Early Career & New Graduate Opportunities (University of Toronto)

Overview

Your Opportunity

 

Whether you are seeking a work term (co-op/internship) to gain hands-on experience, or you are nearing the end of your educational journey and have found something you are passionate about, we are here to help. You are thinking about how to build your career, how to find that place where you can be part of a team, where you can lean in, roll up your sleeves, get to work, and make a difference.

 

At Dillon, we define our values as shared expectations and beliefs that bind us. It all starts there. And because our values are the heart of Dillon, we are committed to investing in the next generation of professionals. We will provide you with the hands-on experience, mentorship, and momentum you need to build a lasting and fulfilling career. We offer dynamic, high-impact work where you can collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to tackle critical environmental and infrastructure problems and turn big ideas into tangible community solutions.

 

Opportunities are available across various Dillon offices.

 

We offer flexible work hours to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life. 

 

We are continually looking for passionate University of Toronto students and new graduates to join our team across a variety of disciplines, including but not limited to:

 

• Civil Engineering: To design, build, and rehabilitate vital community systems, transit networks, and water/wastewater facilities.
• Mechanical & Electrical Engineering: To design high-performance building systems, drive energy efficiency, and deliver sustainable solutions.
• Planning: To shape resilient, sustainable, and socially inclusive communities from the ground up.
• Geoscience & GIS: To protect human health and the environment through tailored site management, mapping, and remediation solutions.
• Environmental Sciences: To lead environmental planning, natural resource management, and atmospheric services.
• Water & Waste Management: To engineer innovative, long-term solutions for municipal and industrial water treatment, waste diversion, and sustainable resource recovery.
• Energy Transition: To develop and implement strategies that reduce carbon footprints, optimize energy use, and support our clients in achieving their sustainability goals

 

General Responsibilities

 

While specific day-to-day duties will vary depending on your discipline and whether you are joining us for a work term or as a full-time new graduate, early career professionals at Dillon typically:

 

• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary team members to solve project-based challenges
• Assist project managers and technical leaders with ongoing and new projects
• Assist in the preparation of designs, technical specifications, and studies
• Participate in site investigations, condition assessments, and field data collection
• Complete design and analysis activities to maintain project schedules and ensure successful completion
• Contribute to business development activities, including client need research and project proposals
• Complete reviews of safe work practices and perform risk assessments for employee tasks
• Commit to self-development, ongoing learning, and active participation in professional associations
• Travel occasionally to other Dillon offices or project sites as required

 

About Dillon

Dillon Consulting Limited (Dillon) is a proudly Canadian, 100% employee-owned professional consulting firm specializing in planning, engineering, environmental science, and management. With over 28 offices and more than 1200 employees across Canada, we offer a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities.

 

At Dillon, we strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation and thrive on interdisciplinary collaboration, empowering our people to challenge conventional thinking and build careers focused on creating a lasting impact in our communities. We are committed to ongoing professional development and celebrate the unique perspectives that each team member brings to the table.

 

Why choose Dillon

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop.

 

We live our core values:

• Reliability: words result in actions that build trust;
• Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
• Continuous development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
• Creativity: discover new possibilities;
• Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard;
• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences. 

In addition to a competitive base salary, regular full-time employees also benefit from:

• Flexible work hours and hybrid work arrangement options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life
• Employee share purchase plan
• Dillon is 100% employee owned, and share ownership is open to all employees. Our annual share dividends have historically outperformed the market average.
• Dillon’s Overtime Directive
• This Management Directive establishes a firm-wide 40-hour weekly overtime threshold, after which premium pay applies, ensuring consistent and fair compensation across all Canadian offices.
• Competitive benefits package, including:
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Generous retirement savings plan with employer matching up to 5.5%
• Student loan repayment assistance
• Wellness allowance and enhanced mental health benefits
• Ample paid vacation
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
• Goodlife Fitness Corporate Membership rates
• Ongoing Learning and Development opportunities
• As a knowledge-based business, we use a composite approach to development, including coaching to build the how, mentoring to share lessons, advising to round out perspectives, and co-creation of knowledge through internal learning opportunities.

Health & Safety at Dillon

Prospective employees are expected to fully align with Dillon's core commitment to Health & Safety. This includes active, ongoing engagement with our Health & Safety processes and platform, and the active, ongoing identification and reporting of health and safety hazards.

 

Employment Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Dillon

Dillon is committed to employment equity and an inclusive, diverse workplace where opportunities are based on skills and abilities. If you require accommodation during the interview process, please let us know.

 

Technology enablement and the use of AI at Dillon

Please be advised that Dillon uses AI-assisted tools to support aspects of our recruitment process to increase efficiency and fairness. While AI supports the process, all hiring decisions are made by our human recruiting team. By applying, you acknowledge and consent to this use.

 

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