Process engineer Jobs in Kitchener, ON

Due to continued rapid growth and expansion of the water group in Ontario, we are seeking a Senior Process Engineer – Water and Wastewater Treatment (facilities) to be based in the Kitchener-Waterloo or Greater Toronto / Golden Horseshoe Area who can provide senior leadership and oversight of municipal water and wastewater treatment plants and associated infrastructure.

Who are we looking for?

Due to continued rapid growth and expansion of the water group in Ontario, we are seeking a Senior Process Engineer – Water and Wastewater Treatment (facilities) to be based in the Kitchener-Waterloo or Greater Toronto / Golden Horseshoe Area who can provide senior leadership and oversight of municipal water and wastewater treatment plants and associated infrastructure.

Be part of the dynamic culture! Our workplace thrives on a hybrid model, combining in-office collaboration and flexibility. Join us in office, 3 days a week to contribute, connect and excel in our vibrant environment. This role can be based in any of our GTA offices - Toronto, Mississauga, Markham or Whitby.

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in :

• Overseeing and leading the technical approach and its execution of projects.
• Communicating professionally with clients, sub consultants, and contractors.
• Developing strong internal global network of technical experts
• Providing thought leadership to position GHD at the forefront of sustainable wastewater treatment in both local and global markets
• Attracting, developing, and supporting retention of our technical talent
• Ensuring project deliverables meet or exceed GHD’s internal and external client quality objectives.
• Supporting our water practice business development to continue our expansion of water infrastructure market share in Ontario. Activities will involve participating in client relationship development, project capture planning and preparing proposals.
• Uncover emerging issues or needs, identifying potential causes, barriers, and key stakeholders, as well as related issues.
• Identify shortcomings in existing business practices, then suggest and implement improvements while developing and delivering projects or a work stream within the organization's change management program. Involves working with guidance from senior colleagues.
• Drive a culture of innovation by creating multistakeholder solutions that boost creativity, innovation, and collaboration across business units, such as idea generation platforms, jam sessions, and hackathons.
• Design engineering solutions and the associated validation process to enable the realization of a design brief (for example, in terms of functionality, performance, aesthetics, and cost) that conforms to organizational and / or regulatory standards.
• Analyze information, draft engineering standards and specifications, and evaluate the effectiveness of those standards within own engineering discipline to ensure work of the required quality is delivered and to inform engineering work in the organization and / or of its suppliers, contractors, and consultants.
• Develop policies and processes, create best practices, set up case studies, and deliver internal knowledge-sharing sessions to capture and share knowledge among colleagues on project / program outcomes and innovative practices in a particular area of expertise and to support the practice.
• Discuss and recommend more complex or innovative technical developments to improve the quality of the website / portal / application software and supporting infrastructure to better meet users’ needs.
• Lead and oversee the provision of professional supervision to ensure that there is effective professional supervision that supports practitioners' professional development and embeds reflective practice.
• Conduct complex feasibility studies from a technological and organizational perspective and document findings to complete cost-benefit analysis on implementing changes to business processes, products, or business unit structure.
• Analyze and evaluate the feasibility and relevance of proposed complex products and services and develop and amend, as necessary, with guidance from senior colleagues. May also be responsible for supervising activities performed by a product development or specialist team.
• Manage a portfolio of projects while reporting to senior colleagues.
• Manage important client relationships with guidance from senior colleagues, or oversee relationship management with a group of more transactional clients and customers.

What you will bring to the team :