Pavement Engineer
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Our Team in GTA is growing and looking for an Intermediate Pavement Consultant to join our growing Canadian operations.
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Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:
- Carrying out project execution, proposal, and pavement design report / geotechnical investigation report preparation, with oversight and support by a senior pavement / geotechnical engineer
- Developing field work plans/program for the borehole, coring, test pitting investigation
- Conducting pavement condition surveys on flexible, rigid, surface treated and gravel pavements.
- Carrying out pavement/geotechnical investigation including borehole and core logging, sampling of asphalt, concrete and subgrade soils, if required
- Conducting pavement data processing and analysis and pavement designs for new construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, widening, and resurfacing using state-of-the-art strategies
- Conducting geotechnical engineering assessments and analyses for a range of project types
- Executing projects to further gain experience in project management, preparing invoices and monitoring budget of projects throughout the duration of the projects
What you will bring to the team:
- Bachelor’s degree in Pavement Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Material Engineering or equivalent
- Post-graduate degree in relevant field is an asset.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in the Pavement/Geotechnical Engineering field, with at least 2 of those years in the consulting industry in Ontario is preferred.
- Experience with, and an interest in pavement evaluation, investigation, design, and asset management
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals, present information, and ideas, and respond to questions in a clear and concise manner is required.
- Experience with AASHTO 1993 and MEPDG methods for designing flexible and rigid pavements would be considered an asset
- Familiar with pavement related MTO’s OPSS, OPSD, SPs and Municipal standards
- Maintaining meaningful involvement in professional organizations is strongly encouraged.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point and Access)
- Professional Engineer License is an asset.
- Valid G Class Ontario Driver’s License
It's a bonus if you have:
- Practical knowledge of statistics, numerical modeling and computational methods for data analysis and quality management is required.
- Experience in providing pavement designs to the MTO and Municipalities considered a strong asset.
- A high level of proficiency with current pavement/geotechnical design software applications
- Project management experience and technical expertise with pavement analysis/engineering/design projects, using Municipal standards, MTO, and AASHTO methods.
- Ability and willingness to be mobile and travel for work as needed.
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