Description:
Senior Engineer in Urban Planning and Economy to lead studies and develop mobility plans to support the development and implementation of The City Plan, Edmonton’s combined Municipal Development Plan and Transportation Master Plan. Projects you can look forward to being involved in include implementation of the Goods Movement Strategy and future mass transit planning including BRT and LRT. You will work with branch leadership and a multi-disciplinary team of professional engineers, planners, and technologists to further your projects.
Your demonstrated ability to apply innovative solutions, your strong project management skills, and your strong analytical skills will support your success. Well developed listening, negotiation, and collaboration skills as well as a proficiency in written and verbal communication are necessary. Your success will be measured by your ability to achieve timely results in the context of a respectful, inclusive and service-minded style.
What will you do:
- Lead complex, strategic engineering and related studies for the development of strategic plans, policies, guidelines, and implementation tools for Edmonton’s multi-modal transportation network
- Perform current and future state network analysis which will include analyzing traffic and transportation patterns, identification of network gaps and solutions.
- Lead research and develop policies or actions that will support the implementation of The City Plan
- Lead complex studies including project management activities, managing multiple staff members, collaborating with internal and external Community Partners, and presenting results in written and oral form to senior leadership
- Collaborate with internal business partners and engage external interested parties in the development of key initiatives
- Proactively review policy, literature and current best practice for transportation planning and engineering
- Analyze and evaluate policies for continued support or modification; this includes the evaluation of travel data, traffic safety data, land use economics and health data
- Represent the section, branch, department or City as a part of committees or projects
- Manage, supervise and mentor project engineers, technologists and/or technicians
- Oversee and approve the work of staff including technical oversight and guidelines
- Perform related duties as required
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering with coursework in Transportation Engineering, Transportation Planning or Land Use Planning
- Must be a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with APEGA, in good standing. Registration with APEGA must be obtained prior to commencement of employment
- 7 years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas: Transportation Engineering, Transportation Planning and/or Land Use Planning