Engineer; Water Services

Job Number: 4091

Job Type: Full-Time

Vacancy Reason: Net New

Location: 150 Frederick St - Regional Admin Headquarters

Job Category: Engineering

Number of Positions: 1

Department: Engineering and Planning (Water and Wastewater)

Division: Engineering and Environmental Services

Hours of Work: 35

Union: Management/Management Support

Grade: Management/Management Support Grade 07

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Internal employees transferring from a bargaining unit to another bargaining unit or a Management/Management Support position will not be eligible for the payout of unused sick leave credits upon resignation, termination, or retirement, as per the collective agreement or HR Policy III-16 (Sick Leave). For more details please contact the Benefit Coordinator via email Ben

About Us! The Region of Waterloo is a thriving, diverse community committed to fostering opportunities for current and future generations. Waterloo Region is part of the Dish with One Spoon wampum, a treaty guiding our commitment to:

• Taking only what we need
• Leaving some for others
• Keeping the dish clean

This agreement underpins our vision, mission, and core value, and reinforces our dedication to meaningful reconciliation and equity.

Waterloo Region is home to over 674,000 residents and expected to grow to nearly one million by 2051. Guided by our  Strategic Plan, “Growing with Care,” we prioritize homes for all, climate aligned growth, equitable services and opportunities and a resilient and future ready organization. Our mission is to provide essential services that enhance the quality of life for all residents, while our core value emphasizes caring for people and the land we share.

Join us and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful difference in our community.

In this role, you will play a key part in shaping and supporting municipal water distribution and wastewater collection systems. You’ll review development applications to assess servicing capacity, provide technical expertise on linear infrastructure projects, and apply your knowledge of hydraulics, open channel flow, and pipe design to guide sound engineering decisions.

Working closely with internal teams, area municipalities, and consultants, you’ll review designs, support construction oversight, manage hydraulic network models, and contribute to long-term capital planning. You may also assume professional engineering responsibility within your scope of practice, including applying your professional seal where required.

This is an opportunity to influence infrastructure performance, drive system optimization initiatives such as leakage and inflow/infiltration reduction, and contribute to various reporting initiatives— all while helping ensure safe, reliable service for the community.

• Chairs project teams independently or in support of senior engineer for high profile/complex/politically sensitive projects. Establishes project scope and requirements with senior engineer review/support. Delivers project from conception to completion. Work is reviewed at project milestones. Resolves new/unusual problems in consultation with senior engineer/supervisor.
• Conducts assessments and studies required for project planning and optimization projects.
• Designs capital projects that involve multiple components and several engineering areas/activities.
• Develops and manages schedules and budgets (up to multi-million).
• Identifies need for and manages property transactions, access agreements and approvals, involving multiple stakeholders, in consultation with supervisor/senior staff.
• Provides guidance to engineering interns and directs technical and survey staff on design projects and in preparing final contract drawings. Assigns work to clerical, survey, and drafting staff on in-house projects and provides technical direction to construction inspectors and survey crews. Provides direction, guidance and performance evaluation to consulting engineers, with input into their hiring and dismissal.
• Administers contracts. Interprets documents with contractors. Authorizes payments, changes and extra work. Negotiates claims, disputes and payments.
• Develops…