Senior Transportation Engineer

(one position total from 23-E015 and 23-E016)
Regular Full-Time
Bulletin File #: 23-E015
Website: tol.ca

Join a “Community of Communities” – the Township of Langley, home to approximately 150,000 residents, is committed to providing progressive business, housing, and recreational opportunities, while balancing its unique mix of urban growth and rural beauty. A truly fun and beautiful place to work, the Township of Langley offers competitive salaries, excellent benefit packages, municipal pension plan, employee wellness programs, and opportunities for professional development and career growth.

The Township of Langley is currently recruiting for a regular full-time Senior Transportation Engineer to join our team of professionals in the Engineering Division, Transportation Department. Reporting to the Manager, Transportation Engineering, in this Exempt position you will be responsible for all modes of transportation as it relates to transportation engineering and planning, including the development of a transportation and Mobility Strategy. This will include addressing access and mobility, transportation choices, affordability, community and environmental issues and supports the Township’s Climate Action Strategy (CAS). Working with other departments, municipalities and government agencies, citizen groups and the public, this position requires an important level of leadership, and innovation. The Senior Transportation Engineer will review the design of transportation projects. You will assist in Township and neighbourhood transportation preparation requirements, and all aspects of matters affecting the flow and safety of traffic in the municipality.

Your education will include a degree in Civil Engineering, specializing in Transportation plus a minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience in Transportation Engineering with progressively more responsible project management and at least 2 to 5 years of work experience at the municipal level; preferably supplemented by supervisory experience. An advanced degree in engineering or business administration or the equivalent combination of education and experience is considered an asset.

In this role you will have experience communicating and coordinating with other organizational units in the Municipality to discuss means of mitigating project traffic impacts resulting from new developments. etc. liaises with adjacent municipalities other agencies. The successful candidate will prepare Council memos and reports on a variety of transportation issues and attend/make presentations at Council meetings as needed. You will prepare long range transportation plans and reviews, analyzes reports on transportation plans prepared by other agencies which affect the Municipality. In this position, you will supervise unionized and contract workers with responsibility for the recruitment, selection, training and evaluation.

In order to be considered for this position, candidates must have the following valid and current certifications/licenses (must be valid at the time the posting closes) and these must be attached with your application. Applications without the attached required documents below will be deemed incomplete and may not be considered. Please title your attachments with the number of this competition and have these documents ready to upload when you apply:

• Valid BC Class 5 (full-privilege) Driver’s License or equivalent driver’s license for where you reside. You must include with your application a current Personal Driving Record (select the 5-year option if obtaining online) that has been obtained within 6 months of the closing date. To obtain a copy of your Personal Driving Record, please contact ICBC directly or the driving authority where you reside. Please note that a copy of your Driver’s License and/or Driver Factor Report will not be accepted.
• Registered Professional Engineer in the Province of British Columbia

An excellent benefit package is offered with this Exempt position and the hourly rate range is $71.27 - $80.16 (2023 rates), based on 37.5 hours per week.

The Township of Langley is an equal opportunity employer. If you wish to pursue this exciting career in a growing community, please visit tol.ca/careers to apply.

The closing date for this competition is October 9, 2023.

We appreciate all applications; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.