Utilities Engineer

at  City of North Vancouver

POSITION OVERVIEW

The City of North Vancouver is the urban core of the beautiful North Shore and has a long-term vision to be “The Healthiest Small City in the World”, with five key priorities to be a City for People, a Resilient City, a Vibrant City, a Connected City and a Prosperous City.
We are looking for a Temporary Full Time (one year assignment) Utilities Engineer to join our Engineering, Parks and Environment Department. As the Utilities Engineer, you will be part of the Engineering Planning and Design team. The Planning and Design team is responsible for the planning, budgeting, design, delivery and management of the City’s water distribution system, sanitary collection system, and drainage infrastructure. The City of North Vancouver is a compact and complete community with a range of residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional utility users and an active land development environment.

REQUIREMENTS

The City is seeking a versatile and motivated individual who is well-suited to the broad range of work encountered in a small municipal setting. The successful candidate ideally has experience in utility design and construction, contract administration, and has had exposure to integrated storm water management and implementation of storm water source controls, management of gravity pipe systems including condition assessment, and inflow and infiltration reduction programs.
You have a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, are registered or eligible for registration with EGBC and have a minimum of three years’ experience in the field of utilities design, construction, or management. Some exposure to utility planning models or other hydraulic modelling, and AutoDesk CAD and ESRI GIS applications is desirable. A Class 5 BC driver’s license is also required.
During the recruitment process, applicants will be requested to provide a current Police Information Check (PIC).

The Utilities Engineer will be involved in a broad range of utilities management, including:

• Annual utility planning and budgeting,
• Reviewing development applications for utility servicing,
• Coordinating with other City teams regarding utility implications to capital projects.
• Designing utility projects and coordinating with City design technicians,
• Working with external engineering consultants,
• Project construction delivery including tendering and contract management,
• Overseeing utility management projects, and,
• Ongoing asset management activities related to Utilities.