Jason Bell

Experience

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  AECOM

  May 2005 - Sept 2008

  Resident Engineer (EIT)

  • Provided full-time on-site inspections of the installation and construction of underground utilities (water, storm, sewer) in several new urban land developments in Calgary, including: Chaparral, Evergreen, Chaparral Valley and Walden.• Oversaw continuity and conformity of all underground pipes and utilities with engineering design drawings and City of Calgary specifications.• Acted as the primary liaison between construction crew, consultant firm, land owners and The City of Calgary.• Assessed overland damages of completed subdivision phases, with follow-up inspections to ensure compliance. Show less

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  KJA Consultants Inc.

  Jun 2009 - May 2010

  Elevator and Escalator Consulting Engineer (EIT)

  • Specialized in project management of the maintenance, modernization and new construction of vertical transportation devices, including: condition surveys, due diligence examinations, maintenance management and acceptance inspections (initial, final and follow-up).• Inspected dozens of elevators and escalators in buildings across Canada, including: The Bow, The Ritz Carlton, TD Tower, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Square One, Life Plaza, Shell Centre and Canterra Tower.• Managed duties in KJA’s Calgary office, including: sales, invoicing, communication between clients and contractors, field inspections, report and proposal writing, drawing reviews and cost estimates. Show less

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  Opus International Consultants Limited

  May 2010 - Nov 2011

  Transportation Engineer (EIT)

  • Executed a wide variety of transportation engineering projects, including: road safety audits at all stages (planning, design, pre-opening and in-service), speed limit reviews, school and playground zone and area reviews, various active transportation studies, traffic operations, illumination assessments and asset management.• Provided project management, report & proposal writing, on-site inspections, external & internal communication, technical engineering analysis and business development.• Co-authored a TAC published paper titled: A Framework for Conducting Sustainable Transportation Assessments in Neighborhoods. This paper explored active modes of transportation, traffic calming and public engagement. Presented the findings at the Centre for Transportation Engineering & Planning’s (C-TEP) AGM and for both Southern and Northern Alberta Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). Show less

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  McElhanney

  Nov 2011 - May 2013

  Transportation Engineer (EIT)

  • Contributed to a wide variety of transportation engineering projects throughout Alberta and British Columbia, including: road safety audits, speed limits reviews, traffic impact assessments, parking studies and active transportation.• Provided project management, report & proposal writing, on-site inspections, external & internal communication and technical engineering analysis.• Assessed the posted speed limit of Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) within Banff National Park. This project included a comprehensive analysis of geometric conditions, traffic volumes, barrier designs, vehicle speed & collision history, wildlife mortality rates and a human factors review of more than 80 km of highway.• Created and maintained an asset management database for Parks Canada which included all bridges, structural culverts, pavement, retaining walls, snow sheds and rock/soil slopes. Provided extensive on-site contract administration support for several highway rehabilitation projects. Show less

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  City of Calgary

  May 2013 - Sept 2017

  Bicycle Engineer

  • Successfully played an integral role in planning, designing, constructing and maintaining Calgary’s industry-leading Centre City Cycletrack Network and all other city-wide cycling projects.• Reviewed and approved all roadmarking and signage designs on behalf of the road authority for all cycling projects. Additional engineering duties included collaboration and project management of signal construction, signal timing, concrete design, detours and streetlighting for each project. Implementations included cycletracks, bike lanes, complete streets, sharrows, off-street pathways, traffic calming and other bicycle amenities.• Collaborated, engaged and communicated with politicians, city planners, engineers, technicians, surveyors, consultants, contractors and the general public.• Applied all pertinent legislation (including the Alberta Traffic Safety Act and City of Calgary Bylaws) and engineering guidelines (including the MUTCDC, TAC Geometric Design Guide, TAC Bikeway Design Guide, NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide and numerous other engineering and planning documents).• Shared lessons learned with the industry at several local, provincial and national conferences (as a speaker), during field tours and through a TAC published paper. • Completed two six-month secondments with both the ROADS Development and Projects Group (D&P) and the ROADS Pavement Design Group, overseeing concrete and pavement design and inspections throughout the city. Show less

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  City of Calgary

  Oct 2018 - Jun 2020

  Traffic Engineer

  • Reviewed and approved hundreds of roadmarking and signage work orders within the City of Calgary, including: interchanges, traffic safety studies, operational improvements, school sites, roundabouts, cycling and pedestrian facilities, major transit upgrades, surface overlay and parking. Projects were completed on transportation corridors of all classifications (Skeletal, Arterial, Collector, Residential). • Applied detailed knowledge of all relevant engineering design standards (MUTCDC, TAC Geometric Design Guide, etc) and legislation (Alberta Traffic Safety Act and Calgary bylaws).• Acted as a liaison for Traffic Engineering; responsible for coordinating circulation comments for new and retrofit developments throughout Calgary. Collaborated with Transportation Development Services (TDS) to ensure developments were in alignment with land use bylaws, traffic engineering standards and best practices. Reviews included Pre-Applications, Development Permits, Area Structure Plans, Outline Plans, Construction Drawings, etc.• Project management for all roadmarking, signage and circulations required extensive and careful collaboration with many internal and external stakeholders. Internal groups included ROADS Traffic Engineering (Traffic Signal Construction, Traffic Signal timings, Traffic Safety, Street Lighting, Detours and Traffic Field Operations), ROADS Development & Projects (D&P), ROADS Paving, Transportation Infrastructure (TI), Calgary Transit, Liveable Streets, etc. External stakeholders included the Calgary Airport Authority, developers, consultants, contractors and extensive engagement with the general public. Show less

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  City of Calgary

  Feb 2021 - now

  Transportation Planning Development Services

  • Senior Development Engineer

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Transportation Development Engineer

    Feb 2021 - Nov 2022