Senior Drinking Water Design Engineer

at  The City of Vancouver

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with a Professional Engineer designation and minimum of eight years related experience in the design and construction of water infrastructure, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Experience in developing and managing budgets for infrastructure capital works
• Registration or eligibility for registration as a Professional Engineer in British Columbia.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of civil engineering practices and underground infrastructure design and construction practices particularly related to water main design.
• Knowledge of engineering practices related to hydraulics, hydrology and rainwater management
• Working knowledge of Quality Management System (QMS) and Professional Governance Act (PGA) processes and frameworks
• Knowledge of Project Management methodologies, processes, standards and policies.
• Excellent knowledge of management principles, policies and practices including recruitment and selection, leadership, performance and attendance management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a variety of stakeholders, with experience writing technical reports
• Strong project management skills with demonstrated ability to prepare and manage project and program budgets
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to motivate and engage staff
• Excellent communication (oral and written), interpersonal and presentation skills
• Exceptional time management and organizational skills with the ability to effectively and efficiently prioritize actions in response to numerous and diverse demands
• Strong conflict resolution, mediation and negotiation skills
• Ability to develop and maintain positive, productive relationships at all levels in the organization and external stakeholders
• Ability to meet transportation requirements to travel between work sites for operational purposes

Where operationally appropriate and subject to change, the City of Vancouver has a Flexible Work Program. This program allows staff in this position to work remotely 2 – 3 days a week from locations that are a daily commutable distance from their work at a City worksite. At this time this position is eligible to be part of the Flexible Work Program.
The City’s COVID-19 vaccination policy is currently suspended and as a result, vaccination against COVID-19 is not required at this time. However, should circumstances change and the City deem it necessary to re-introduce such policy, you may be required to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 in order to be eligible to continue performing your duties.
Business Unit/Department: Engineering Services
Affiliation: Exempt
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time
Position Start Date: April 2023
Position End Date: December 2024
Salary Information: RNG-091 $102,256 - $127,830

MAIN PURPOSE AND FUNCTION

The Senior Drinking Water Engineer is responsible for managing programs that support the renewal and replacement of aging water infrastructure. The position provides design, project management and contract management during the design and construction of infrastructure projects; establishes water system requirements for development proposals; supports water system maintenance and operations; and provides long range asset planning in branch, departmental and city-wide planning initiatives.

SPECIFIC DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Leadership and Resource Planning

• Manages of a team of Engineers, Engineering Assistants, and Surveyors responsible for capital project design submissions and project management documents
• Recruits, selects, coaches and mentors team staff
• Assigns responsibilities/tasks and completes performance plans/reviews and training plans

Planning, Design & Construction

• Manages and oversees the quality control of water and multi-disciplinary (i.e., water, sewer, streets) capital projects, in accordance with the City’s Project Management Framework.
• Responsible, as the Engineer of Record, for all capital design submissions generated by the team, including Direct Supervision requirements of subordinates
• Ensure all team members and design submissions adhere to the Quality Management System (QMS) and Professional Governance Act (PGA) requirements
• Oversees constructability planning during design submissions for cost effective construction implementation
• Coordinates and liaises with Waterworks Asset Management, Planning, and Development groups during capital project planning and detailed design
• Liaises with other City departments to coordinate the design, planning, and construction of Waterworks projects.
• Develops and maintains construction schedule and budget; oversees progression and budgetary expenditures of capital projects.
• Completes post construction evaluation of project closing tasks
• Oversees the scoping, procurement and management of professional design service contracts, as required, for the replacement or rehabilitation of linear Waterworks assets
• Oversees progression and budgetary expenditures of capital projects
• Prepares technical reports, presentations, letters and memos
• Communicates with the public, consultants, and staff across the city departments

Standards and Reviews

• Advances the design and construction standards for Waterworks, as part of overall City of Vancouver Engineering Design Standards
• Leads the review of externally designed Waterworks projects.

Other duties/responsibilities as assigned