Overview
Are you someone with strong leadership and technical capabilities? Do you enjoy building relationships and working
collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? Are you a thought leader, a trusted
advisor and a problem solver? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation, this opportunity is for you! As someone
with excellent communication skills and business acumen, you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.
Your opportunity
Dillon’s Land Development Business Unit is looking for a Senior Project Designer to join our multidisciplinary team of
professionals. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects while providing clients with a fully
integrated and superior customer experience.
This position is based at our Vaughan office. We offer flexible work hours and hybrid work arrangement options to help
balance the competing demands of work and personal life.
Responsibilities
What your day will look like
• Prepare various preliminary engineering and detailed design activities, including earthwork analysis, road and
parking lot design, site grading, sewer design and analysis, and watermain design
• Produce drawings and reports that clearly communicate the design intention and produce well-organized
professional looking deliverables
• Participate in the monitoring of project schedules and design costs, and communicate pertinent project
information to Project Manager, municipalities and staff assigned to projects
• Provide leadership and technical guidance to junior staff and assist in their skill development and growth
• Assist in the preparation of Quantity Calculations, Cost Estimates, and various contract administration duties
as required
• Assist with design tasks including report preparation, hydraulic sewer modeling, watermains, network analysis
and various project coordination responsibilities
• Perform project coordination and design related duties as assigned by Project Manager
• Keep project design records and files
Learning & Development
• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development
• Input to the career development of junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations,
coaching and mentoring
• Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and
committees
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a relatable degree
• P.Eng is an asset but not a requirement
• Expert knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D, Subdivision and Site Plan Design
• A working knowledge of Stormwater Management practices and techniques
Experience
• 8+ years experience in the Civil/Land Development Sector
• Experience working on projects in the city of Toronto
• Experience in sewer design and the hydraulic analysis of sewer systems is preferred
• Experience in designing Site Plan and Subdivisions within a dense Urban Environment
• An intuitive understanding of the design parameters to be able to anticipate the governing design constraints
for a project and an ability to creatively overcome these constraints to optimize a design
Position Type
• Permanent Full Time
Compensation
• plus or minus $60,000 per year depending on experience
Why choose us
We are powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated
to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are
empowered to continually grow and develop.
We live our core values:
• Reliability: words that result in actions build trust;
• Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
• Continuous development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
• Creativity: discover new possibilities;
• Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard;
• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences
In addition, we offer:
Employee share purchase plan. Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all full-time regular
employees
A competitive compensation package
Comprehensive health benefits
Generous retirement savings plan
Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions
