of industry-leading experts.

As an Associate, Traffic Operations & Parking (Transportation Engineering) in our growing Mobility Advisory team, you will work primarily on projects to transform constrained urban corridors and improve mobility including traffic signal coordination, transit signal priority. You will work closely with our in-house team of planners and engineers located in offices across Canada. You will have the opportunity to work with global industry leaders in a wide range of disciplines to deliver successful urban projects. Arcadis provides flexible and remote work arrangements, career development opportunities and a supportive and collaborative team environment. We encourage involvement in professional associations, conferences, and support our staff to grow through life-long learning. We are looking for candidates with demonstrated experience on complex traffic operations and parking projects. Notable experience should include a leading role completing operational analysis and simulation of arterial roads and higher order transit. The ideal candidate will have experience working with provincial, regional, and municipal jurisdictions.

The role sits within our global business area Mobility. We partner with our clients across the globe to design thriving and connected cities and communities that enable opportunity for all and keep the world moving. Climate change, urbanization and digitization trends are requiring today's mobility projects and systems to address an evolving set of demands from the world's growing population. We design connected, sustainable solutions that integrate existing infrastructure with new technologies, and optimize the mobility of people and goods.

Role Responsibilities:

• Assemble and manage project teams on exciting and challenging projects, with a focus on managing congestion and improving traffic operations on constrained urban corridors
• Serve as Project Manager in a client-facing role, although project management is not the sole focus of this position
• Responsible for maintaining a reputation for high quality on all technical deliverables
• Support the growth and development of the team by empowering, inspiring and energizing the team through project experience
• Provide career coaching as reporting manager for multiple professional staff
• Manage staff productivity and utilization
• Use judgment to identify and resolve day-to-day technical and operational problems
• Create a sense of shared ownership and accountability balancing this with decisiveness and holding others to account to deliver projects on time and on budget
• Build client relationships by providing excellent customer service and communications, identifying potential market opportunities, leading the preparation of proposals, networking connections, and other business development activities
• Contribute to client and project success by focusing on improving quality of life and putting sustainability at the core of all you do
• Contribute to Arcadis' reputation through active participation in professional associations and committees
• Deliver high quality proposals, presentations, and reports
• Lead by example through your own professional development

Qualifications and Experience:

• Licensed Professional Engineer with PEO or Certified Engineering Technologist with OACETT
• Seven (7) or more years of experience including a lead role in traffic operations and parking studies such as Project Manager or Technical Lead
• Progressive experience in project management and business development including responding to RFPs
• A solid understanding of capacity analysis software (Synchro)
• Experience with meso- and micro-simulation modelling (VISUM, VISSIM, AIMSUN, Vistro)
• Experience with roundabout analysis software (ARCADY or RODEL) considered an asset
• Working knowledge of City of Toronto guidelines and the application of OTM Book guidance
• Experience in curbside management, parking policy review, signal design or civil design considered an asset
• Excellent analytical and decision-making skills, with a commitment to excellence and high-quality work
• Proven technical writing skills in English with strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Proven ability to communicate difficult concepts and persuade others to adopt a different point of view
• Experience preparing material for and facilitating meetings with technical agencies and the public
• Ability to be flexible and collaborate in a multi-disciplinary team, while maintaining quality work within a fast-paced environment
• Ability to regularly attend client and public meetings in person in the Greater Toronto Area

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:

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are proud to support the growth and equality of our people through initiatives like our Mentorship Program, Global Women's Network, and Diversity & Inclusion Council. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, race, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

We request applicants submit a RESUME highlighting relevant work experience; please limit PDF files to 10MB. For design related roles, we also require a portfolio to review.
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

As part of Arcadis selection process, candidates may be requested to consent to background checks relevant to the role under consideration for, prior to receiving a job offer (as applicable under state law). These could include: work references, education and credential confirmation, employment verification, identity check, credit report, criminal offence, drug testing and driver's license record.

Join Arcadis. Create a legacy.

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