Specialist Technical Studies Water & Wastewater

Regional Municipality of Peel

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Infrastructure Planning, Partnerships & Compliance team at the Region of Peel focuses on strategically planning and managing the Region's infrastructure to support sustainable growth and development. They collaborate with various stakeholders and rightsholders to ensure that infrastructure projects are delivered efficiently and in compliance with regulations, standards and the Province’s delegated duty to consult with Indigenous Communities. The team plays a vital role in shaping the Region's infrastructure landscape to meet the needs of its residents and businesses while promoting environmental sustainability and resilience. The Specialist Technical Studies Water & Wastewater reports to the Program Manager Infrastructure Growth and Water Resources Program. The mandate of this role is to provide expert guidance to the section/division in the development of Regional Water and Wastewater Program Master Plans, technical servicing analyses, administration and management of flow (water/wastewater/groundwater) monitoring contracts, key business processes to support infrastructure planning, administer assimilation and evaluation of technical data for new infrastructure and long term strategic infrastructure planning and support Project Managers in projects and unique servicing studies carried out by the water and wastewater program planning group. The role also provides support to management and staff in troubleshooting and hydraulic modeling of Peel’s water system through the management of Peel’s Info Water hydraulic water modeling application.

Requirements

• Degree in Civil/Water Resource Engineering, or a Certified Civil Engineering Technologist diploma.
• 5 years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of hydraulic water and wastewater modeling principles, watershed and drainage principles, infrastructure servicing principles and understanding of infrastructure materials and specifications in Public water and wastewater functions/works.
• Solid understanding of water and wastewater industry infrastructure engineering principles and systems.
• High level understanding/hands-on experience with GIS/CAD software and able to manipulate and produce GIS/Mapping/Google Earth data and data sets.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Visio, Word.
• Advanced skills using Access and Excel, in managing/disseminating data to service planning/delivery functions.
• Ability to participate in multiple project teams and represent/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 (engineers, operators, and non-technical staff).
• Contract administration and vendor management skills to administer external services.
• In-depth technical understanding and knowledge of wastewater infrastructure characteristics and related functions (pressure fluctuations, corrosion, gravity, flow management, fluid mechanics, geology and hydraulics, and engineering technologies).
• Strong analytical and data evaluation skills to source and interpret data and information to lead to technical recommendations for planning and risk management, understand the effects of water and wastewater system changes and impacts to infrastructure and service.
• Planning and interpersonal skills to administer programs related to data management and dissemination including management of external service providers, eg: flow monitoring program, rainfall and climate change data, official plan and population projections, etc.

Nice To Haves

• P.Eng. designation.
• Familiarity with industry-standard hydraulic modeling and flow monitoring software such as InfoWater, InfoWorks, and FlowWorks.

Responsibilities

• Develop and administer infrastructure information systems and programs related to flow monitoring (water/wastewater/groundwater), graphical datasets, watershed information, climate impacts, capital planning and cost estimation for DC development, Capital budgets, data input into budget systems.
• 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.
• Administer and manage the flow monitoring contract including developing of tender/proposal document, hiring of consultants and contractors.
• Collect, evaluate and analyze complex technical data and information related to flow monitoring, sewer capacities, storm capacities, intensification issues, and provide technical expertise and recommendations to SOGR, Operations and Capital functions for the Water and Waste water 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.
• Develop GIS datasets, maps, visual representations of data including advance charts and dashboards, and formulate information into presentations and technical reports, Council reports and executive summaries for various audiences.
• Act as 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.
• Assist project managers, program manager, risk management official on technical analysis with Class EA projects and studies and liaise with internal staff from Public Works as well as with external agencies and municipalities to help develop key Master Plans for water infrastructure related to growth risk assessment and develop key performance indicators.
• Conduct and/or Review and evaluate existing and new planning tools, processes and software applications to recommend improvements and assist in implementation of new initiatives.
• 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, engineering firms to access flow monitoring programs and models, etc.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health, Dental, Vision benefit plan including psychological health, effective start date.
• Voluntary enrolment into OMERS pension plan.
• Accrue Vacation on a monthly basis, starting at 3 weeks per annum.
• 3 Paid personal days and floating holidays.
• Flexible hours supporting your wellness and wellbeing.
• Annual performance review and merit increases based on performance.
• Supportive leadership and a culture of respect and inclusion.
• Access to tuition reimbursement and learning and development resources.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior