Senior Utilities Designer

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Job Description: Senior Utilities Designer

We are seeking a Senior Utilities Designer to join our team and lead the design and delivery of complex utility and civil infrastructure projects. In this role, you will serve as the Lead Designer across all project phases, providing technical direction to design and drafting staff while coordinating with clients, suppliers, and contractors to resolve design issues and support successful project execution.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced design professional with strong utility modeling expertise and advanced knowledge of Civil 3D and related design platforms.

What You’ll Do

• Lead design activities for all phases of utility and civil infrastructure projects
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to Designers and Drafters
• Oversee and complete complex design assignments using 2D and 3D CAD tools
• Act as a key liaison with clients, suppliers, and contractors on design-related matters
• Develop and review pipe network models for both gravity and pressure systems
• Prepare plan and profile drawings
• Use Custom Assemblies and Parts Builder to support project-specific design needs
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure design quality, consistency, and constructability
• Support the development and maintenance of design standards, workflows, and best practices

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Proven experience in a lead design role on utility or civil infrastructure projects
• Strong background in utility design, drafting, and project coordination
• Proficiency in pipe network modeling for gravity and pressure systems
• Experience with plan and profile creation
• Experience using Custom Assemblies and Parts Builder
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders
• Education and experience consistent with role requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Engineering Technologist (CET) designation
• OACETT membership is an asset

Technical Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Autodesk Civil 3D, including: Surface modeling, alignments, corridor modeling and pipe networks
• Knowledge of Bentley software including: MicroStation & OpenRoads Designer
• Experience with Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) is an asset
• Experience with Bentley ProjectWise is an asset
• Strong capability in both 2D and 3D CAD environments

What We’re Looking For

• A strong technical leader who can guide teams through complex design challenges
• A collaborative professional who communicates effectively with clients and project stakeholders
• A detail-oriented designer committed to high-quality, accurate, and constructible deliverables
• A proactive problem solver who can support projects from concept through completion

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!

This job posting is for a current addition or replacement opportunity within Parsons.

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as health, vision, dental, employer paid provincial care premiums, Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), life insurance, paid time off, sick leave, all province observed holidays off, and gym membership discounts to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for indigenous peoples, women, individuals with disabilities, and visible minorities.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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