Engineering Assistant, Water

3 weeks ago

Canada Burnside & Associates Limited Full time

R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited is currently seeking a motivated and ambitious Engineering Assistant to join our Water & Wastewater Vertical Infrastructure team. As a part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to a variety of projects involving the assessment, planning, study, design, approval, and construction administration of municipal and some private sector water and wastewater infrastructure.

This position offers the flexibility to be based out of one of several office locations, including Guelph, Collingwood, or Hamilton. Occasional travel to other offices is a requirement.

Role Specifics

Reporting to Senior Water and Wastewater Engineers, your responsibilities will include:

  • Assisting in the assessment, planning, study, design, approval, and construction administration of water supply, treatment, pumping, storage, distribution projects, and wastewater collection, pumping, treatment, and disposal.
  • Supporting senior engineers and project managers in producing preliminary and detailed design drawings, preparing related reports, coordinating/preparing approvals, developing construction cost estimates, and liaising with clients, sub-consultants, and contractors.
  • Providing support to construction inspectors and contract administrators in the field and office during construction.
  • Working under the guidance of project managers and senior engineers across the company to develop design skills and ensure design quality standards are met.
  • Collaborating with and contributing to multi-office project teams to ensure project delivery successfully meets the needs of clients.
  • Providing engineering support to multidiscipline project teams as needed.
  • Preparing proposals, project reports, design documents, permit applications, environmental assessments, and environmental screening reports.
  • Participating in planning and feasibility studies and conducting condition assessments of water and wastewater facilities.
  • Performing other duties as assigned.

Professional Knowledge, Skills & Qualifications

To excel in this role, you'll need:

  • An Environmental or Civil Engineering Degree, or an Environmental or Civil Engineering Technology Diploma, or a related degree or diploma.
  • Membership, in good standing, or potential membership, with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) or The Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT).
  • Knowledge of municipal and provincial approval processes, as well as relevant agency and industry standards, guidelines, and best practices are an asset.
  • Strong written and oral communication and analytical skills.
  • Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multitask and work on multiple projects concurrently.
  • Proficiency in MS Office and MS Project.
  • Experience with AutoCAD, BIM, Revit, Civil 3D, and MicroStation is an asset.
  • Familiarity with WaterCad, InfoWater, and SewerCAD modeling is an asset.

If you're eager to kick-start your career in water and wastewater engineering and contribute to impactful projects, we encourage you to apply. Join us in shaping the future of municipal infrastructure. Apply now

Why Choose Burnside?

Are you interested in working for an employer with a 5-decade track record of building a great reputation both internally with their staff and externally with their clients? The Burnside team is a family of colleagues that work together to provide value and service to our clients, while extending care to each other. We know that our employees are our greatest asset, and thus we strive to provide a positive work/life balance.

We offer:

  • A collaborative culture where friendship, honesty and respect are part of our core values and practices
  • Flexible working hours and office locations, including work at home opportunities
  • A competitive compensation and benefits package
  • RSP company matching plan
  • Career growth and professional development opportunities
  • Potential for performance-driven bonusing
  • Recruiting bonus / finder’s fee for referrals
  • A welcoming, positive, and inclusive work environment

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to valuing diversity in the workplace and we welcome resumes from all qualified candidates. Burnside will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the entire recruitment, assessment, and selection process, as required. If you are a person with a disability and require an accommodation during these processes, please contact our Human Resources department.

Company Profile – More about us:

Founded in 1970, R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited is a growing values-driven employee-owned multidiscipline engineering and environmental consulting firm with over 400 staff. Our consistent commitment towards investing in technology advancements and training, in addition to encouraging and promoting professional development, has enabled our firm to meet our ongoing and stated goal of continual improvement.

We actively seek to develop relationships with a broad and diversified client base in the Public, Private and Indigenous sectors.We work on a variety of projects throughout Canada, with ten office locations in Ontario and one in Manitoba.

Burnside has expertise in many technical disciplines beyond our core civil engineering focus including air and noise, asset management, building sciences, environmental planning and ecology, GIS, hydrogeology, land development, landscape architecture, municipal drainage, solid waste, stormwater management, structures, transportation planning and design, water and wastewater and well drilling & diagnostics.

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