Senior Safety Engineer - Highway Engineering at AECOM
Burnaby, BC, Canada -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

05 Oct, 25

Salary

110000.0

Posted On

05 Jul, 25

Experience

6 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Design Standards, Codes, Project Planning, Civil Engineering, Transportation, Motor Vehicle, Tac, Construction, Building Codes, Autocad, Aashto, Design, Regulations

Industry

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.
AECOM is hiring a Senior Safety Engineer for their Highway Engineering Team in Burnaby, BC. We support flexible work location including remote and hybrid models.
If you have a deep understanding of vehicle dynamics, roadway designs and modern safety technologies we would like to hear from you.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

  • Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or applied science.
  • Minimum 6 years of progressive experience in transportation project planning, design, engineering and construction.
  • Licensed Professional Engineer, P. Eng. in British Columbia (EGBC) or eligible for registration within 3 months of the start date.
  • PE license in Washington State

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Ideally 8 plus years of experience.
  • Ability to conduct and lead client and public meetings.
  • Knowledge of BC Provincial Standard Specifications, Master Municipal Construction Documents, National and BC Building Codes.
  • Knowledge of applicable design standards and codes including those published by AASHTO (American Association of State Highways and Transportation Officials), TAC (Transportation Association of Canada), BC Supplement to TAC, BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit’s (MOTT) Standard Specifications for Highway Construction.
  • Ability to interpret and apply Motor Vehicle and Transportation Acts, highway engineering policies, practices, procedures, standards, and regulations in BC to projects.
  • Experience with AutoCAD, and Civil3D and other roadway design software would be an asset.
  • Professional of Record on transportation and infrastructure projects in Western Canada.
  • Professional Engineer designation from the United State of America.
Responsibilities
  • Act as Professional of Record (PoR) for their respective qualifications.
  • Leading/assisting with the development of scope, schedule, and budget for road safety projects.
  • Collecting and analyzing traffic & collision data and modeling urban and rural highways.
  • Identify potential hazards and recommend improvements based on empirical evidence and modeling techniques.
  • Recommend road design, safety improvements and traffic control measures for different highway functional classifications and multi-modal transportation facilities.
  • Analyzing accident reports, collision prone segments & locations and traffic data to identify trends, hotspots and hazardous conditions.
  • Conduct conflict zone analysis between different modes of transportation and vulnerable road users.
  • Collaborating with urban planners, traffic engineers, other professionals, road authorities and enforcement agencies to design safer roadways.
  • Conducting research on new safety technologies and best practices.
  • Reviewing construction traffic management plans to ensure compliance with safety standards.
  • Ability to perform or assist with road safety audits and inspections of in-service roadways and report findings and recommendation.
  • Ability to write specifications for Complete Streets with consideration for all road users including active transportation and transit needs.
  • Provide safety assessment of designs including cross slopes, superelevation, horizontal, and vertical profiles.
  • Provide assessment of roadside hazards, warrant analysis for safety treatments and clear zones assessment for rehab and new road designs.
  • Apply traffic engineering principles in road designs aimed at reducing conflict zones and traffic collisions.
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