Utilities Engineer

3 weeks ago

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada City of Kitchener Full time

Job Summary:

The City of Kitchener is seeking a highly skilled Utilities Engineer to join our Infrastructure Services team. As a Utilities Engineer, you will be responsible for overseeing the technical and planning-related requirements of our sanitary and stormwater collection and treatment systems.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Directly supervise technical staff, including mentorship and performance management.
  • Operate the city's sanitary and stormwater models and apply engineering expertise to analyze and evaluate the technical performance of both wastewater collection systems.
  • Maintain the city's sanitary and stormwater models to ensure the accuracy of the systems infrastructure networks by identifying and addressing any information gaps and issues.
  • Ensure the city's sanitary and stormwater models are continuously calibrated based on various system performance monitoring programs and reports.
  • Develop, implement and provide continuous expert input into the City's hydraulic modeling manual and regularly prepare relevant processes, procedures, and documentation to coordinate information movement between different departments.
  • Facilitate stakeholder consultation to inform planning, evaluate the impact of recommendations, and foster stakeholder consensus for decisive action.
  • Deploy and maintain a city-wide weather station network to collect precipitation and other information for model calibration and validation.
  • Plan and implement an annual sewer flow monitoring program to identify and correlate system responses to precipitation events, identify inflow and infiltration to the sanitary network, and confirm system capacity for new and redevelopment applications.
  • Develop and implement an annual hydrogen sulphide monitoring program based on condition analysis of at-risk-of-failure concrete sanitary pipes and a mitigation program.
  • Develop and implement a strategy to address inflow and infiltration to the sanitary collection network using cost-benefit analysis to lower sanitary treatment costs.
  • Tendering and managing contracted services related to data collection and other studies.
  • Project management of 10-year cyclical Integrated Sanitary and Stormwater Management Master Plans, with a new plan update initiated every 5 years.
  • Make recommendations to keep the city updated with changing legislation, regulations, and industry best practices for sanitary and stormwater utilities.
  • Provide input to the annual budget process for data collection and risk mitigation projects.
  • Provide expert advice on project selection, prioritization, and scoping of Water Infrastructure Program projects, including guidance for when single, double, and triple-utility-funded projects are most appropriate to meet asset management objectives.
  • Liaison with operational groups, other city departments, consultants, contractors, developers, regulatory authorities, and municipalities related to current initiatives.

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Four (4) year honours degree (civil, environmental, water resources).
  • A Professional Engineer licensed to practice in Ontario, with experience in sanitary and stormwater collection networks, including conveyance and treatment controls.

Minimum Experience:

  • Four (4) years of related experience in civil, environmental or water resources engineering, demonstrating knowledge of both sanitary and stormwater planning and design principles.
  • A strong understanding of hydrology and hydraulic models, including the underlying principles, physical and hydraulic processes and practice in model development, calibration, and verification in both sanitary and stormwater network settings, as applicable.
  • Experience with GIS software for spatial data analysis for integration with hydrology and hydraulic models.
  • Possess knowledge of asset management principles in municipal utilities and a thorough understanding of sustainability principles in water and wastewater management. Familiarity with climate change and urban water management, including innovative applications such as heat recovery from sanitary sewage.
  • Highly developed interpersonal and leadership skills and an ability to participate as an influential team member in a collaborative environment.
  • Strong project management, research, and organizational skills to support planning objectives and aid in change management processes.
  • Ability to support and project values compatible with the organization.
  • Analytical, research, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and awareness of plain language principles.
  • Excellent data management skills and the ability to read and interpret legislation, technical journals, manuals, contracts, work orders, design drawings, by-laws, correspondence, reports and supplier information.
  • Previous supervisory experience will be considered an asset.
  • Previous experience leading complex projects and multi-disciplinary teams will be considered an asset.
  • Preference will be given to individuals with previous experience using Infoworks ICM.
  • Must have access to reliable transportation to attend off-site meetings related to the job.
  • Reliable with a good attitude and employment record.

The City of Kitchener is committed to an equity-driven, inclusive, accessible, and barrier-free recruitment and selection process, and to ensuring our workforce reflects the full diversity of the community we serve.

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