Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Your future starts here. 

Join Egis, where your ambition meets unparalleled growth opportunities. As we continue to expand within Canada, we're looking for talented professionals like you to be a part of our innovative team. Imagine working alongside over 1,000 top-tier engineers, architects, and planners, all dedicated to shaping the future of infrastructure and development. 

The Senior Highway Engineer – Highway Lead is a senior-level civil engineering role focused on leading multidisciplinary transportation infrastructure design projects in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The position supports the delivery of highway and bridge projects for the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) within a consulting engineering environment operating in a hybrid work mode (three days per week in office).

The role encompasses detailed design and project leadership across freeway widening, interchange design, roadway rehabilitation, bridge rehabilitation and replacement, and intersection improvements. Work involves coordination with regulatory agencies, utilities, and contractors, while navigating MTO standards, policies, and approvals processes throughout the project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate brings 13+ years of progressive experience in highway design and transportation engineering, with demonstrated leadership in multidisciplinary project delivery, stakeholder coordination, and technical oversight within Ontario-based infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities: 

• As the Senior Highway Engineer - Highway Lead on MTO projects, lead on multidiscipline detail design highway and bridge projects for MTO. 
• Providing mentorship, support, and oversight to other engineers and technical staff working on your projects. 
• Supporting and leading a project team to complete designs ranging from freeways, urban and rural multi-lane and two-lane facilities, interchanges, and intersections. 
• Ensuring that corporate and client QA/QC practices are completed on all projects. 
• Coordinating with clients, approval agencies, utility companies, contractors, etc. 
• Developing and maintaining relationships with industry professionals, consultants and other business leaders. 
• Preparing proposals, project work plans, schedules, and budgets. 
• Monitoring overall work progress and technical performance on projects to ensure timelines and targets are being met. 

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario.
• Minimum 13 years of progressive experience in highway design and transportation engineering.
• Demonstrated project management experience within a consulting engineering environment.
• Strong knowledge of MTO policies, standards, guidelines, and operational procedures.
• Proven experience delivering detailed design for highway infrastructure projects.
• Experience in stakeholder coordination including regulatory agencies and utility companies.
• Valid driver’s license with access to a registered and insured vehicle.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical reporting and stakeholder engagement.

Assets

• MTO RAQS prequalification across relevant specialties.
• Experience on transportation infrastructure projects across GTA, Southwestern, or Northern Ontario.
• Advanced expertise in multidisciplinary project coordination (roadway, bridge, utilities integration).

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

This role is eligible for a referral bonus in line with the Referral Program.  If you have been referred, please provide the name of the employee who has referred you at the time of your application.

At Egis, we embrace innovation to tackle challenges and utilize AI in our recruitment process under stringent ethics and compliance policies and in alignment with our values of being a Responsible Company, a People First Company and a Creative Company. Committed to diversity, growth and collaboration, we may leverage AI to support the recruitment process.

Egis Canada is an equal opportunities employer offering a competitive salary and benefits to those with the skills suited to the needs of our clients. The salary range advertised may exceed the range based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.