Department Infrastructure and Engineering Services
Division Infrastructure Planning and Development Engineering
Rate of Pay $114,535.00 -$132,854.00 Annual
Job Type Permanent Full Time
Replacement/New Position New Hire
Posting Type Internal and External
Posting Date 05/17/2024
Application Deadline 05/31/2024
Position Summary
This position oversees, manages, updates, and maintains the City’s water and wastewater computer models. It conducts analysis and reporting for all City-owned water and wastewater systems, supports City development applications, and manages the Provincial Consolidated Linear Infrastructure (CLI) Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) for the wastewater system. Responsibilities include analyzing new infrastructure, ensuring compliance with regulations, and submitting reports to the province. The position also offers technical support to various City departments and external consultants for water and wastewater projects and leads project teams for detailed design, construction, and project closeout activities. Additionally, the role involves collaboration with other City departments and government levels for wastewater system management, as well as site visits and field investigations as required. Periodically, it contributes to the City Capital Program by leading feasibility studies, preliminary designs, assessment studies, and master plans for water and wastewater projects.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Oversee, manage, update, maintain, audit, and execute the City-wide water and wastewater computer models to ensure they are functional and accurate, identify data gaps and errors, and implement a plan for corrective actions. This position may also occasionally provide support toward the stormwater computer model.
- Perform system analysis of the water and wastewater assets to determine the state of each system and the deficiencies that are existing or forecasted; conduct planning analysis for future capital project needs; and write and present reports on the state of the infrastructure and the forecasted needs to the manager.
- Work closely with corporate asset management staff to provide the data needed for the City’s asset management plan and to ensure the plan accurately represents the existing and future needs of the water and wastewater systems.
- Manage and maintain the CLI ECA for the City-owned wastewater infrastructure; ensure the information in the databases is complete, accurate, organized for quick referencing, and formatted correctly per provincial requirements.
- Review and analyze infrastructure that is built or modified by developers, City capital projects, or from maintenance conducted by City staff to determine whether it is in compliance with the CLI ECA and provide advice and/or direction to developers and City departments regarding changes or new additions to the wastewater system.
- Gather, analyze, and compile all monitoring data, work order maintenance reports, and asset information required for reporting to the province; ensure staff from other City departments are collecting the required information in the correct format; and prepare mapping, data, and information necessary for annual reporting to the province and public disclosure for compliance with provincial requirements.
- Review and analyze proposed water and wastewater infrastructure for development applications to determine the potential impact on the overall City-owned system and to determine if the proposed infrastructure is in compliance with the City’s CLI ECA. Write and present data and reports to the manager regarding the status of proposed developer infrastructure with recommendations on approvals and/or modifications.
Duties and Responsibilities Cont'd
- Incorporate approved water and wastewater infrastructure built by a developer into the City’s computer models once the assets are assumed and confirm that the models are functional and accurate.
- Oversee the distribution and sharing of computer model information with external clients and consultants to support the preparation of the technical analysis required for their development applications.
- Lead, manage, and direct the multi-disciplinary project team comprised of internal and external engineering professionals throughout each stage of the feasibility study, preliminary design, infrastructure assessment study, and master plan capital project to ensure each project is completed and delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
- Ensure all required feasibility studies and preliminary designs are compliant with regulatory approvals from regional, provincial, and federal government agencies; ensure all comments received during the studies and preliminary designs are adequately addressed or discussed.
- Provide engineering advice and assistance to other City departments, specifically to support planning processes to assume ownership of water and wastewater infrastructure from developers, as well as public works operations processes for maintaining infrastructure.
- Work with the manager to establish and manage section budgets, establish project priorities, and develop the 10-Year Capital Plan.
- Assist with the writing of staff reports and presentations to senior management and Council.
- Identify and prioritize growth-related infrastructure and projects based on infrastructure assessment studies, master plans, risk assessments, results from the water and wastewater computer models, etc.
- Significantly contributes towards the annual capital budget and 10-year planning forecast.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor of Applied Science in Civil or Municipal Engineering, or equivalent
- P.Eng.
- PMP, considered an asset
- 7 to 9 years experience
Required Skills/Knowledge
- Sound technical knowledge and skills
- Project planning and management skills
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Conflict resolution and negotiation skills
- Knowledge of construction materials and supplier products and their respective costs and benefits
- Knowledge of feasibility studies, master plans, engineering design, and field experience
- Proficient with Inforworks ICM and InfoWater computer model software and other water/wastewater computer models, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, AutoCAD, ArcMap, Oceweb, Atrium, Palis, GPS/GIS software, etc.
- Demonstrates good judgement and makes sound decisions.
- Shows commitment to personal growth, development, and leadership opportunities
- Shares new ideas and challenges the status quo.
- Proven written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with honesty, openness, respect, and trust
- Takes initiative to participate in a culture of learning, mentoring, and sharing.
- Contributes to building and being a part of a positive culture.
- Must possess a valid Ontario Class “G” Driver’s license, have access to a vehicle for use on corporate business (mileage compensated) and will be required to provide proof of vehicle insurance upon hire.
Leadership Competencies
- Builds people and culture
- Cultivates open communication
- Demonstrates personal leadership
- Navigates and leads through complexity and change
- Shapes the future
We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those under consideration will be contacted.
The City of Richmond Hill is committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes. If contacted to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please advise Human Resources if you require an accommodation.
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