Transportation EIT

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Job Description:

Ready to be part of a team that tackles transportation infrastructure challenges? Want to take your planning and engineering skills to the next level to work on tough projects that will make a huge impact on society? Parsons is now hiring an Transportation EIT with a desire to work on transportation design and construction projects that change the urban fabric of our communities.

Parsons’ extensive experience in this field, combined with your engineering knowledge, will propel your career forward with opportunity for advancement with top performance. Training, development and opportunities to work on projects locally and across Canada as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, enthusiastic to work in highly flexible, team-oriented environment and who have exceptional communication, analytical and organisational skills. This position is located in the Halifax office and requires in-office attendance for the first year due to a specific project requirement.

Under general supervision, you will provide technical support to engineers on moderately complex tasks and you will work within standard operating procedures and/or engineering methods.

Responsibilities:

• Interprets and ensures conformance to applicable standards and codes, as well as company policies and procedures.

• Perform basic geometrics design of roadway, highway, and active transportation systems.

• Works closely with Engineers and other disciplines to ensure coordinated design systems.

• Meets Transportation Engineering and Complete Street layout requirements and develops alternate design layouts of systems as required.

• Ensures compliance with required design safety factors, tolerances, and specifications.

• Works on site at project locations for contract administration and design reviews.

• Reviews supplier data and supplier/manufacturer drawings, as required.

• Checks orthographic (2D) and/or isometric (3D) drawings prepared by others.

• Performs checking procedures as appropriate to the discipline and assigned by immediate supervisor.

• Performs design and quantity calculations.

• Utilizes AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MicroStation or OpenRoads to perform various design work.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (or related field) and 0-3 years of related work experience.

• Registered as Engineer-in-Training (EIT), or eligible for registration with ENS

• Experience working on HRM or NSPW projects is an asset.

• Working knowledge of Autodesk AutoCAD, Bentley MicroStation, and other PC software packages typically associated with engineering is required.

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions-and to help them see what's next!

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as health, vision, dental, employer paid provincial care premiums, Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), life insurance, paid time off, sick leave, all province observed holidays off, and gym membership discounts to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for indigenous peoples, women, individuals with disabilities, and visible minorities.

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