Company Overview

At Jensen Hughes, we lead with our Purpose + Principles and value our people. Across our global partnership of experts, clients, and communities, we are recognized worldwide for our leadership in fire protection engineering, a legacy of responsibility we have advanced with pride since 1939. Today, our expertise extends broadly across closely related risk management fields — from accessibility consulting, risk and hazard analysis, process safety and forensic investigations to security risk consulting, emergency management and digital innovation. As we champion best practices, set industry standards and support communities with innovative solutions, we are making the world a better place.

We believe that creating and sustaining a culture of trust, integrity and professional growth fundamentally includes a sustained commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

At Jensen Hughes, diversity is ingrained in our culture -- we accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background. Our differences and uniqueness are celebrated and reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks.

Job Overview

Jensen Hughes is seeking a full-time Transportation Consultant, who is based in one of our offices within Canada. Remote working can be considered as dictated by personal circumstances. The Consultant will focus on pedestrian planning and modelling and work with a multi-disciplinary team to consult with clients on upgrading existing transportation infrastructure and delivering future demand in major rapid rail transit projects.

Only candidates based in Canada will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead pedestrian modelling approaches primarily for rapid rail transit projects

• Provide pedestrian flow analysis using a wide variety of evaluation techniques from business case study, design feasibility study and detailed design stages of projects

• Lead the preparation and writing of technical reports detailing modelling approach, calibration and results

• Present modelling approaches and results to clients, the public and other technical and non-technical audiences

• Undertake various project management duties such as managing projects, client engagement, work planning, budget monitoring, and project reporting

• Participate with other Jensen Hughes staff in business development, as well as the promotion of advancing market growth opportunities

• Participate in training and working on a wide variety of fire protection engineering design and consulting projects

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Transportation Engineering (or other related engineering discipline), Planning, Economics, Geography or similar

• 5 - 10 years of previous experience that includes extensive experience in leading pedestrian modelling projects and initiatives

• Skilled in applying the Fruin’s Level of Service concept, general pedestrian flow and dynamic people movement/behavior

• Proficiency in one or more pedestrian modelling tools including MassMotion, Legion Space Works, Viswalk or others

• Experience in using Auto CAD software for model layout preparation

• Excellent presentation, communication and technical writing skills

• An entrepreneurial spirit and inclination toward developing transportation modelling-based opportunities for the business

• Willingness to learn fire protection discipline from experts on the team

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Professional Engineer and/or Registered Professional Planner is an asset

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Jensen Hughes is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

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*Policy on use of 3rd party recruiting agency for direct placements

Jensen Hughes will occasionally augment a recruiting search through agencies for certain positions when business conditions warrant. Jensen Hughes will not accept resumes, inquiries or proposals from recruiting agencies as an acceptable method to consider a candidate. 3rd party recruiting agencies must sign a standard Jensen Hughes agreement after being evaluated and accepted by a Human Resources or Talent Acquisition manager, or member of the talent acquisition team. Hiring managers and employees of Jensen Hughes are not authorized to accept resumes, engage in fee-based searches through recruiting firms or sign a search agreement. Please note this policy does not apply to “staffing firms” or firms that are involved with hiring temporary staff. Any recruiting agency interested in being considered may contact our recruiting team at jensenhughesrecruiting.com.