Traffic Signals Engineer
Job Title: Traffic Signals Engineer
Location: Calgary, AB
Reports to: Manager, Design Build
Job Posting#: 54-2024
Application Deadline: May 31, 2024
We have an opening for a Traffic Signals Engineer in our Calgary office.
Responsibilities:
- Client relationship building and management including, but not limited to, taking part in business development activities, proposal preparation, organizing staff resources, establishing project budgets and schedules, etc.
- Communicate effectively with clients and internal team members (Engineers, Architects, Designers, and Project Managers) in the design and specification development of electrical, lighting, and traffic signal systems projects within an integrated multi-disciplinary project delivery team.
- Lead and Contribute to the successful design, production, coordination, and management of electrical, lighting, and traffic signal systems projects.
- Develop power distribution, lighting, and auxiliary systems designs in AutoCAD, AGi32 light software, and/or MicroStation such as single line diagrams, wiring schematics, photometric layouts, grounding details, etc.
- Prepare and review wire sizing, voltage drop, and conduit capacity calculations.
- Prepare technical reports, tender documentation, and field support (including commissioning/site inspection).
- Ensure that engineering deliverables (e.g. drawings, specifications, analysis, budget estimates) comply with applicable regulations, standards, corporate procedures, and sound engineering practices.
- Review drawings to ensure accuracy, completeness, and quality of technical information and project documentation in accordance with QA/QC programs.
- Ensure that project deliverables are met in a timely manner to a high-quality including engineering stamped drawings and preparing final reports.
- Direct and mentor junior staff as required.
- Other duties as required.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Electrical Engineering, or a related field with a specialization in traffic engineering.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in traffic signal design and operations.
- P.Eng. or eligibility for registration as a Professional Engineer in Alberta is highly preferred.
- Must have proven experience in the electrical design of municipal roadway lighting, and traffic signal systems.
- Strong working knowledge of the Canadian Electrical Safety Code.
- Proficiency with engineering software including AutoCAD, MicroStation, and AGi32 lighting design software.
- Valid Class 5 driver’s license.
A few qualifications that would help you succeed:
- Experience performing electrical site inspections, construction supervision, and contract administration.
- Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team delivering various projects with large size and scope.
- Strong interpersonal communications skills applicable both internally with project delivery staff as well as externally with project partners (clients, consultants, contractors, and regulatory authorities).
Primary offers a highly competitive compensation package including, competitive salaries, bonuses, Health & Dental benefits, Health Care Spending Account, flexible work schedules, paid vacation, Company Matching RRSP, flex days, and several career and professional development opportunities.
If you are ready for a new challenge and want to make a difference in the industry, please fill in the form below:
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We thank all candidates for their application however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
**Please note, you must be legally able to work in Canada**
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ABOUT US
Primary Engineering and Construction Corporation (Primary) is a growth-oriented industry leader providing professional electrical engineering and construction services and specializing in emerging marketplaces in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan.
We offer design and design/build services for all types of electric utility distribution infrastructure to a wide variety of clients including electric utility companies, developers, builders, commercial and industrial businesses, oil companies, government, and private contractors. Our devotion to excellence has attracted some of the best young professional minds to our company.
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Primary is committed to growing the careers of our people. We believe everyone should have the opportunity to determine their career path and fulfill their ambitions. Our people are genuine, honest, accountable and full of entrepreneurial spirit.
We work hard, see the big picture, are always ready and willing to adapt, and always strive to be better than we were yesterday. We take pride and ownership in everything we do, and most of all, we do it as a team.
HEALTH & SAFETY
The safety and well-being of our people, our clients, and our communities is our top priority in any work we do and is never comprised. Safety is one of the core values that every member of our team understands and lives by, and we ensure this through communication, education and participation. Our safety goal has always been zero incidents, and we work together through every project to achieve that goal.
Safety is ingrained in every project and each task our employees and contractors complete, whether in the office or onsite. Primary has developed effective workplace health and safety management programs designed to reduce and eliminate the number of work-related injuries, leading to a safety track record well above industry average. We are also diligent in selecting the companies we work with, choosing only those with a safety standard as high as our own.