Lead Process Engineer - Water & Wastewater

Job Description

Job Description

Description

Your role at GEI.

GEI Consultants Canada is seeking a Process Engineer to support the growth of our Civil Practice. This role combines technical leadership in water and wastewater facility design with project management responsibilities, including client engagement and delivery oversight. You’ll work on impactful projects, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and mentor emerging talent within a flexible and collaborative working environment.

Essential Responsibilities & Duties

• Design Development : Create process engineering designs and equipment selection for water and wastewater infrastructure, including vertical facilities (pump stations, booster stations, reservoirs) and linear infrastructure (gravity sewers, forcemains, watermains).
• Technical Documentation : Prepare engineering calculations, equipment lists, P&IDs, PCNs, and hydraulic models. Expertise in pump system design, commissioning, and optimization is essential.
• Reports & Specifications : Write design reports, technical specifications, and contract documents. Develop construction cost estimates.
• Coordination : Act as the lead project engineer, collaborating with civil, structural, and electrical disciplines to deliver integrated design packages.
• Drafting & Modeling : Work with drafting teams to produce engineering drawings and 3D BIM models aligned with design intent.
• Stakeholder Engagement : Communicate effectively with internal teams, clients, and stakeholders to ensure smooth project execution.
• Construction Support : Review shop drawings, respond to contractor queries, and assist with site inspections, commissioning, FAT / SAT, and troubleshooting during construction.
• Project Management : Depending on project type, you may lead projects directly as the project manager. You are expected to manage scope, quality, budgets, invoicing, schedules, and client relationships with guideance and support form the senior management team.
• Business Development : Contribute to proposals and client engagement initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Skills

Additional Information

We are GEI.

Some of the world’s most pressing problems – from climate change to sustainable development, to critical infrastructure and the future of our energy supply – need our brightest and diverse minds working together to create safer, more resilient communities for tomorrow.

We are technical experts, collaborators, and entrepreneurs who draw from diverse backgrounds to solve our clients’ most complex challenges.

With several offices across North America, we offer a range of engineering, science, and technical consulting services. Our range of expertise, project types, and culture make us the choice for top talent in the AEC industry. See all our office locations here.

In 2023, GEI merged with GM BluePlan, an Ontario-based engineering, management, and technology consulting company. The merger adds GM BluePlan’s nationally recognized expertise in asset management and infrastructure planning to the GEI family, furthering our growth and expansion in Canada.

Employee-owned. Employee-focused.

As an employee-owned company, our employees support our flat leadership structure, have a say in how our business operates and benefit from our financial success. We are committed to employee growth with career development opportunities, competitive total rewards, a well-being program, flexible work arrangements and more.  Our company culture is driven by our 4 Cs – we are Client-Centered, Curious, Collaborative, and Community Minded – which support our focus on sustainability, safety, diversity, equity and inclusion. Get to know us better by visiting GEI’s career site here.

GEI’s Total Rewards Package Includes

GEI is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, Aboriginal / Indigenous status or any other factors considered discriminatory. If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, we will work with you to meet your needs.