Senior Project Manager - Transportation Planning / BRT

Transport Planning

Americas Region

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TOR0001MX Requisition #

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values, and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

We are growing our Canadian Integrated Planning practice. Our team works with a range of key clients in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and with clients and colleagues elsewhere in Canada and in the United States. We are looking for someone to support major project delivery and business development activities for our key clients in the transit market.

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager – Transportation Planning / Bus Rapid Transit in our Toronto office to help lead our efforts. Current transportation planning projects being undertaken by our team include work for the public and private sector relating to multi-modal transportation planning, transit planning, integrated land use and transport planning, accessibility analyses, business case preparation, pedestrian modelling and GIS.

The opportunity

Lead the day-to-day management and delivery of transportation planning and transit projects, including BRT, transit priority corridors, mobility hubs, and related infrastructure initiatives

Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across planning, engineering, and urban design to deliver high-quality, integrated solutions

Build and maintain strong client relationships with public agencies and stakeholders across Ontario and beyond

Manage project scope, schedule, budget, and risk, ensuring successful project outcomes

Guide and mentor team members, contributing to a collaborative and high-performing team environment

Support business development activities, including contributing to proposals and client engagement opportunities

Represent Arup in client meetings, workshops, and presentations, including public-facing engagements

Work on major transit and BRT programs shaping the future of mobility in the GTHA and across North America

Collaborate with Arup’s global transit and transportation practice

Be part of a multi-disciplinary, design-led environment focused on innovation and sustainability

Clear pathway to client leadership and project leadership growth

Opportunity to deliver socially impactful work that benefits communities and cities

You will have the opportunity to do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

Degree in urban planning, civil engineering, or a related discipline

Professionally licensed in Canada (e.g. RPP, P.Eng.) (or readily transferable)

Approximately 10 to 15 years of professional experience in transportation or transit planning and design

Demonstrated experience managing or contributing to complex transportation or transit projects

Familiarity with agencies such as Metrolinx, MTO, TransLink, municipalities, or equivalent organizations globally

Experience working with public sector clients or transit operators

Strong project management, coordination, and communication skills

Demonstrated ability to win work through client relationships and proposal writing

Experience working within multidisciplinary project environments

Experience with bus rapid transit (BRT), transit priority, or major transit programs

Experience in the GTHA or other major Canadian/international transit markets

Please note that all applicants must apply directly via the job portal. If this role is not quite what you are looking for but you are interested in other opportunities for a future with purpose, please sign up to our Talent Community where you will be kept up to date with roles suitable for you to shape a better world.

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognizes the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

Benefits at Work - At Arup, we have a comprehensive and valuable benefits program that works for our employees and their families. These are 100% paid for by Arup except for optional life insurance. These benefits provide health and welfare security for you as well as paid time off for rest and renewal. Our Global Profit Share Plan (paid bi-annually) provides an opportunity for you to share in the success of the Firm. As a valued employee of Arup, you can also choose to participate in our GRRSP 5% company match to help you save for your future.

Flexible Working - We believe that flexible arrangements create a more inclusive way of working that supports our diversity and the wellbeing of our people. Options for alternative schedules and the ability to work outside of the office for a portion of your workweek are available.

Toronto Hiring Range – The good faith base salary hiring range for this job if performed in Toronto is $130,000 to $140,000 per year. This range is commensurate with experience, educational background, and skill level. Benefits are not included in the base salary. Please note, hiring ranges for candidates performing work outside of Toronto will differ.

Different people, shared values

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.

Our Toronto office is located on ceded and unceded lands of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinabewaki, and the Haudenosaunee (hoe-dee-no-SHOW-nee). We acknowledge this land and its people to build a shared understanding of how our collective past brings us to where we are today. Through our ever-developing commitments, we strive to strengthen our relationships with this land, its people, and its treaties to shape a better, more inclusive world.

Our Application Process

We will be reviewing our candidates for this position on a rolling basis. Once you have applied you will be evaluated and potentially moved on to the next round, at which point a member of the talent resourcing team will reach out to you directly.

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