Lead Transit Engineer

AECOM Canada is seeking an experienced Lead Transit Engineer to join our growing Highways Engineering team. The successful candidate will be based in Burnaby and will play a key role in shaping and delivering transit infrastructure projects across Metro Vancouver, Canada, and beyond.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Project Leadership: Lead and contribute to transit planning, design, and implementation projects, ensuring high-quality technical analysis and project coordination.
• Transit Network & Corridor Planning: Oversee planning and feasibility studies for bus rapid transit (BRT), light rail transit (LRT), commuter rail, and rapid transit expansion projects.
• Station & Facility Planning: Support the functional design and integration of transit stations, terminals, and multimodal hubs within urban environments.
• Policy & Business Case Development: Conduct transportation policy studies, business case assessments, and infrastructure investment evaluations to support transit expansion strategies.
• Operations & Service Planning: Provide expertise in transit service planning, fleet management strategies, and transit priority measures to optimize system performance.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Public Consultation: Work closely with government agencies, transit operators, and community groups to develop transit solutions that align with regional transportation goals such as transit oriented developments.
• Environmental & Regulatory Assessments: Support environmental impact studies and regulatory compliance for transit infrastructure projects.
• Data Analysis & Modeling: Utilize travel demand models, transit ridership forecasting tools, and operational simulation models to assess project viability and performance.
• Supporting Network: Experienced with planning for multi modal travel demands including integration with land use and other facilities such as local and regional mobility hubs, MUP and transit facilities.
• Business Development: Support and lead proposals, expressions of interest, and client engagement efforts to expand AECOM’s transit portfolio.
• Mentorship & Team Collaboration: Guide and mentor junior engineers and planners, fostering a collaborative environment.