Senior Project Engineer, Environmental Engineering Projects

JOB SUMMARY

Engineering Support Services delivers engineering programs and support services to the Infrastructure & Water Services Department, including developing the corporate Asset Management strategy for water and wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, reservoirs and facilities, capital project management services (facility and network), lifecycle performance optimization, energy efficiency and energy management initiatives, and efficiency improvements for water, wastewater, stormwater and solid waste programs.

You are responsible for managing total project delivery for capital works with a focus on condition assessment, renewal or rehabilitation projects of facilities, linear networks, or physical infrastructure assets. The assigned work encompasses a broad range of studies, reports and rehabilitation construction projects which may be major, complex, multi-year and/or multi-disciplinary in nature.

Facilities may include:
For drinking water and waste water: Treatment plants, pumping stations, tanks, structure and force mains assets and related components such as pumps, valves and meters.
For solid waste: Landfill site(s) processes or transfer station assets

Linear Networks may include:
For drinking water and waste water: large diameter water mains, sanitary, storm sewers and collectors and related components such as chamber, valves and meters.
For surface water: storm ponds, open channel drainage systems

You also: provide technical expertise and knowledge of the operational needs of the departmental clients through all phases of project delivery/lifecycle; participate in project identification/scoping, prioritization, planning and risk management; initiate/organize condition assessment/environmental impact assessments and other studies relating to a project; monitor, track and report on project status; approve all project expenditures; provide guidance, mentoring to other project engineers/managers; contribute to the review/development of department standards; and carry out related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of 4 year university degree in Engineering or Applied Science specializing in one of the following: Mechanical, Electrical or Civil Engineering disciplines (as required for a specific facility or network work unit)

Minimum of 6 years of related and progressively responsible experience in a municipal engineering environment, in the planning, design, construction and rehabilitation of facilities or network (linear) physical infrastructure, including a minimum of 4 years construction project management experience

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

KNOWLEDGE

• Engineering planning, design and construction methods and practices and related federal, provincial and municipal legislation, and municipal engineering standards, including legislation, standards, regulations and guidelines pertaining to water quality, potable water, sanitary, wastewater, and storm water services
• Federal and provincial government legislation and regulatory requirements governing environmental issues and assessments, building/electrical/fire codes, and safety
• In-depth knowledge of the City’s environmental services infrastructure and system components, including design, construction, operations and performance
• Principles of project management, including cost containment/control, risk management and reporting
• Advanced knowledge of project management techniques to manage concurrent, complex, high dollar value and often multi-year high impact projects
• Advanced knowledge of interpersonal techniques applied in project management to initiate/negotiate/control contract changes, negotiate with service providers to obtain deliverables within approved scope limits and to achieve client expectations
• Processes for developing Requests for Qualifications, Requests for Proposals and the tendering and contracting process, including acceptance, review and selection of bids/tenders
• Computer applications including project management/scheduling/cost control software applications, Computer Aided Design (CAD), MS Office Suite, e-mail and use of the Intra-Internet
• Protocols for preparing reports, briefings and other communiqués and those pertaining to public consultation, and responding to senior management/Councillor inquiries
• Advanced knowledge of industry leading construction approaches, materials, processes and practices
• Confined Space and “working-at-heights” requirements
• Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers.

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Work independently, with minimal direction, and collaboratively with all staff as part of a team
• Possess highly developed organizational skills and flexibility to plan, initiate, organize, document and prioritize own work, and deal effectively with multiple demands, conflicting priorities, pressures and deadlines
• Able to provide mentoring and direction to others in project management processes
• Demonstrate assertiveness and strong oral/written communication skills with the ability to apply tactful facilitation, negotiation and conflict management skills
• Possess strong documentation, report writing and presentation skills
• Able to manage concurrent complex, high dollar value and often highly sensitive projects and bring projects to completion on time and within budget
• Able to foster trust and cooperation to lead/manage activities between technical staff, consultants, contractors, other levels of governments, and the general public
• Able to identify, and analyze issues and problems pertaining to assigned projects, to think creatively, devise new methods/approaches and recommend solutions to mitigate loss/project downtime
• Able to prepare RFQ’s and RFP’s, review, analyze and recommend acceptance of proposals
• Able to carry out construction work site reviews to resolve project on-site problems and accept/reject contractors’ work
• Ability to read drawings from existing records or for proposed works
• Possess computer literacy in applications such as MS Office Suite, SAP Able to perform data analysis, formulate recommendations, and create and maintain reports
• Independent, self-motivated
• Demonstrate assertive interpersonal and oral/written communication skills
• Demonstrate organization and time management skills
• Attentive to accuracy and detail
• Demonstrate leadership and initiative
• Flexible, adaptable and resourceful