Job ID: 47900
Job Category: Engineering & Technical Engineering & Technical
Division & Section: Toronto Water, TW Water Infrastructure Management
Work Location: Metro Hall, 55 John Street
Job Type & Duration: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $93,734 - $123,449
Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week
Affiliation: Non-Union
Number of Positions Open: 2
Posting Period: 23-AUG-2024 to 13-SEPT-2024

Toronto Water is the City of Toronto division responsible for all aspects of drinking water treatment and supply, wastewater collection and treatment, and stormwater management. The Division's six business sections manage facilities and assets across the city, including treatment plants, pumping stations, water and sewer mains, laboratories, and yards.

Water Infrastructure Management (WIM) 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 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 10-year capital budget of approximately $16.2 billion.

The successful candidate for this position will be a member of the Strategic Initiatives Planning team in the Water Infrastructure Management section. The team is responsible for leading strategic infrastructure planning studies concerning growth servicing, service level enhancement, and other demands on the division's infrastructure. Strategic Initiatives Planning works with other Toronto Water sections, City Divisions and agencies to collaborate on city-building initiatives and oversees the planning and implementation of Toronto Water infrastructure.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Your primary responsibilities as an Engineer will vary, depending on assigned duties, but you will be expected to:

Work with internal staff and consultants to complete studies, projects and programs related to water infrastructure management including sewer and water capacity, water quality, and master planning.
Review and comment on engineering design reports and drawings, policies, guidelines, procedures, bylaws, and legislation.
Provide technical review and advanced engineering input to other sections and divisions on matters related to water infrastructure and municipal engineering.
Manage assigned projects, ensuring effective teamwork and communication, and high standards of work quality, ensuring assigned projects are completed within established timeframes.
Represent Toronto Water as a technical specialist at meetings with internal sections, City divisions, external agencies, the public and Councillor's offices.
Prepare technical reports, Committee and Community Council reports and content for public education/communication purposes, as required.
Prepare capital business cases, project charters, bid documents (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.
Develop procedures, guidelines, technical standards, and policies related to managing water infrastructure including growth management and infrastructure servicing.
Assist the Manager in defining and allocating work and setting goals.
Perform other related duties, as assigned.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Your application for the role of Engineer must describe your qualifications as they relate to:

Registration as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).
Completion of post-secondary degree or diploma in civil and/or municipal engineering; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Experience as a Professional Engineer in an engineering role working with water, sewer and/or stormwater infrastructure.
Experience with capacity assessment, growth planning, infrastructure servicing and funding, and the development approvals process.
Experience in hydraulic modelling, studies and infrastructure planning.
Experience using software pertinent to the job function including Geographical Information System (GIS), and modelling software such as Infoworks and/or Infowater or equivalent.
Excellent communication and analytical skills to write technical reports, briefing notes, reports to Committee and Council, and responses to inquiries by external agencies and the public.
Knowledge of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) process, especially related to Master Planning, and Feasibility Studies.
Fundamental knowledge of federal, provincial and municipal regulations, policies and guidelines related to the job (e.g. Occupation Health & Safety Act) and applicable to wastewater and stormwater systems, infrastructure planning and management.
Project and stakeholder management skills to plan, lead, manage and implement multidisciplinary projects of varied scope.
Competencies including interpersonal, 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.
Possession of, and ability to maintain, a valid Province of Ontario class "G" driver's licence and eligibility to qualify for a City driver's permit is an asset for this position.

A Qualified List of candidates will be established for the Engineer position in the Toronto Water Division and will be in effect for up to two years from the date the list is created. Qualified candidates on the list may be considered when filling future permanent and/or temporary vacancies in this position.

Notes:

Applicants are required to demonstrate in their resume that their qualifications match those specified in the job posting.
If selected for a temporary position, employee's placement is conditional on the approval of his/her executive director/general manager or designate
Temporary and fixed-term part-time non-union employees will be reassigned to this position.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

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Accommodation

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