SENIOR ENGINEER

at  City of Toronto

Job ID: 51012
Job Category: Engineering & Technical
Division & Section: Toronto Water, Water Infrastructure Management
Work Location: Metro Hall, 55 John Street
Job Type & Duration: Full-time, Temporary (12 month) vacancies
Salary: $112,280.00 - $149,247.00, TM1437, Wage grade 7.5
Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week per week
Affiliation: Non-Union
Number of Positions Open: 1
Posting Period: 14-Nov-2024 to 28-Nov-2024
The Water Infrastructure Management (WIM) Section is responsible for the long-term management of Toronto’s water, wastewater and stormwater management assets to optimize infrastructure investment, level of service, and performance. WIM provides engineering analysis, asset management, infrastructure and capital planning, and policy development and coordination across Toronto Water to serve 3.6 million residents in Toronto and surrounding regions daily, manage over $83 billion in assets, and plan a ten-year budget over $15.1 billion.
Our Water Infrastructure Management Section is seeking to fill one Senior Engineer position in the Analytics & Modelling Services Unit. As a Senior Engineer, reporting directly to the Manager, Analytics & Modelling Services, you will be responsible for providing expert input on infrastructure planning, master plans and capacity assessment studies related to the City’s wastewater systems, with a focus on infrastructure planning for growth. A strong communicator, you are proficient in collaborating with internal and external stakeholders and able to break down complex problems to ensure Toronto Water interests and concerns are addressed.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

• Licensed as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), or licensing as a professional engineer in good standing in another Canadian engineering association with the ability to obtain a P.Eng. licence with PEO.
• Extensive experience as a Professional Engineer in analysis, planning, modelling and design applicable to a municipal engineering role working with sewer and drainage and/or watermain infrastructure, with a focus on growth management and infrastructure servicing.
• Considerable experience related to planning municipal water and sewer infrastructure to accommodate growth including distribution, collection, transmission, trunk, pumping stations and forcemains.
• Considerable experience in hydraulic modelling, studies and planning related to growth and development planning.
• Considerable experience using software pertinent to the job function, including Geographical Information System (GIS) applications, and modelling software in infrastructure management such as Infoworks, InfoWater or equivalent for the hydraulic modelling of sewer and watermain systems.
• Experience in the development of Capital Budgets, including planning, scheduling, prioritizing and costing of projects.
• Experience developing and drafting procedures, guidelines, technical standards, and policies related to expertise in the area of growth management and infrastructure servicing.
• Completion of post-secondary degree or diploma in civil and/or municipal engineering; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered as an asset.
• Considerable experience with communication and analytical skills to write policy documents, technical reports, briefing notes, reports to Committee and Council, and responses to inquiries by external agencies and the public, and presentation abilities.
• Knowledge of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) process, especially related to Master Planning, Needs Assessment, and Feasibility Studies.
• Knowledge of Change Management, Transformation Management, and Program Management theory.
• Fundamental knowledge of federal, provincial and municipal regulations, policies and guidelines related to the job (e.g. Occupational Health & Safety Act) and applicable to water, wastewater and stormwater systems, infrastructure planning and management.
• Project and stakeholder management skills to plan, lead, manage and implement multidisciplinary projects of varied scope.
• Proficiency in various competencies, including highly developed interpersonal, employee relations, negotiation, conflict resolution, leadership and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization and to forge solid internal and external relationships.
• Experience in infrastructure planning and studies in the field of water distribution and supply is an asset for this position.

Your primary responsibilities as a Senior Engineer will be focused on leading review and analysis related to Infrastructure Ontario (IO) projects and Transit Oriented Communities (TOCs), and you will also be expected to:

• Lead staff and consultants to deliver studies, projects and programs related to growth and capacity of the linear systems.
• Lead, or participate in, multi-disciplinary project teams, supervise/direct internal and external professional engineers and technical personnel, and mentor colleagues.
• Provide technical review and advanced engineering input, as required, to other sections and divisions on matters related to municipal and environmental engineering.
• Act as a subject matter expert on a multi-disciplinary technical team in the areas of sanitary local/trunk sewer systems, water distribution/transmission systems, and infrastructure planning for growth.
• Manage assigned projects, ensuring effective teamwork and communication, high standards of work quality and organizational performance, and continuous learning.
• Ensure that all assigned projects are controlled and completed within established timeframes and approved budget limitations.
• Lead, and collaborate in, the development of multi-year capital programs.
• Participate in the preparation of capital and operational budgets (including determining long-term infrastructure investment requirements for linear water and wastewater infrastructure to sustainably address growth needs).
• Review, and comment on, engineering design reports and drawings.
• Review, and comment on, legislation, bylaws, guidelines and procedures.
• Represent Toronto Water as a technical specialist at meetings with standing committees, internal staff, and external agencies, and consult with members of the public, external clients and consultants.
• Prepare technical reports, Committee and Community Council reports and content for public education/communication purposes, as required.
• Prepare capital business cases, project charters, RFPs, RFQs, REOIs, terms of reference, and scope of work for consultant assignments, including selection and direction of consultants undertaking professional services for Toronto Water.
• Prepare and make presentations to senior Department staff, elected officials and the public.
• Maintain relations with Councillors, the public, other units throughout the City, consultants, other levels of government, government agencies, developers, suppliers and contractors, to ensure effective partnerships related to the job function.
• Analyze the continuous improvement and control measures for quality, efficiency and effectiveness of services and formulate recommendations.
• Develop procedures, guidelines, technical standards, and policies related to growth management and infrastructure servicing.
• Keep informed of, investigate, implement, and evaluate new work techniques, technologies and performance standards.
• Assist the Manager in defining and allocating work and setting goals.
• Perform other related duties, as assigned.
• Acts on behalf of the manager when required.