Engineer, Regional Water Supply

at  City of London

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QUALIFICATIONS:

• Undergraduate university degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering.
• 5 years of experience in designing, delivering, and monitoring of programs relating to water treatment, supply, and distribution infrastructure.
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in leadership and administrative capacity. and dealing with contractors, or equivalent combination of education and related professional and lived community experience.
• Registered Professional Engineer of Ontario.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in water treatment, supply and distribution systems, and environmental protection.
• Considerable knowledge with various aspects of provincial and federal legislation relating to water treatment, supply and distribution systems, and contract management.
• Knowledge of environmental and water quality management systems.
• Demonstrated analytical and business planning skills with a proven track record for effectively implementing and monitoring programs and services
• Demonstrated success leading or supervising employees, contracted services and consultants.
• Demonstrated ability to inspire the people they lead through productive and honest dialogue, with personal integrity and actions.
• Ability to be a trusted advisor and/or advocate in sensitive and/or emotionally charged situations.
• Demonstrated perseverance and resilience in addressing and escalating as required, challenges and emergent issues.
• Proven commitment to the safety of employees with knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and applicable regulations as it relates to the position.

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• Ability to provide a high level of attention to detail, make sense of data and solve problems.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal and customer services skills, including conflict resolution and problem solving; demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with diverse populations within the community; experience working collaboratively with organizations, and clients.
• Strong verbal, written, interpersonal, communication, facilitation, and presentation skills; demonstrated political acumen.
• Ability to understand the importance of service delivery; implement initiatives that support the section’s customers in a timely and effective way.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Office, Office 365 and related software and database applications.
• Must possess a valid class ‘G’ driver’s licence and have available use of a vehicle

Reporting to the Manager, Capital Programs, the Environmental Services Engineer (RWS) is responsible for contributing to the planning, development, and managing capital projects for the regional water supply system.