Manager, Development Engineering (Water and Wastewater)

Manager, Development Engineering (Water and Wastewater)

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Base pay range

CA$123,978.40 / yr - CA$154,954.80 / yr

Job Type : Full-Time

Location : 150 Frederick St - Regional Admin Headquarters

Number of Positions : 1

Department : Engineering and Planning (Water and Wastewater)

Division : Engineering and Environmental Services

Hours of Work : 35, Hybrid | 3 days in office 2 days at home

Grade : Management / Management Support Grade 09

Salary Range : $123,978.40 - $154,954.80 annually

The Role

Leads a team managing water and wastewater linear infrastructure, including studies, environmental assessments, master plans, designs, and construction projects. Reviews planning documents with municipal and regional partners and oversees inflow, infiltration, and leakage remediation programs.

Manages water and wastewater capacity allocation, including monitoring and reporting. Advises senior management on technical, inter-municipal, and cost-sharing matters and supports operational emergencies. Represents the Division on strategic initiatives and facilitates related meetings.

Duties / Responsibilities

• Supervises Water Analysts, Engineers, Engineering Interns, data modellers, and students.
• Oversees water and wastewater tools and technologies (e.g., hydraulic modelling, field assessments) to assist with determining impacts to the hydraulics of the distribution and collection systems during times of growth and resulting capital projects.
• Collaborates with other groups in the Department to implement proposed changes to distribution and collection systems and prepares / assists with capital project budgets for new regional assets.
• Manages capital planning for water and wastewater systems related to Wellesley and North Dumfries.
• Coordinates comments of other teams (e.g., engineering, planning, operations) to provide feedback to area municipalities. Collaborates with planning staff on growth projections related to water and wastewater long-term service abilities including other infrastructure projects for economies of scale.
• Manages processes for assigning water and wastewater services to area municipalities through the Water and Wastewater Capacity Allocation Program, council-approved policy, and close collaboration with area municipalities. Publishes the Water and Wastewater Monitoring Report.
• Develops and implements inflow and infiltration programs and leak detection programs for the Region’s water and wastewater infrastructure, working with internal teams and external partners (e.g., area municipalities) for a whole Region approach.
• Oversees the development, calibration, and operation of a hydraulic water model and hydraulic wastewater model.
• Administers contracts with consultants and contractors.
• Analyzes team performance, workload, and defines new projects. Manages and resolves issues, evaluation and performance indicators, databases, and identifies future workplans to inform higher level business plans. Develops and manages a team budget and associated reporting.
• Provides engineering and planning activities for water and wastewater with a focus on linear infrastructure renewal projects.
• Leads complex projects, liaising with area municipalities, agencies, ministries, development consultants, and community stakeholders.
• Manages and develops feasibility studies for growth-related economic development, pre-design and pilot projects, and provides advice on detailed design and construction. Prepares reports on short and long-term strategy and planning for water and wastewater infrastructure.
• Develops terms of reference for major studies and projects. Participates on project teams to manage implementation of feasibility studies for pre-design, design, and construction projects.
• Collaborates with legal and property teams on surplus land / property reviews and property dispositions.
• Analyzes existing standards and policies and recommends revisions to increase efficiency and performance.
• In collaboration with adjacent water and wastewater teams, resolves water and wastewater infrastructure constraints with a focus on the linear system, including but not limited to programming capital works and resolving hydraulic system constraints.
• Oversees divisional research project selection and funding, and facilitates research proposal reviews with other divisional managers. Liaises with academic institutions and agencies to advise and guide outcomes, and on supplying and interpreting data.
• Leads a team to support the climate adaptation program as it relates to linear infrastructure.
• Exchanges information and discusses issues with area municipalities, provincial and local agencies (e.g., Ministries, Ontario Clean Water Agency, conservation authority), private and public sector companies. Has contact with the public through open houses and formal public meetings.
• Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Region of Waterloo is committed to building a workforce through fair, equitable, and accessible hiring practices that allow us to hire qualified staff who reflect the diversity of the community we serve and to promote a respectful, inclusive, and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and / or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to :

For questions or to request accommodations during your recruitment, onboarding or employment, please contact talentmanagement@regionofwaterloo.ca, or by calling our Service First Contact Centre at phone number (519) 575-4400.

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