Water and Wastewater Engineer

POSITION PURPOSE Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, is responsible for organizing and coordinating Regional inflow and infiltration programs and construction projects for proposed underground water and wastewater servicing; providing technical expertise, advice, assistance, and guidance with respect to water and wastewater for all Regional construction projects development applications.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reviews, comments, and approves detailed engineering drawing submissions concerning underground water and wastewater servicing proposals; and coordinates proposed works with other sections of the Department.


• Reviews and comments on Regional construction projects and development applications with respect to underground water and wastewater servicing.


• Reviews and recommends revisions to management on Regional policies and new policies relating to underground servicing, including developing creative and innovative problem-solving solutions.


• Reviews and recommends the financial contributions required from developers, including fees and financial securities for water and wastewater construction activities.


• Maintains good relationship management, political sensitivity and diplomacy with colleagues, business associates and other stakeholders.


• Schedules, plans, conducts, and leads meetings with developers, consultants, regional and municipal staff, and Councillors as needed, to review Regional requirements and negotiate areas of concern.


• Ensures that work performed conforms to Regional standards, policies and practises, recognised industry standards and sound safety and engineering principles, in accordance with all applicable laws and governmental requirements.


• Participates in and suggests improvements of quality control and quality assurance measures.


• Reviews, comments, and approves water and wastewater reports and detailed engineering drawing submissions and coordinates proposed works with other sections of the Department.


• Reviews and/or performs water and wastewater modelling, including inflow and infiltration analysis.


• Provides technical expertise and assistance to Project Managers for the Regional construction program with respect to water and wastewater.


• Coordinates the timing of development projects with Regional construction projects, with respect to underground water and wastewater servicing.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Successful completion of a University Degree in Engineering from an accredited university.


• Must be registered as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with the Professional Engineers Ontario.


• Ability to review complex municipal engineering drawings and technical reports to ensure conformity to industry standards.


• Strong report writing, organization and project management skills to meet program objectives and work to tight deadlines.


• Computer literacy utilizing MS Office software applications including word processing, spreadsheet, scheduling, and presentation applications as well as specialized software relevant to the technical specialty.


• Knowledge and demonstrated ability in corporate core competencies including customer focus, communication, collaboration, and personal ownership.


• Demonstrated political acumen and communication/presentation skills to influence/negotiate complex concepts to a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.


• Minimum five (5) years’ experience (inclusive of E.I.T. experience) in municipal underground water and wastewater servicing design and construction.


• Working knowledge and ability in water and wastewater modelling.