Transportation Project Coordinator

What is the role?
Join LEA’s Transportation Practice area as a Project Coordinator and collaborate with an elite team of Transportation Engineers and Planners to deliver a variety of Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering projects for the public and private sectors. This role would allow for the gradual advancement from project coordination tasks to managing projects fully as a Project Manager. This is an excellent opportunity for entrepreneurial people to join a dynamic employee-owned engineering consulting firm with a solid track record of successful projects and financial success. We offer multi-functional learning experiences through job rotational assignments and exposure to other fields/areas within the Transportation practice area.
 
Why join LEA?
LEA is an Employee-Owned engineering consulting firm, with a history of 69 years. We provide engineering consulting services in the areas of Transportation, Civil, Structural, and Construction Administration.

We have a history of delivering high-quality, widely known projects in the Transportation Practice Area, including Transportation Planning, Traffic Engineering, Transportation Design, Intelligent Transportation Systems and Infrastructure Security Systems.

At LEA, we strive towards a common goal, which is self-realization and achieving the highest possible results. The company is owned by its employees and every effort counts.
Join LEA and discover your potential, because LEA:

• Recruits high-performing motivated individuals who share the desire to succeed.
• Is an Employee-owned company and almost half of our employees are shareholders.
• Offers a competitive total compensation package of salary, substantial bonuses, benefits and other perks.
• Provides a collaborative hybrid work environment with flexible hours.
• Organizes regular social events such as golf day, theatre, baseball/hockey game events, canoeing, camping, skiing, bowling, board games, volleyball and softball leagues, and charitable events.
• Hosts the best overnight holiday party in Muskoka.
• Is an organization with a higher purpose, we are committed to achieving our Environmental, Social, & Governance objectives through our various committees.
• Makes your everyday supercharged with meaning so you can point into the distance and live in the day to reach your goal.
• Prioritizes mentorship, training, and rotational assignments for knowledge advancement and career growth.
• Has an entrepreneurial spirit, with continuous growth and expansion taking part in meaningful projects.

In this role, your duties and responsibilities will include:

• Work under the direction of a Project Manager and Transportation Professionals; Senior Engineers and Planners to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Support a variety of Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering project teams to develop a project timeline, create schedules, and oversee progress to make sure deliverables are met on time.
• Monitor and track the progress of the project and the project work, including schedules and budget to make sure the project is running smoothly and efficiently and to support the preparation of status reports.
• Proactively identify project budget and schedule problems and suggest corrective actions.
• Maintain project information, including hardcopy and electronic files.
• Coordinate information exchange and the relationship between project participants, such as stakeholders, sub-consultants, and between the project team, the client and other parties where applicable.
• Attend project meetings and prepare minutes of meetings.
• Maintain professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations to keep abreast of the latest trends, software, and technology.

The qualifications you need:

• A Bachelor's degree in engineering, or equivalent, with 3-4 years of experience with at least one year as a Project Coordinator in the field of Transportation Engineering/Planning.
• Engineering interns or Co-op terms as a Project Coordinator are counted towards experience.
• Registered Engineer-in-Training (EIT) and working towards professional engineering licensure (P.Eng.), with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), or a Registered Professional Planner (RPP) with Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) or working towards it.
• Good knowledge of transportation engineering principles and jurisdictional design guidelines (e.g. TAC, MTO, OPSD, AODA), as well as provincial and municipality design standards.
• Good knowledge in the use of one or more of the industry-relevant software (AutoCAD/AutoTURN, Civil3D, MicroStation, Inroads, Synchro/SimTraffic, EMME, TORUS, VISSIM, AIMSUN).
• Strategic and process-oriented, prefers to operate in a fast and dynamic environment.
• Detail-oriented with good problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Team player that shares the entrepreneurial spirit embodied by an employee-owned firm.
• Able to prioritize tasks with excellent organizational skills.

Work Arrangement
LEA operates on a hybrid arrangement to ensure flexibility, safety, and the well-being of everyone.
 
LEA is Proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer:
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are incorporated into all levels of strategic planning and operational activities at LEA. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other protected statuses under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Additionally, we provide an accessible work environment and accommodate the accessibility needs of candidates. For information or assistance, please contact hr@lea.ca.

We thank all applicants, and we appreciate your interest, however, only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted. Consider applying again once you see an opportunity that matches your experience and career interests. We encourage you to keep in touch and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

 

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