At Aquatera, we’re more than a utility provider, we’re environmental leaders delivering high-quality water, wastewater, and solid waste services while building healthier communities across Alberta. As a locally owned organization and an Alberta Top Employer, we’re proud to offer meaningful work, opportunities for development and growth, and a fulfilling lifestyle all within a supportive work environment. Everything we do contributes to cleaner water, a healthier environment, and stronger communities so you’ll go home knowing your work truly matters. We foster a strong, supportive culture grounded in safety, integrity, collaboration, and innovation. With opportunities for training, mentorship, and career advancement, Aquatera is a place to grow and thrive while maintaining a positive work life balance. We’re looking for passionate and diverse professionals who share our values and are committed to making a lasting impact.
About the Role
Reporting to the Technical Services Manager, the Mechanical Engineer provides technical leadership and engineering expertise to support Aquatera’s water and wastewater treatment, distribution, and collection systems. This role is responsible for process optimization, regulatory compliance, capital planning, risk management, and operational support. Working closely with engineering, operations, maintenance, and regulatory stakeholders, the Mechanical Engineer plays a key role in ensuring reliable, efficient, and environmentally responsible utility services while supporting long-term infrastructure planning and continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Partnering closely with Operations, recognizing that strong cross-functional collaboration is a key to success for this role.
- Champion Aquatera’s safety culture and organizational values in all work activities.
- Lead process engineering initiatives for water and wastewater treatment, distribution, and collection systems.
- Provide mechanical engineering expertise and support for operational and capital improvement projects.
- Support facility master planning and long-range capital planning initiatives.
- Conduct feasibility studies, preliminary engineering assessments, and technical reviews.
- Develop, maintain, and improve process design standards, technical specifications, and engineering best practices.
- Provide technical oversight and professional sealing of process engineering documentation.
- Lead Management of Change (MOC) reviews, risk assessments, and compliance activities.
- Collaborate with operations and maintenance teams to optimize plant performance, troubleshoot operational issues, and support system outages and start-ups.
- Maintain and review Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) and support drawing updates using AutoCAD or similar software.
- Coordinate with regulatory agencies and support Alberta environmental regulatory compliance requirements.
- Mentor and support team members while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
Qualifications and Required Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation with APEGA or eligibility for registration through interprovincial transfer.
- Minimum five (5) years of progressive engineering experience, preferably within municipal water, wastewater, utility, or industrial environments.
- Strong knowledge of process design, process modelling, and system optimization.
- Experience supporting or working within water and wastewater treatment operations is considered a strong asset.
- Mechanical aptitude and the ability to contribute to multidisciplinary engineering projects.
- Demonstrated experience leading and facilitating Management of Change (MOC) processes.
- Strong leadership, coaching, mentoring, and relationship-building skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present technical information effectively.
- Ability to review and interpret engineering drawings, technical specifications, reports, and studies.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications; experience with process modelling software and AutoCAD is considered an asset.
- Strong organizational, analytical, project management, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to work safely in operational environments where personal protective equipment (PPE) is required.
- Willingness to travel within the region and work additional or flexible hours when operational requirements arise.
Conditions of Employment
- Legally entitled to work in Canada without limitations
- Valid Class 5 driver’s license and satisfactory driver’s abstract
- Pass 50 lb. fitness test
- Pass comprehensive drug and alcohol test
We offer competitive compensation and benefits including health, dental and vision, defined benefit pension plan, RRSP matching, health and wellness spending account, and above average vacation benefits.
