Airfield Lead

At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story. 

If you share that vision, even if you don’t meet every requirement listed, we’d still love to hear from you. We value potential and diverse perspectives as much as experience. Let’s explore how we can support your growth and help you take the next step in your career, while contributing to an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

Mott Macdonald is looking to recruit an Airfield Lead for our Aviation market sector team in Toronto, ON. The Airfield Lead provides technical leadership for the planning, design, and delivery of airfield infrastructure. This role oversees all aspects of civil/structural engineering activities across the full project lifecycle, while supporting safe, compliant, and efficient airfield operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical development and capture efforts for major airfield projects, including proposal support, scope definition, and client engagement.
• Oversee the development for airfield infrastructure, ensuring feasibility, constructability, and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Manage and review detailed civil design of runways, taxiways, aprons, drainage, grading, aeronautical ground lighting (AGL), markings, and airfield safety systems.
• Provide expert input into project execution strategies, phasing plans, and construction methodologies.
• Conduct airfield inspections, evaluate pavement conditions, and develop long-term maintenance and rehabilitation plans. term maintenance and rehabilitation plans.
• Ensure adherence to the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CAR’s), FAA, ICAO, DoD, and other applicable design and safety standards as appropriate across all project stages.
• Lead multidisciplinary coordination with engineering, operations, planning, environmental, and construction teams.
• Support development of cost estimates, schedules, risk assessments, and bid packages for major pursuits.
• Support the technical development of junior and senior engineers in airfield engineering design.
• Work collaboratively and liaise with Mott MacDonald Airfield Engineering colleagues around the world.
• Oversee designer, contractor and consultant performance, ensuring quality, safety, and timely delivery of project milestones.
• Prepare and present technical reports, design documents, project updates, and decision briefs to internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Masters degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Professional Engineer license, or ability to obtain within a defined timeframe.
• 15+ years of experience in civil engineering with a strong background in airfield infrastructure design and/or scale transportation infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience supporting or leading detailed design and delivery of major airfield capital projects.
• Strong technical knowledge of airfield pavement design, grading, drainage, utilities, markings, aerodrome ground lighting (AGL) and geometric design (vertical and horizontal).
• Familiarity with CAR’s/FAA/ICAO standards and recommended practices, military design criteria, and applicable engineering codes.
• Familiar with engineering tools such as AutoCAD, Civil 3D, pavement design software (e.g. FAARFIELD, PCASE), Aviplan and project planning tools.
• Proven ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. paced environment.
• Strong communication, client facing, and leadership skills, facing, and leadership skills.

At Mott MacDonald, our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, providing them with a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.

Multiple factors such as qualifications, overall experience and position responsibilities will be used to determine the successful candidate's actual salary within the expected range.

The expected salary range for this position is from $150,000 - $186,000.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Collaboration at Our Core

At Mott MacDonald, we believe great ideas happen when we're together. Our hybrid approach centers on an in-office culture, with most of your time spent collaborating face-to-face and a minimum of three days per week in the office. We balance flexibility with connection, so you and your manager can choose how to meet client, team, and personal commitments.

We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). Mott MacDonald Canada Limited will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.