{"id":1150751,"url":"https://alion.io/job/dillon-consulting-senior-transportation-drainage-engineer","title":"Senior Transportation Drainage Engineer","company":{"id":1124359,"name":"Dillon Consulting","domain":"dillon.ca","url":"https://alion.io/company/dillon-ca","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":null},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Kingston, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":104000,"max":150000,"currency":"CAD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":105369},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":15,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":true,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T17:36:52Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-10-31T21:24:32Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":38,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":38},"description":"Overview\nImagine a career where your expertise shapes the future of critical transportation infrastructure\nAre you a visionary influencer in the field of Water Resources Engineering who thrives in a fast-paced consulting environment, enjoys solving complex challenges, and excels at business development, sales, and building strong relationships? 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.\nNow operating for over 75 years, we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do. Dillon has been listed as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the past 19 years and has the distinction of having achieved Platinum Club member status in this program. We're not just a company, we're a community of trusted advisors, thought leaders, and innovators dedicated to excellence and transforming challenges into solutions.\nYour Opportunity Awaits\nDillon's Water Resources team is seeking a Senior Transportation Drainage Engineer to become an integral part of our multidisciplinary group of professionals. This is your chance to dive into exciting, new projects, delivering unparalleled client experiences and shaping the world around us. At Dillon, we operate as one cohesive team.\nAt Dillon, we operate as one team. This position is available in our Dillon Kingston, Windsor, London, Guelph, Hamilton, Oakville and North York offices.\nWhat makes Dillon different? We empower YOU to design your career. We provide the resources and opportunities for you to steer your professional development. We provide you with a range of resources and opportunities, which, combined with your actions, build the foundation for a rewarding career. Our Employee Career Management strategy outlines a path that bridges short-term tasks with your long-term goals, enabling an exploration of diverse and fulfilling career trajectories. We see you as the architect of your career journey, and we are committed to supporting you every step of the way.\nResponsibilities\nYou'll be at the forefront of critical transportation projects, providing expert technical input and innovative solutions.\nTechnical Project Work and Project Management\nProvide senior technical expertise for the delivery of complex highway drainage and transportation-related water resource projects for both public and private sector clients.\nLead hydrologic and hydraulic modelling for transportation corridors, including the design of watercourse crossing culverts and bridges hydraulics,roadway culverts, watercourse crossing culverts and bridges hydraulics, ditching, and integrated storm sewers, and stormwater management systems.\nConduct hydrologic and hydraulic modelling and analysis tasks utilizing software such as HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, PCSWMM, InfoWorks ICM, and Visual OTTHYMO.\nProvide technical input for complex or unique assignments.\nSupport multi-disciplinary projects or programs.\nDirect, coordinate and supervise water resources related activities of engineering and design groups, both from a technical and functional standpoint.\nCoordinate with cross-disciplines to identify and incorporate relevant data pertaining to hydrologic and hydraulic parameters, system connectivity, discharge points, project constraints, and implementation considerations.\nInterpret results of simulations to assess capacity, identify system deficiencies, and evaluate improvement alternatives.\nApply monitored and statistical data to models to simulate return-period and continuous scenarios, and to calibrate and validate results.\nProvide project engineering and technical expertise, calculations, and design input to various stormwater management and drainage systems.\nLead conceptual and detailed design of drainage and/or stormwater management infrastructure.\nUndertake studies, assessments, modeling, preliminary and detailed design, cost estimates, specifications, and input to contract documents.\nProject components include project planning, technical evaluations, studies, preliminary design, final design, and services during construction.\nStudy evaluations include the analysis of alternatives, methods of implementation, and cost analyses.\nFulfill project plans in accordance with established scopes of work, budgets, and schedules to execute high quality projects.\nDevelop new or novel concepts and approaches, and recommend major design changes.\nInput to the career development of more junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring. \nDrive technical innovation by pioneering advanced modeling techniques, integrating emerging climate resilience strategies into drainage designs, and deploying cutting-edge digital workflows to optimize infrastructure performance. \nBusiness Development\nContribute to business development activities including leading the preparation of project proposals and presentations.\nEngagement with our clients to identify potential opportunities and strategic priorities.\nLearning & Development\nCommit to self-development and ongoing learning to stay knowledgeable of industry best practices and advancements in drainage design.\nContribute to Dillon's corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees.\nContribute to the career advancement of junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring.\nQualifications\nUndergraduate degree in civil or environmental engineering or applicable technical degree.\nEligible to hold valid a license from the relevant provincial Professional Engineering Association\n15+ years’ relevant experience with a proven track record in large-scale provincial or municipal highway infrastructure projects. MTO experience will be considered an asset. \nValid driver's license.\nProficiency with water resources tools, such as Visual OTTHYMO, PCSWMM, and HEC-RAS.\nStrong understanding of municipal and provincial drainage design standards.\nExcellent communication, report writing, and interpersonal skills.\nAbility to work both independently and in a collaborative team environment.\nA self-motivated individual looking for advancement opportunities.\nExcellent initiative and attention to detail.\nExperience\nDemonstrated success in leading and managing drainage design for major highway and transportation corridor developments.\nExperience with analysis, design and construction administration.\nProficiency with the application of HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, PCSWMM (1D & 2D), InfoWorks ICM and related computer models would be considered an asset.\nExcellent communications, report writing, organization and interpersonal skills.\nAbility to work independently and in a collaborative, team environment.\nExcellent initiative and attention to detail.\nBusiness development and proposal preparation and submission management.\nCompensation\n$104,000 - $150,000\nDillon is including the salary range that we in good faith believe may 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.\nWhy choose Dillon\nDillon is 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.\nWe live our core values:\nAchievement: do the work to hit the target;\nContinuous Development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;\nCreativity: discover new possibilities;\nCourage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard;\nInclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences;\nReliability: words result in actions that build trust.\nIn addition, we offer:\nEmployee share purchase plan\nDillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all employees.\nA competitive compensation package\nComprehensive health benefits\nGenerous retirement savings plan\nStudent loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions\nFlexible work hours and hybrid working options\nDillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs. We are taking a trust-based approach to offer a variety of flexible and hybrid work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life. \nLearning and Development opportunities\nAs a knowledge-based business, we use a composite approach to development including coaching to build the how, mentoring to share lessons, advising to round out perspectives, and co-creation of knowledge through internal learning opportunities.\nFocus on Innovation\nThe ability to anticipate, examine, and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business performance. In our culture, people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to today’s problems and tomorrow’s opportunities.\nEmployee and Family Assistance program\nA variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees.\nGoodlife Fitness Corporate Membership\nOur employees can take advantage of reduced annual membership fees.\nWellness Subsidy\nOur employees can take advantage of a wellness subsidy that can be put towards expenses for a variety of health and/or wellness related activities such as gym membership, purchase of home fitness equipment, yoga classes and dance classes.\nAbout Dillon\nDillon is a proudly Canadian, employee-owned, professional consulting firm specializing in planning, engineering, environmental science, and management. We partner with clients to provide committed, collaborative, and inventive solutions to complex, multi-faceted projects. With over 25 offices and more than 1100 employees across Canada, Dillon offers a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities.\nHealth & Safety at Dillon\nProspective employees are expected to fully align with Dillon's core commitment to Health & Safety. This includes active, ongoing engagement with our Health & Safety processes and platform, and the active, ongoing identification and reporting of health and safety hazards.\nEmployment Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Dillon\nDillon is committed to employment equity and an inclusive, diverse workplace where opportunities are based on skills and abilities. If you require accommodation during the interview process, please let us know. We look forward to hearing from you.\nTechnology enablement and the use of AI at Dillon\nWe invest in modern technologies to enable continuous improvement across the organization. Please be advised that Dillon Consulting utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) assisted tools to support parts of our recruitment process to increase efficiency and fairness. While AI supports this process, all hiring decisions are made by our human recruiting team. 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