Position Details
Transportation and Infrastructure - Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
The Highway Design and Construction division of the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure provides detailed design, engineering oversight, project management, as well as technical support to regional staff regarding construction and maintenance of the province’s road transportation network. Reporting to the Chief Highway Design Engineer, this position will perform engineering tasks related to the design of transportation infrastructure including highways, intersections, interchanges, drainage structures, and other scopes as required. The role performs detailed road design; performs hydrology and hydraulic analysis; prepares regulatory agency applications; approves internal and external technical/shop drawings, designs, specifications and cost estimates to ensure conformance with design standards, principles and practices; prepares and evaluates project tenders; ensures safety and quality of work; prepares non-technical briefings, presentations, technical and economic feasibility reports for infrastructure requirements; collaborating and communicating with internal and external stakeholders; engineering lead for specification updates related to road sections of the TI Highways Specification Book including drawings, details and written specifications. The role involves the development of quality assurance programs for construction; oversees projects completed internally and/or through consultants and contractors; provides technical and project management oversight to junior positions including promoting professional development and other related duties as required.
Screening Criteria
- Graduation from an accredited university with a degree in Civil Engineering.
- Registered, or immediate eligibility to register as a Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) with a Canadian Professional Engineering Association.
- Extensive Experience in roadway design including horizontal and vertical alignments using relevant design guidelines such as the TAC Geometric Design Guide.
- Experience in performing hydrology and hydraulic analysis for highway drainage infrastructure.
- Experience with tendering practices and procedures, including developing contract specifications.
- Experience with Contract Management
- Experience working with AutoCAD Civil3D (or similar) as well as other design software for hydrology and hydraulics of structures.
Assessment Criteria
- Knowledge of highway design and construction practices including highway geometric design guidelines such as the TAC Geometric Design Guide.
- Knowledge of hydrology and hydraulic design including climate change adaptation principles.
- Knowledge of tendering practices and procedures, including developing contract specifications.
- Knowledge of engineering design software, including AutoCAD Civil 3D, hydrology modelling programs, ArcGIS, and other related computer applications.
- Knowledge of related Health and Safety regulations, policies, and practices.
- Contract Management skills
- Ability to independently assess and evaluate multiple issues and balance competing demands with tight deadlines
- Strong leadership/mentoring abilities
- Professionalism
Conditions of Employment
Conditions of Offer
- Valid Province of Newfoundland and Labrador Class 05 license
- Current driver’s abstract satisfactory to the Employer
- Membership or immediate eligibility for membership as a Professional Engineer (P. Eng) with Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Newfoundland and Labrador (PEGNL)
Conditions of Acceptance
- Occasional travel throughout the province may be required.
- Required to be accessible to address issues on an emergency basis with respect to concerns arising from natural events and unexpected situations
- Required to wear safety equipment such as safety boots, hard-hat, safety vests, safety glasses and personal protection measures when completing onsite inspections and overseeing construction
- Ability to perform construction site visits, construction site audits, and other activities requiring unrestricted mobility
Information for Applicants
For more information about this opportunity please contact: Andre Granville, Chief Highway Design Engineer, at (709) 729-5770 or [email protected].
