V3 Companies

The Vision to Transform with Excellence

Canada

Project Manager – Planning

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Put Your Passion to Work …

 

Are you passionate, service-oriented and want to be part of fast-growing a team of professional planners? V3 Companies has an opportunity for you if you’re a person who’s attracted to diversity, interesting and challenging planning projects, and a collaborative team-based environment.

We have an opening for a Professional Planner – Project Manager in our Edmonton-area office with at least six years expereince. You’ll find a stimulating environment that’s designed to further enhance your professional growth and transform the world around us for the better. Our name reflects that commitment to you and those who live, work and play in the special places we help create: Visio, Vertere, Virtute – The Vision to Transform with Excellence.

V3 engages in a range of planning and civil engineering improvement projects throughout Alberta and other western Provinces for municipal and private clients. Our fast-growing firm provides a variety of opportunities for you to deploy your planning skills across a wide array of projects, including collaborating on projects with our U.S.-based team members.

Here’s what you’ll do: 

As a professional planner at V3, you’d primarily be engaged in the following activities:

  • Be responsible for managing multi-disciplinary projects and budgets.

  • Lead in the development of statutory documents such as Intermunicipal Collaboration Frameworks, Intermunicipal Development Plans, Municipal Development Plans and Land Use Bylaws.

  • Lead in developing Outline Plans and Area Structure Plans that meet the requirements of the approving authorities and municipalities.

  • Lead, coordinate and prepare engagement materials and supporting engagement strategies.

  • Conduct research and compile related information – including municipal regulations, acts, codes of practice, as well as historical/statistical data, soil and water well information, topography and existing land uses – related to client properties.  

  • Review potential clients’ properties and sites to provide information to support recommendations on land use and applications, site design and approvals processes and issues.

  • Prepare and submit applications for land use, subdivisions, permits, boundary adjustments, provincial and municipal appeals.

  • Present and support applications with municipal staff and represent clients at public engagement sessions, meetings and public hearings.

In terms of your leadership and supervisory authority, you will be expected to:

  • Manage projects from start-up through to completion.
  • Prepare proposals for clients.
  • Interact directly with clients in a comprehensive and ongoing basis.
  • Offer mentoring and technical insight at the project level to junior planning staff.
  • Provide QA/QC review of work produced by other members of the Planning Group.
  • Interact with the Engineering Group on project execution (when applicable).

Minimum requirements for the position:

  • Excellent English communication skills both verbal and written.
  • Proficient design software skills (ADOBE Suite/GIS/CAD etc.).
  • Registered Professional Planner of Canadian Planning Institute or other similar overseas planning professional body.
  • At least 6 years as a professional planner.
  • Experience in managing multi-disciplinary planning projects.

What more can we tell you?

Our newly-renovated office is located on the western edge of Sherwood Park, close to Anthony Henday Drive and about 20 minutes from downtown Edmonton. Our projects that you’d be engaged in typically are built in and around Edmonton and other Alberta municipalities with work sometimes extending in British Columbia and Saskatchewan.

The job features competitive pay and paid time off and a comprehensive benefits package. However, we think a real difference maker is our collegial team-based environment and the opportunity for you to not get typecast into working on the same type of project over-and-over. Being exposed to both private sector development and municipal projects will help you to develop and enhance a diversified skill set. If you thrive on variety, you’ll be excited to join our team.

By now, you’re probably wondering what’s important to us…

We wouldn’t have been named the #6 Best Architecture/Engineering Firms to Work For in North America without a passionate focus on our people. Because our Planners play such an important part in defining who we are, we place a premium on character and cultural fit. Our website clearly communicates how much we value our team. As a consulting firm entrusted by our clients to provide solutions and quality advice, we’re only as good as each member of our combined team. Our win-win scenario is when you’re as happy working with us, as we are in calling you our friend and teammate.

Of course, we believe in hiring the best people and care about your skills and experience relative to the role you’ll play at V3, including your job experience, skills, or goals for professional development. For example, we’re looking for candidates with a university degree in Urban/ Rural/ Regional planning geography or urban studies from a Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) accredited program. You also should be a full member in good standing with the Canadian Institute of Planners and Alberta Professional Planners Institute and have experience in managing multi-disciplinary planning projects.

Here are your next steps:

To help us get acquainted, please send your resume and a cover letter that tells us a bit about you to Rachel at rlreynoso@v3co.ca. We look forward to making a connection.

Interested in this position? Fill out the form below.

Project Design Engineer

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Build Your World, Build Your Career …

V3 Companies believes in development by providing you with an environment to enhance your professional growth and in transforming the world around us for the better. Our name reflects that commitment to you and those who live, work and play in the special places we help to create: Visio, Vertere, Virtute – The Vision to Transform with Excellence.

We are a fast-growing firm with offices located throughout the US and Canada.  Our Edmonton office additionally currently engages in a range of planning, land and site development and municipal infrastructure improvement projects throughout Alberta and other western Provinces. We believe that the worst thing is to pigeonhole talent. Instead, we prefer to provide the means for you to align your personal career goals with the professional opportunities we offer.

Here’s how you fit into the V3 Team:

As a growing firm, we have a need for quality team members with diverse skill sets, interests and passions. Ideally, you’re a well-rounded individual who is interested performing design-oriented tasks on a range of project types. You’ll provide guidance and input to our construction engineers and drafting team, and work closely with Project Managers to create ideal solutions to our clients’ civil engineering challenges.

Also, we’re looking for someone with at least five years of practical design experience … and possession of a P.Eng. or P.Tech.Eng. is expected.

Here’s what you’ll do:

As a design engineer or technologist at V3, you’d primarily be engaged in the following activities:

  • The design of grading, stormwater management and infrastructure improvement plans for land development and municipal projects.
  • Performing earthwork calculations and surface analysis for earth balance evaluations and contractor payment benchmarks during construction.
  • Executing computer simulations for water distribution networks and hydraulic models.
  • Creating project unit price schedules and cost estimates.
  • Generating construction contract and specification documents.
  • Working closely with Project Managers and Senior Engineers in executing the design and construction documents for our projects.

What more can we tell you?

Our newly-renovated office is located on the western edge of Sherwood Park, close to the Henday and about 20 minutes from downtown Edmonton. Our projects that you’d be engaged in typically are built in and around Edmonton and other northern Alberta municipalities, although we do support our Saskatchewan effort from the Edmonton office.

The job features competitive pay and paid time off and a comprehensive benefits package. However, we think a real difference maker is our collegial team-based environment and the opportunity for you to not get typecast into one role or one type of project.

By now, you’re probably wondering what’s important to us…

We wouldn’t have been named to the Top 5 list of North America’s Best Architecture/Engineering Firm to Work For without a passionate focus on our people. Because our Project Managers play such an important part in defining who we are, we place a premium on character and cultural fit. Our website clearly communicates how much we value our team. As a consulting firm entrusted by our clients to provide solutions and quality advice, we’re only as good as each member of our combined team. Our win‐win scenario is when you’re as happy working with us, as we are in calling you our friend and teammate.

Here are your next steps:

To help us get acquainted, please send your resume and a cover letter that tells us a bit about you to Rachel at rlreynoso@v3co.ca. We look forward to making a connection.

Interested in this position? Fill out the form below.

Project Manager

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Build Your World, Build Your Career …

V3 Companies believes in development by providing you with an environment to enhance your professional growth and in transforming the world around us for the better. Our name reflects that commitment to you and those who live, work and play in the special places we help to create: Visio, Vertere, Virtute – The Vision to Transform with Excellence.

We are a fast-growing firm with offices located throughout the US and Canada.  Our Edmonton office additionally currently engages in a range of planning, land and site development and municipal infrastructure improvement projects throughout Alberta and other western Provinces. We believe that the worst thing is to pigeonhole talent. Instead, we prefer to provide the means for you to align your personal career goals with the professional opportunities we offer.

Here’s how you fit into the V3 Team:

The ideal candidate will possess strong project management, communication, and organizational skills with a focus on being service oriented.  Our Edmonton‐based team regularly collaborates on projects with our U.S. compatriots, which offers you access to a deep bench of technical specialists.

Here’s some additional skillsets we are looking for:

  • 15+ years of civil consulting experience.
  • P.Eng., P.L. (Eng.) or P. Tech. (Eng.).
  • Land Development experience (required) and municipal experience (a plus).

Here’s what you’ll do:

  • Engage in Business Development activities to develop and maintain relationships with private real estate land development and redevelopment clients that result in a stable book of business with them.
  • Prepare proposals and budgets for new projects.
  • Manage client relationships and accounts, including billing & collections, and maintain a high level of client satisfaction.
  • Lead project design teams to successfully execute projects.
  • Mentor and train staff. 
  • Attend, participate in, and lead training sessions and management meetings, as applicable.
  • Meet regularly with the Group Leader to discuss mission alignment, quality assurance and control, staff development, proposals, budgets, and project performance.

What more can we tell you?

Our newly-renovated office is located on the western edge of Sherwood Park, close to the Henday and about 20 minutes from downtown Edmonton. Our projects that you’d be engaged in typically are built in and around Edmonton and other northern Alberta municipalities, although we do support our Saskatchewan effort from the Edmonton office.

The job features competitive pay and paid time off and a comprehensive benefits package. However, we think a real difference maker is our collegial team-based environment and the opportunity for you to not get typecast into one role or one type of project.

By now, you’re probably wondering what’s important to us…

We wouldn’t have been named to the Top 5 list of North America’s Best Architecture/Engineering Firm to Work For without a passionate focus on our people. Because our Project Managers play such an important part in defining who we are, we place a premium on character and cultural fit. Our website clearly communicates how much we value our team. As a consulting firm entrusted by our clients to provide solutions and quality advice, we’re only as good as each member of our combined team. Our win‐win scenario is when you’re as happy working with us, as we are in calling you our friend and teammate.

Here are your next steps:

To help us get acquainted, please send your resume and a cover letter that tells us a bit about you to Rachel at rlreynoso@v3co.ca. We look forward to making a connection.

Interested in this position? Fill out the form below.

Traffic Engineer

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Build Your World, Build Your Career …

V3 Companies of Canada believes in development by both providing you with an environment to enhance your professional growth and in transforming the world around us for the better. Our name reflects that commitment to you and those who live, work and play in the special places we help to create: Visio, Vertere, Virtute – The Vision to Transform with Excellence.

We are a fast-growing firm with offices located throughout the US and Canada and excited to be building a Transportation practice within our Edmonton-area office. This office additionally currently engages in a range of planning, land and site development and municipal infrastructure improvement projects throughout Alberta and other western Provinces. We believe that the worst thing is to pigeonhole talent. Instead, we prefer to provide the means for you to align your personal career goals with the professional opportunities we offer.

Here’s how you fit into the V3 Team:

The ideal candidate will possess strong communication, organizational, and traffic engineering technical skills; and a focus on being service-oriented. We are building the Transportation Practice here in Alberta and looking for positive, collaborative, and highly engaged self-starters who will help us build our practice locally. Our Edmonton‐based team also collaborates on projects with our U.S. counterparts, which offers you access to a deep bench of transportation peers and opportunities to contribute on interesting and complex U.S.-based transportation infrastructure work.

Here’s some additional skillsets we are looking for: 

  • Successful completion of an Engineering Degree in Civil or Transportation Engineering with coursework in road safety engineering, transportation engineering/planning preferred. Professional Traffic Operations Engineer or Road Safety Professional certifications are not required but would be considered an asset.
  • Experience leading and delivering traffic/transportation projects for the private sector, municipalities, and government agencies, including commercial, residential, industrial, and mixed-use developments.
  • Knowledge of design standards and guidelines including TAC, ITE, AASHTO, Edmonton Capital Region, Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridor and Alberta MD’s and Counties would be considered an asset.
  • Familiarity and/or proficiency with the following software would be considered an asset: SYNCHRO, Sidra Intersection, Vissum, SimTraffic, AutoTurn, HCS, TORUS, ARCADY, Rodel, and InterCalc.
  • P.Eng. or P.L. Eng required (or ability to secure one of these designations within 6 months).
  • Candidate should be working at an intermediate or senior level in transportation/traffic engineering/road safety in the public or private sector.
  • Design and planning experience in the following transportation areas would be an asset: traffic engineering; traffic simulation; operational analysis, road safety engineering; intersection/interchange design; roundabouts; rural roadways; urban streets; transit (bus and/or rail); highway corridors; multi-use paths; multi-modal traffic; active transportation; complete streets analysis, capacity and corridor analysis, network planning, and transportation master plans.
  • Strong communication, time management, and teamwork skills.
  • Ability to collaborate with multi-discipline and remote project teams and liaise with internal disciplines.
  • Strong writing skills and ability to prepare written materials including memo’s, reports, plans, briefing materials, and proposal inputs in a clear and concise manner.
  • Manage deadlines and undertake multiple project assignments simultaneously.
  • Valid Alberta Driver’s Licence.

Here’s what you’ll do: 

  • Support to successfully grow and deliver the existing roads and highways business within Alberta and for the Western Canada Region and our US counterparts on transportation assignments.
  • Traffic engineering, including Traffic Impact Assessment development, traffic modelling, traffic controls, intersection analysis, traffic studies, signal timing, intelligent transportation systems, and design of signing and pavement marking.
  • Prepare proposal inputs to support the generation of new business from existing or prospective clients.
  • Collaborate with project teams, including sub‐consultants, during the planning, design, and construction phases of a project.
  • Interacting directly with clients on transportation/traffic elements of projects.
  • Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in traffic engineering.
  • Mentor and train new transportation staff and provide technical leadership.

What more can we tell you?

Our newly‐renovated office is located on the western edge of Sherwood Park, close to Anthony Henday
Drive and about 20 minutes from downtown Edmonton. Our projects that you’d be typically engaged in
are built in and around Edmonton and other northern Alberta municipalities, however, may extend to the U.S. The job features competitive pay and paid time off and a comprehensive benefits package.

By now, you’re probably wondering what’s important to us…

We wouldn’t have been named to the Top 5 list of North America’s Best Architecture/Engineering Firm to Work For without a passionate focus on our people. Because our Project Managers play such an important part in defining who we are, we place a premium on character and cultural fit. Our website clearly communicates how much we value our team. As a consulting firm entrusted by our clients to provide solutions and quality advice, we’re only as good as each member of our combined team. Our win‐win scenario is when you’re as happy working with us, as we are in calling you our friend and teammate.

Of course, we believe in welcoming the best people and care about your skills relative to your experience. Having an honest and open communication style also is a key trait. Because we are a very “flat organization” without a lot of layers of management, you’ll interact regularly with every staff member, your fellow leaders and the management throughout V3.

Here are your next steps:

To help us get acquainted, please send your resume and a cover letter that tells us a bit about you to Rachel at rlreynoso@v3co.ca. We look forward to making a connection.

Interested in this position? Fill out the form below.