Engineering Assistant III

7 days ago

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada City of Vancouver Full time
Engineering Assistant III (Sewers Utility Drafter)

Named among Canada's Top 100 Employers, BC's Top Employers, and Canada's Greenest Employers, the City of Vancouver seeks colleagues who can help shape and embody our core commitments to sustainability, reconciliation, equity and outstanding quality of life for all residents.


The Sewers Utility Drafter is part of a team responsible for the renewal, design, construction and management of the City's integrated sewage and drainage network.


The position is responsible for creating and maintaining sewer infrastructure construction drawings and as-built information; performing survey work; and providing research, technical information and responding to inquiries to the public, private companies, outside agencies and other City branches.


The position reports to the Engineering Assistant IV and works with groups across the department, including Sewer Operations, Water Design, Utilities Design and other entities such as 3rd party utilities and Metro Vancouver.

Creates sewer design construction drawings using GIS/AutoCAD/TopoBase environment using departmental paper records and electronic databases
Updates GIS as-built information
Researches and provides technical and other information regarding sewer and water infrastructure for the public, city staff and private companies, providing written correspondence as required
Undertakes quality control processes related to existing GIS data
Carries out survey work to collect as-built field information as required
Carries out design and construction technical assignments
Communicates and corresponds with the public, private companies, outside agencies and other City branches

Completion of Grade 12, supplemented by technical courses related to the work, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Experience preparing AutoCAD construction drawings in Civil 3D.

Good knowledge of municipal design and construction of sewer systems
Knowledge of surveyor methods and techniques
Working knowledge of standard engineering concepts and terminology
Ability to perform accurate survey work, draft simple designs, and make routine office and field engineering computations
Ability to read and interpret engineering plans and understand specifications
Ability to problem solve with accuracy in a technical environment;
Ability to work outdoors in inclement weather
Proficient in the use of software applications, geographical information systems and databases such as TopoBase, Hansen, AutoCAD Map 3D, and Civil 3D
Where operationally appropriate and subject to change, the City of Vancouver has a Flexible Work Program.

This program allows staff to work remotely 1 – 4 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.

Business Unit/Department:
Engineering Services (1300)

Employment Type:
Regular Full Time


At the City of Vancouver, we are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that represents the community we so proudly serve.

Indigenous peoples, people of colour, 2SLGBTQ+ persons including all gendersand persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Learn more aboutour commitment to diversity and inclusion .

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