Transportation Engineering Graduate at Dillon in CA-ON-Ottawa
- Company: Dillon
- Location: CA-ON-Ottawa
- Posted: Sep 17, 2026
- Type: Full-time
- Salary: $57,500.00 - $85,000
- Experience: 2+ years
Overview
We are currently seeking a Transportation Engineering Graduate to join our Transportation team. Our team specializes in the critical networks that keep a community moving and connected, providing preliminary and detailed design for transportation projects with the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) an…
Job description
- We are currently seeking a Transportation Engineering Graduate to join our Transportation team. Our team specializes in the critical networks that keep a community moving and connected, providing preliminary and detailed design for transportation projects with the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) and local municipalities.
- This is a new position and is based at our Kingston or Ottawa offices. We offer flexible work hours and hybrid work arrangement options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.
Responsibilities
- Design and Project Coordination
- Assist project managers with coordination of transportation projects
- Preliminary and Detailed design
- Engineering studies
- Technical specifications
- Design calculations
- Transportation drafting using CADD software
- Assist with site investigations and condition assessments
- Complete review of safe work practices and perform risk assessments
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members including engineers, planners, environmental scientists, engineering technologists and administrative support staff
- Business Development
- Contribute to business development activities including client need research, preparation of project proposals and presentations
- Participation in the Early Career Development program
- Learning and Development
- Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development
- Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees
Requirements
- A degree in civil engineering
- Registered as an engineer-in-training, or be eligible within six months
- 0 – 2 years' experience, preferably in the consulting industry
- Knowledge of relevant municipal/provincial engineering standards and regulatory requirements
- Knowledge of industry standards, specifications and good engineering practices
- Understand project design and implementation activities, including: development of design drawings and reports, contract document preparation, tendering and contract administration
- Proficient in the use of current AutoCAD software; working knowledge of Civil 3D, Microstation, OpenRoads Designer or InRoads software will be considered an asset
- Strong verbal and written communication, organization and interpersonal skills
Skills
Required
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Organization
- Interpersonal skills
- AutoCAD
- Civil 3D
- Microstation
- OpenRoads Designer
- InRoads
- CADD software
Benefits
- $57,500.00 - $85,000
- At Dillon, we believe in transparency. The following salary range is what we expect to offer for this position. It will be dependent on the successful applicant’s education, experience, and skills, in addition to internal equity and geographic region. Dillon reserves the right to pay outside of the posted range, contingent on factors unrelated to an applicant’s gender or other status protected by provincial and/or federal law.
- Flexible work hours and hybrid work arrangement options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life
- Employee share purchase plan
- Dillon is 100% employee-owned, and share ownership is open to all employees.
- Our annual share dividends have historically outperformed the market average
- Dillon’s Overtime Directive.
- This Management Directive establishes a firm-wide 40-hour weekly overtime threshold, after which premium pay applies, ensuring consistent and fair compensation across all Canadian offices.
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Generous retirement savings plan with employer matching up to 5.5%
- Student loan repayment assistance
- Wellness allowance and enhanced mental health benefits
- Ample paid vacation
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
- Goodlife Fitness Corporate Membership rates
- Early Career Development (ECD) program
- At Dillon, we build careers. Designed for technical professionals with less than three years of consulting experience, the ECD program accelerates the transition into entrepreneurial consultants through monthly ‘Level Up’ sessions that build both technical and consulting capabilities. Own your success; we provide the blueprint.
About Dillon
Dillon Consulting Limited (Dillon) is a proudly Canadian, 100% employee-owned professional consulting firm specializing in planning, engineering, environmental science, and management. With over 25 offices and more than 1100 employees across Canada, we offer a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities. At Dillon, we strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation and thrive on interdisciplinary collaboration, empowering our people to challenge conventional thinking and build careers focused on creating a lasting impact in our communities. We are committed to ongoing professional development and celebrate the unique perspectives that each team member brings to the table. Employee ownership is available to all Dillon team members, and over 60% of our employees own shares in Dillon. Through employee ownership, we return the financial benefit created by our project work to the very people who created that value. Because we are an employee-owned firm, your voice will be an essential part of our shared success.