Senior Design Coordinator, Tunnels

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AECOM Mississauga is hiring a Senior Design Coordinator, Tunnels

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Senior design coordinator on a number of world class underground projects mainly for transportation
• Organize independently work plans and design activities for projects of medium/high complexity
• Coordinate junior engineers, geotechnical and hydro-geological engineers, BIM experts and drafting teams to produce drawings and reports of complex underground structures on time

• Clear knowledge and expertise of the basic principles of soil and rock mechanics and ground-structure interactions
• Participate in team work contributing with specific geotechnical and structural expertise on underground assets
• Use commercial numerical modelling tools including both Finite and Distinct Elements software (FLAC, Plaxis, etc)
• Design of tunnels in both TBM and SEM (Sequential Excavation Methods)
• Design of SOE (support of excavation) systems of subway stations, shafts, pump stations, cut and cover boxes, etc.
• Participate and inputs to constructability reviews, risk management plans, value engineering sessions, QA/QC comments
• Contribute to preparation of contract documents, technical specifications, design report and drawing

• Support tunnels proposals (both RFQs and RFPs) with technical inputs, including methodologies and techniques

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree in a relevant engineering discipline (civil, structural, construction, geotechnical, etc.)
• 8+ years of relevant experience in tunnel projects
• P.Eng or eligible within 18 months

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional registration in Ontario or equivalent professional association registration and ability / willingness to transfer to Ontario in limited time
• Experience with delivery of detailed design for the construction of: underpinning, deep caverns, TBM segmental lining tunnels, and support of excavation (secant piles, d-walls, etc)
• Thoroughly knowledgeable of various tunneling methods and techniques, geotechnical aspects, deep cut and cover, GBRs, and difficult ground conditions
• Experience with both large diameter (5m +) and trenchless tunneling methods
• Knowledge of Geotechnical, Hydro-geology, Geological engineering and Rock mechanics in the Toronto Region in equivalent geo-conditions
• Proven knowledge of analytical and numerical analysis methods for underground works and tunnels
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills applied to design activities for contractors
• Excellent oral and written skills as well as interpersonal/teamwork skills
• Ability to work in a matrix organization
• Proven success to supervise and review the work of less experienced engineers, train interns on numerical modelling
• Ability to liaise with other disciplines, professionals, clients
• Ability to promote digital tools and initiatives across the organization

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You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

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Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

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