Stantec

Transportation Planner

Stantec • $88K — $128K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5+ years of relevant technical experience in transportation planning/traffic engineering.
  • Experience in multimodal traffic and transportation projects for public/private clients in Ontario.
  • Ability to collaborate with clients and external stakeholders effectively.
  • Knowledge of transportation planning policies and standards in Ontario.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and coordinate multi-modal transportation analyses, including traffic, transit, and micromobility.
  • Perform safety-related services and recommend crash countermeasures using Highway Safety Manual methodologies.
  • Utilize various analysis software tools including Synchro, Aimsun, and ArcGIS.
  • Convert analysis results into actionable recommendations for clients and stakeholders.
  • Collaborate on diverse transportation studies like traffic impact and safety audits.
  • Prepare technical reports documenting study findings and recommendations.

Benefits

  • Working in a collaborative team environment.
  • Opportunities for professional development and certifications.
  • Fieldwork experience balanced with office-based tasks.
  • Engagement in varied transportation projects across Ontario.
Full Job Description
Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking a Transportation Planner to complement and grow our skilled Transportation Planning & Traffic Engineering (TPTE) Team in our Markham or Toronto office. Reporting to the Department Manager, you will support the delivery of traffic and transportation planning projects for public and private sector clients across Ontario.

Your Key Responsibilities
  • Planning, conducting and coordinating multi-modal planning and transportation analyses, including traffic, bike/ped, transit, micromobility, and freight, using Complete Streets practices for our most vulnerable road users.
  • Perform safety-related services, such as compilation of existing crash data, multidisciplinary field reviews, review of crash data to determine potential causes, recommendation of crash countermeasures, use of Highway Safety Manual methodologies, and economic benefit-cost analyses of such safety improvements.
  • Work with a variety of analysis software programs effectively, such as Synchro, SimTraffic, HCS, ARCADY, VISSIM, Vistro, Aimsun, Sidra, EMME, CUBE/Voyager, TransCAD, VISUM, ArcGIS, Python, IHSDM, HSM worksheets
  • Work with a suite of Microsoft products including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Teams.
  • Convert results and measures of effectiveness from such software to make timely and informed recommendations to clients, elected officials, and stakeholders.
  • Work with multi-disciplinary teams on tasks such as transportation master planning studies, transportation environmental assessments, traffic calming studies, traffic impact studies, road safety audits, planning and design of facilities related to parking, active transportation, surface transit lines and stations, transportation management plans, intersection design, signal design, roadway design, signing and pavement marking plans, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), site plan design, construction staging plans, traffic and signal operation analysis
  • Prepare written technical reports to document the results of engineering/planning studies and surveys.
  • Other duties as assigned/required

Your Capabilities and Credentials
  • Demonstrated minimum 5+ years of relevant technical experience
  • Demonstrated experience working on multimodal traffic and transportation planning projects for public and private sector clients in the Province of Ontario
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with clients and external stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated working knowledge of relevant transportation planning and traffic engineering policies, standards, and specifications used by public sector agencies in Ontario.
  • Possesses good oral and written communication skills.

Education and Experience
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university program, in Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, Urban Planning, or related field.
  • 5+ years of relevant transportation experience, including demonstrated experience using Synchro/SimTraffic and Aimsun
  • Proficiency is expected with software programs including Synchro/SimTraffic, Aimsun, EMME, and ARCADY
  • Will primarily work in an office setting; may require some field work.
  • Certification as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng from PEO), Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE), Registered Professional Planner (RPP), Road Safety Professional (RSP), or Civil Engineering Certified Engineering Technologist (CET from OACETT) is a plus.
  • Possessing 5+ years of direct simulation modelling experience using Aimsun is a plus
  • Experience with GIS analysis, AutoCAD and/or Microstation software is a plus
  • Skills and knowledge in LRT/BRT transit planning, active transportation planning, pedestrian modelling (VISWALK or Legion) or freight planning is a plus.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Pay Range:
• Locations in Lower Mainland - BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario-$88,700.00 - $128,700.00 Annually

Primary Location: Canada | ON | Markham
Other Locations: Canada | ON | Ottawa
Organization: 1605 Transpt-CA Ontario GTA-Markham ON
Employee Status: Regular
Management Level: Individual contributor
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: Yes
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 22/09/2026 02:09:05
Req ID: 1007869

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About Stantec

Stantec Inc. is a global engineering consulting firm headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The company provides professional consulting services in the areas of infrastructure, water, environment, buildings, and energy. Stantec has over 22,000 employees working in more than 400 locations across six continents. The company has a diverse client base that includes public and private sector clients. Stantec is committed to sustainability and has implemented green practices in its operations. The company has received numerous awards for its work, including the American Council of Engineering Companies' National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement.
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