Project Manager, Infrastructure Planning

JOB SUMMARY

The Infrastructure Planning unit in the Asset Management branch is responsible for the planning and functional design of all growth-related infrastructure pertaining to water, wastewater and stormwater in the urban and rural areas, including the development, monitoring and updating of the City’s Water and Wastewater Master Plans, environmental assessments, feasibility studies and functional designs, coordination of infrastructure planning, and data interpretation for modeling purposes.

You are responsible to implement water, wastewater and stormwater policies in the Official Plan and the supporting Infrastructure Master Plan through developing implementation strategies, developing and coordinating management programs and studies, undertaking monitoring activities, and providing servicing advice in relation to Official Plan Amendments, comprehensive servicing studies, and development applications. You work as a member of an interdisciplinary team, and coordinate and manage the activities of external consultants engaged in background studies. Hydraulic modeling of water, wastewater and stormwater systems is a major component of the work program.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of 4 year university degree in engineering or geoscience

Minimum of 5 years of experience in both water resources and municipal engineering

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

KNOWLEDGE

• Water (ground and surface sources), wastewater, and stormwater systems
• Best management practices for stormwater management
• General design and construction practices in the Province of Ontario
• Budgetary, scheduling and cash flow procedures
• Operational philosophy associated with water and wastewater facilities
• Hydraulic computer models for the water and wastewater
• Demand management strategies
• Wet weather flow issues related to sanitary systems
• The Environmental Assessment Act, the Planning Act, the Water Resources Act and the Conservation Authorities Act
• Applicable legislation and practices governing water/wastewater /stormwater infrastructure growth planning, rehabilitation planning, approvals processes and design
• Public consultation processes
• Project management principles
• Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers

Desirable Qualifications:

• Expert knowledge in an applicable technical specialty (i.e. hydrology, hydraulics, computer modeling, stormwater management, design, project management, etc.) as demonstrated by advanced academic qualifications or significant direct experience

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Data management including collection, maintenance and assessment
• Use of GIS
• Use of computers and hydraulic models related to planning of water and wastewater systems
• Ability to work as an effective leader/team member in a multi-disciplinary technical environment
• Manage personal workloads effectively to achieve objectives within time constraints
• Good interpersonal skills; able to work effectively with others in possibly confrontational situations
• Undertakes work in a thorough, reproducible, documented manner