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WSP provides engineering, design, and consulting services across diverse sectors worldwide.
Graduate Civil Engineer, Highways and Roads
Graduate civil engineer designing highways and roads, supporting planning, design, and construction.
Job Highlights
About the Role
• Support design of urban and rural roadways, intersections, interchanges, and active‑transport facilities using modern civil design tools. • Assist with horizontal and vertical alignments, cross‑sections, grading, and drainage layouts for highway projects. • Prepare engineering drawings, 3D models, and design details in collaboration with senior engineers and CAD technicians. • Contribute to technical reports, design summaries, quantity take‑offs, and tender documents to move projects from concept to construction. • Participate in site visits and field reviews to gather data and help resolve design or construction issues. • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams—including transportation planning, structures, geotechnical, environmental, and municipal groups—to deliver integrated solutions. • Apply design standards, guidelines, and best practices to ensure safety, accessibility, and sustainability. • Commit to delivering resilient, sustainable transportation solutions that positively impact clients, communities, and the environment.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸road design
- ▸alignment design
- ▸3d modeling
- ▸technical reports
- ▸site visits
- ▸quantity take‑offs
What You Bring
• Hold a recent or upcoming Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with a focus on transportation or municipal infrastructure. • Be eligible for Engineer‑in‑Training (EIT) registration with a provincial engineering association. • Demonstrate foundational knowledge of roadway geometry, drainage, and pavements from coursework, co‑op, internships, or capstone projects. • Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D, MicroStation/OpenRoads, or similar civil design software and a willingness to learn new platforms. • Comfort working with data such as surveys, GIS, traffic, and terrain models to create buildable designs. • Exhibit strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines. • Show a collaborative mindset, asking questions and sharing ideas to solve complex problems.
Requirements
- ▸civil engineering
- ▸eit
- ▸autocad
- ▸microstation
- ▸gis
- ▸collaboration
Benefits
The Graduate Civil Engineer – Highways and Roads role offers you a chance to launch your career by contributing to the planning and design of safe, efficient, and sustainable transportation networks. You will apply your academic knowledge on real‑world projects, working alongside experienced engineers to shape roads, interchanges, and active‑transport corridors that communities rely on every day. At WSP we value our people, our reputation, and our commitment to health, safety, and equity. Proudly Canadian and a Top 100 Employer, we provide a global community of brilliant minds, flexible work‑life balance, and limitless growth opportunities across the country and around the world. Compensation varies by region, ranging from $60,300 to $88,400, and will be adjusted based on education, experience, and other factors. If you are driven by purpose and impact, apply now to make your mark with WSP.
Work Environment
Hybrid