Transportation Co-op Student - Winter 2027 - 8 Months

Job summary

Assist with planning and preliminary and detailed design for provincial highways, interchanges, and municipal roads, including preparing engineering drawings and documenting existing conditions. Support bridge and structure inspection and design, identify transportation deficiencies, and contribute to reports and proposals.

Job details

We create great places and the connections that get people and goods moving—whether by car, bus, train, plane, or their own two feet. Working within the context of the communities we serve, we provide planning, engineering, and infrastructure management services that fit the needs of our clients and improve the overall transportation experience. Join our team and help us keep communities connected. Your Opportunity We’re active members of our communities and our work – engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, environmental sciences, project management, and project economics – begins at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Our people remain at the core of what we do. Whatever the distance, wherever the destination—our designs lead you there. Our Transportation group provides comprehensive planning, design, and engineering services for all phases of airport, bridge, rail, roadway, and transit projects. Join our team and help us keep communities connected. Our Hamilton office is actively seeking a Transportation Engineering Coop student/Intern. Our group provides consulting services for Class Environmental Assessment, Preliminary Design, and Detail Design projects for public sector clients, including the Ministry of Transportation Ontario and several Ontario Southwest Regions and Municipalities. #Student Your Key Responsibilities As a Transportation Engineering Co-op student/Intern in our Hamilton Transportation Group, you will be involved in the planning and design of provincial highways, interchanges, and local municipal roads and assisting our structural engineering group with the inspection and design of bridges and structures. You will be responsible for assisting in the following areas: * Preparing engineering drawings and plans using industry standard drafting principles; * Documenting existing transportation conditions based on interpretation of survey plans and field reconnaissance; * Identifying existing transportation deficiencies based on current design standards; * Planning, preliminary design and detail design of transportation improvement projects; and * Preparing content for reports and proposals. QUALIFICATIONS Your Capabilities and Credentials * You are a self-motivated individual possessing strong written and verbal communication skills and demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy, and you work well in a team environment. * You are proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel and Outlook. * Some working knowledge of transportation engineering related software such as AutoCad/Civil 3D/Inroads/OpenRoads is desirable. Education and Experience * As the ideal candidate you are an independent worker who is working towards a post-secondary degree in Civil Engineering or diploma in Civil Engineering Technology * Similar summer work-term or co-op experience would be considered as a definite asset for this position. 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. Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best. #Student Learning begins in the classroom but there’s no better place to gain real-world experience than with Stantec. Interns are an integral part of our teams, working to solve some of the world's most complex challenges. As an intern, you’ll work alongside our experienced practitioners and with our clients and communities. This hands-on experience will equip you with practical skills, build your network, and provide opportunities that set you up for success. Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week. Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off. Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account. The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

What you’ll do

Assist with planning and preliminary and detailed design for provincial highways, interchanges, and municipal roads, including preparing engineering drawings and documenting existing conditions. Support bridge and structure inspection and design, identify transportation deficiencies, and contribute to reports and proposals.

Requirements

Candidates should be pursuing a post-secondary degree in Civil Engineering or a diploma in Civil Engineering Technology. Strong written and verbal communication, attention to detail, teamwork, Microsoft Office proficiency, and some familiarity with transportation design software are desired; prior co-op or summer work experience is an asset.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Wellness Program
• Health Care Spending Account
• Wellness Spending Account
• Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Group Tax-Free Savings Account
• Life Insurance
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Plans
• Emergency Travel Benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Professional Membership Fee Coverage
• Paid Time Off

Listed skills

• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Microsoft Word · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Transportation Engineering
• Engineering Drawing Preparation
• Drafting
• Survey Plan Interpretation
• Field Reconnaissance
• Transportation Condition Assessment
• Design Standards Analysis
• Transportation Planning
• Preliminary Design
• Detailed Design
• Bridge Inspection
• Structural Engineering
• Report Writing
• Proposal Preparation
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Bridge Design
• AutoCAD Civil 3D
• OpenRoads (Civil Design Software)
• Time Off Management
• Planning
• Self-Motivation
• Civil Engineering
• Comprehensive Planning
• Consulting
• Creativity
• Interior Design
• Engineering Design Process
• Engineering Drawings
• Environmental Impact Assessments
• Environmental Science
• Infrastructure Management Services
• Surveying
• Landscape Architecture
• Project Management
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Office
• Transport Engineering
• Verbal Communication Skills
• Detail Oriented

Job areas

• Engineering
• Transportation
• Consulting
• Transportation Intern
• Transportation Engineer
• Civil Engineers
• Transportation Engineers

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