Water and Wastewater Designer/Engineer

Overview

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

We turn bold ideas into real-world impact and we’re looking for bright, passionate minds ready to shape the future with us. As we continue to grow across Canada, we’re excited to welcome a Water and Wastewater Designer/Engineer to our Winnipeg team. If you’re driven by curiosity, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to help deliver solutions that make communities stronger and more resilient, this is your place.

You will support the delivery of ongoing and upcoming water industry projects that keep communities running. This includes all aspects of municipal and industrial planning, modeling, design, and construction based on established standards and software. You will also participate in the development of engineering studies, reports, drawings, specifications, contract documents, proposals, and cost estimates with direction; and provide construction administration services and field engineering services during construction as needed.

Throughout your journey, you will be guided by experienced mentors and surrounded by multidisciplinary technical experts while gaining hands-on exposure across the full project life-cycle. At every step, you’ll be encouraged to grow, explore new ideas, and build a career with global reach. When you join Jacobs, you’re not just starting a job you’re joining a community that invests in your development and empowers you to create a lasting impact.

Jacobs provides the opportunity to design your career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed – today and into tomorrow.

Submit a cover letter and resume to begin your journey.

What you’ll need

To immediately be successful in this role, you will need:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Environmental, Biosystems, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering and/or equivalent experience
• To be licensed (or eligible to be licensed) as an engineering intern or professional engineer in the Province of Manitoba within 6 to 12 months
• To have strong verbal and written communication skills; data analysis skills; organizational skills; and multitasking ability
• Attention to detail, self-motivation, and a demonstrated ability to work independently under supervision of a professional engineer
• 2+ years of progressive engineering experience
• To be familiar with water and wastewater design and technologies, engineering calculations, and modelling
• The ability to read and understand drawings including P&IDs
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, etc.)
• A Class 5 (intermediate or full) license (or equivalent), and a willingness and ability to travel to project sites inaccessible by public transit
• To be based in Manitoba (or able to relocate to Manitoba within 3 months)

Ideally you’ll also have

• 4+ years of progressive treatment process and/or process mechanical engineering experience working on municipal and industrial water industry projects
• 2+ years working in a consulting engineering environment
• Familiarity with construction-phase engineering services
• Experience delivering design projects on multidisciplinary and multi-office project teams
• Experience with water and/or wastewater process modelling software execution
• A license (or be eligible to be licensed) as a professional engineer in the province of Manitoba

Jacobs welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. To request an accommodation, please select here.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.