PROJECT MANAGER TW

at  City of Toronto

Job ID: 46196
Job Category: Engineering & Technical
Division & Section: Toronto Water, TW Environmental Monitoring & Protection
Work Location: 2126 Kipling Avenue
Job Type & Duration: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: $112,000.00 - $144,200.00, TM1437, Wage Grade 7.5
Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week
Affiliation: Non-Union
Number of Positions Open: 1
Posting Period: 22-July-2024 to 06-Aug-2024
The Environmental Monitoring & Protection section is seeking to fill one Senior Engineer Position to provide technical and engineering guidance to the unit. Reporting to the Manager, Environmental Monitoring & Protection, the Senior Engineer will be responsible for administering programs related to Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 681 Sewers and Chapter 851 Water Supply Bylaws including but not limited to Industrial Waste Surcharge Program, Pollution Prevention, Outfall Monitoring, Private Water Discharges, Compliance Plans and the Industrial Water Rate.
Primarily managing the contract administration and agreements under the Sewers Bylaw, assisting in the development of reports, proposals, quotes and contracts, and the review of technical reports to ensure the successful management and completion of existing and future contracts and projects for the unit.
The Senior Engineer Position comprises of technically complex projects and assignments to support the needs of our customers to ensure we deliver services with a planned, efficient, and well managed approach while keeping goals focused on operational excellence and financial sustainability. The position includes, reviewing and conducting gap analysis to ensure compliance and make recommendations for system improvements.
The Senior Engineer will manage program development projects to enhance customer service with clients and will lead project teams to build consistency and streamline internal procedures and standardize assessment processes. The Senior Engineer also conduct research projects ensuring best practices, corporate policies, legislation, and initiatives set by other levels of government.
In addition, the Senior Engineer keeps abreast of new technologies and procedures related to matters around industrial wastewater engineering, wastewater treatment and collection systems and storm water treatment and collection systems for the Environmental Monitoring & Protection Unit.

Key Qualifications:

• Must be a qualified engineer as defined by Professional Engineers Ontario
• Post-secondary education in Engineering with a specialization pertinent to the job responsibilities (e.g. environmental monitoring & protection, capital delivery; capital planning for water, wastewater and stormwater systems; asset management; data analytics) or an approved equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Considerable experience as a Professional Engineer in the design; construction; operation; needs assessment; or planning of water, wastewater or stormwater infrastructure.
• Considerable experience in the preparation of project cost estimates and financial budgets. Experience in the forecasting and monitoring of project progress and expenditures.
• Considerable experience in the area of infrastructure asset management and leveraging the use of technologies to support long range planning.
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal, conflict resolution and problem solving skills.
• Proficiency in the use of ArcGIS, work management systems, MS office, AutoCAD, project management software.
• Ability to effectively represent the Division, maintain relations and work with community and special interest groups, the general public, elected officials, employees, internal and external clients and consultants.
• Ability to participate in and operate as a fully accountable program leader and member of a multidisciplinary work team

• Manages assigned projects, ensuring effective teamwork and communication, high standards of work quality and organizational performance and continuous learning
• Responsible for determining long term infrastructure investment requirements for water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure to meet long term growth needs, to improve operational efficiency and to sustainably address state of good requirements.
• Monitors capital project expenures, identifies cash flow needs and projects year-end actuals.
• Conducts research and provides input to the development of policies, programs and technical design guidelines and in response to initiatives led by other units, divisions, agencies, and other levels of government.
• Ensures that all assigned projects are controlled and completed within established timeframes and approved budget limitations.
• Undertakes complex financial analyses related to water and wastewater programs and makes recommendations on program changes and divisional priorities.
• Undertakes work infrastructure asset management and capital budgeting, including the monitoring and reporting of capital spending, preparation and revisions to approved capital works programs to reflect actual in-year spending.
• Leads and collaborates in the development of multi-year capital programs
• Participates in the preparation of capital and operational budgets. Deals with complex cost- sharing arrangements for municipal infrastructure projects.
• Leads staff and consultants to deliver studies, projects and programs related to infrastructure management and master planning.
• Leads or participates in multi-disciplinary project teams, supervises/directs internal and external professional engineers and technical personnel, and mentors colleagues.
• Provides technical review and advanced engineering input as required to other Sections and Divisions on matters related to municipal and environmental engineering.
• Reviews and comments on engineering design reports and drawings.
• Reviews and comments on legislation, bylaws, guidelines, and procedures.
• Represents Toronto Water as a technical specialist at meetings with standing committees, internal staff, and external agencies; consults with members of the public, external clients, and consultants.
• Prepares technical reports, Committee and Community Council reports and content for public education/communication purposes, as may be required
• Prepares capital business cases, project charters, RFP, RFQ, REOI, terms of reference, scope of work for consultant assignments including selection and direction of consultants undertaking professional services for Toronto Water.
• Prepares and makes presentations to senior Department staff, elected officials and the public.
• Maintains relations with councillors, public, other units throughout the city, consultants, other levels of government, government agencies, developers, suppliers and contractors to ensure effective partnerships related to job function.
• Liaise with and coordinates input from other sections, divisions, and other stakeholders in the development of the Division’s Capital Budget and Plan.
• Analyzes the continuous improvement and control measures for quality, efficiency and effectiveness of services and formulates recommendations.
• Keeps informed of, investigates, implements, and evaluates new work techniques, technologies, and performance standards
• Assists the manager in defining and allocating work and setting goals. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Key Qualifications:

• Must be a qualified engineer as defined by Professional Engineers Ontario
• Post-secondary education in Engineering with a specialization pertinent to the job responsibilities (e.g. environmental monitoring & protection, capital delivery; capital planning for water, wastewater and stormwater systems; asset management; data analytics) or an approved equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Considerable experience as a Professional Engineer in the design; construction; operation; needs assessment; or planning of water, wastewater or stormwater infrastructure.
• Considerable experience in the preparation of project cost estimates and financial budgets. Experience in the forecasting and monitoring of project progress and expenditures.
• Considerable experience in the area of infrastructure asset management and leveraging the use of technologies to support long range planning.
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal, conflict resolution and problem solving skills.
• Proficiency in the use of ArcGIS, work management systems, MS office, AutoCAD, project management software.
• Ability to effectively represent the Division, maintain relations and work with community and special interest groups, the general public, elected officials, employees, internal and external clients and consultants.
• Ability to participate in and operate as a fully accountable program leader and member of a multidisciplinary work team.