Operations engineer Jobs in Ottawa, ON

Requisition ID: 21427
Department: Infrastructure & Water Services Dept.
Service: Water Linear & Customer Services
Branch: Stormwater Management Branch
Employment Type: 1 Full-time Permanent -
Work Hours: 35.00 hours per week
Affiliation: CIPP
Salary Information: $93,764.58 - $114,097.62 annually (2025 rates of pay)
Location: 655 Shefford Road
City: Ottawa, ON
Job Category: Engineering
Application Close: 22/05/2026

JOB SUMMARY

The Stormwater Management and Environmental Monitoring Unit is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the city’s stormwater management facilities and for environmental monitoring and assessment programs that are integral to understanding and evaluating surface water impacts resulting from municipal infrastrucure.

You are responsible for:

• reviewing and assessing new infrastructure applications related to development and City-led projects, and providing comments on behalf of the Unit. Applications could include stormwater management infrastructure as well as design reports and supporting studies.
• assessing stormwater infrastructure problems, conditions and performance, and making recommendations for repairs and/or modifications of physical assets and/or operating practices. To this end, you assess identified stormwater infrastructure problems, develop/design solutions, and prepare terms of reference for and manage technical studies related to operational performance of stormwater infrastructure.
• assisting with developing and/or updating stormwater infrastructure standard operating procedures and specifications used for field response, repairs, corporate benchmarking and financial forecasting initiatives;
• providing technical guidance to field monitoring programs in relation to optimum location of equipment and regulatory compliance requirements; and
• acting as an expert point of contact for engineering advice and/or clarification of operational and maintenance requirements related to the rehabilitation, design/construction, commissioning and assumption of stormwater infrastructure.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of a 4-year university degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized university

Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in stormwater infrastructure design, construction and operations, including project management

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)

KNOWLEDGE

• Engineering design and construction standards and principles related to drainage, sewer systems, and stormwater management facilities
• Principles of project management
• Technical report writing
• Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Stormwater Management Guidelines
• Ministry of Natural Resources Floodplain Management Guidelines
• The Ontario Provincial Standard Specifications
• City process for developing Terms of Reference and Requests for Proposals for selection of Consulting Engineers
• City process for retaining contractors to complete repair and/or construction works at facilities
• Computer applications pertaining to data base management, spreadsheet, and word processing in an engineering environment
• Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers
  

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Research and analytical skills
• Strong communication skills (written and oral)
• Interpersonal skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Organization, co-ordination, prioritization and time management skills
• Ability to work with plans, drawings and documents of many forms and scales
• Ability to effectively manage changing priorities
• Reliable
• Thorough
• Resourceful

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Language Requirement: English oral, reading, writing
• Driver’s License Requirement: A valid Ontario unrestricted G class driver’s license (or provincial equivalent) with no more than 6 demerit points accumulated
• Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions.
Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more designated employment equity groups in the self-identification questionnaire.

The City of Ottawa provides accommodation to applicants during all parts of the hiring process, upon request.