# Transportation Engineer-in-Training

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Dartmouth, NS
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $60,300 - $80,000 CAD annually
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are seeking a Transportation Design Engineer-in-Training (EIT) to join our Transportation & Infrastructure team in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

As a Transportation Engineer-in-Training, you will work alongside experienced engineers, contributing to roadway design, signalized intersections, roundabouts, active transportation, transit, site access, and multimodal transportation projects.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Supporting transportation design assignments involving roadway corridors, signalized intersections, roundabouts, and active transportation facilities;

- Assisting with the preparation of functional, preliminary, and detailed design drawings, design briefs, technical memoranda, quantities, and cost estimates;

- Applying transportation design standards and guidelines to deliver safe and constructible solutions;

- Completing roadway design elements, including horizontal and vertical alignments, grading, curb returns, intersection layouts, cross-sections, pavement markings, and signage;

- Supporting signalized intersection design, including lane configurations, turning movements, pedestrian and cycling accommodations, signal equipment placement, and pavement markings;

- Assisting with roundabout planning and design, including entry and exit geometry, circulating roadways, splitter islands, truck accommodation, and pedestrian and cycling crossings;

- Conducting site plan and access reviews, including parking, loading, circulation, sightline, and AutoTURN assessments;

- Collaborating with designers, technicians, project managers, and multidisciplinary teams;

- Participating in coordination with clients, municipalities, and road authorities;

- Contributing to quality control reviews and internal design reviews;

- Gaining exposure to project management activities, including scope development, budget tracking, scheduling, and client communication;

- Preparing technical correspondence, meeting notes, reports, presentations, and proposal materials;

- Participating in site visits, field reviews, data collection programs, and construction-phase support, as required;

- Pursuing ongoing professional development, mentorship, and training toward your P.Eng. licensure.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

- A degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline, preferably with a focus on transportation engineering, roadway design, or municipal infrastructure;

- Registration as an Engineer-in-Training (EIT), or eligibility for registration with Engineers Nova Scotia, while working toward your P.Eng. designation;

- 0 to 4 years of relevant experience in transportation engineering or a related field;

- Foundational knowledge of roadway design, signalized intersections, roundabouts, active transportation, transit, site access, parking, and circulation principles;

- An interest in developing expertise in signalized intersection and roundabout design;

- Working knowledge of AutoCAD and Civil 3D;

- Familiarity with TAC guidance, municipal standards, provincial requirements, accessibility considerations, and complete streets principles;

- Strong attention to detail, curiosity, and a willingness to learn from senior professionals;

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;

- The ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a multidisciplinary environment;

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

The compensation range for this position is $60,300 - $80,000 CAD annually.

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## Skills

### Required
- Civil Engineering
- Transportation Engineering
- Roadway Design
- Signalized Intersections
- Roundabouts
- Active Transportation
- Transit
- Site Access
- AutoCAD
- Civil 3D
- TAC guidance
- Municipal Standards
- Microsoft Office

### Nice to have
- AutoTURN

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