Specialist Technical Studies Water & Wastewater

Regional Municipality of Peel•Brampton, ON

2d•CA$94,455 - CA$118,069•Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the Manager, Asset Management, this role's mandate includes building maps, GIS APPs, and focusing on GIS-related work activities. The position will provide expert guidance to the division in developing Regional Water and Wastewater Program Master Plans, State of Good Repair (SOGR) Plans, technical servicing analyses, and administering flow (water/wastewater/groundwater) monitoring contracts. It also involves managing key business processes to support infrastructure planning, assimilating and evaluating technical data for new and long-term strategic infrastructure planning, and supporting Project Managers in Environmental Assessments and unique studies conducted by the water and wastewater program planning group.

Requirements

High-level understanding/hands-on experience with GIS/CAD software and ability to manipulate and produce GIS/Mapping/Google Earth data and data sets.
Degree or college diploma in Geomatics, Geographic Information Systems, Civil/Water Resource Engineering, or a Certified Civil Engineering Technologist diploma combined with 3-5 years of relevant experience.
Experience managing and analyzing dashboards, along with detailed reporting skills.
Understanding of water and wastewater industry infrastructure engineering principles and systems.
Ability to participate in multiple project teams and provide input and technical guidance into system operational, design, and program initiatives and challenges.
Exceptional customer service skills that require the ability to convert technical information and recommendations into language to be understood by a variety of audiences.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with programming (SQL/Python) are an asset.
Knowledge and understanding of hydraulic water and wastewater modeling principles, watershed and drainage principles, infrastructure servicing principles and understanding of infrastructure materials and specifications.
Familiar with Microsoft Office application.
Strong organization skills.
Able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent communication skills.
Great working in a team environment.

Responsibilities

Develop GIS datasets, maps, GIS APPs, and visual representations of data, including advanced charts and dashboards, and formulate information into presentations and technical reports, Council reports, and executive summaries for various audiences.
Develop and administer infrastructure information systems and programs related to water/wastewater/groundwater, graphical datasets, watershed information, climate impacts, capital planning and cost estimation for DC development, Capital budgets, and data input into budget systems.
Act as a technical advisor and specialized technical research representative on specific projects for Project Managers and the Program Manager/Manager, drafting Council reports and technical reports, policies, procedures, and guidelines pertinent to program planning goals and objectives.
Provide expert guidance to the program manager and manager to prepare information and recommendations on urban development related plans, infrastructure feasibility functions, identifying trends, anomalies, and critical high-risk components of the infrastructure systems.
Collect, evaluate, and analyze complex technical data and information related to flow monitoring, sewer capacities, storm capacities, and intensification issues, and provide technical expertise and recommendations to SOGR, Operations, and Capital functions for the Water and Wastewater programs.
Research, collect, evaluate, and manipulate data and information to support recommendations relating to complex infrastructure and service problems and identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities for improvement in the infrastructure systems.
Administer special programs related to civil engineering initiatives requiring collaboration with external service providers and agencies such as Conservation Authorities on climate/rain level data, and engineering firms to access flow monitoring programs and models.