Water/Wastewater Technical Studies Specialist
Region of Peel
- Brampton, ON
- $89,469-111,834 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
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. We collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure that infrastructure projects are delivered efficiently and in compliance with regulations and standards. Our 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.Position overview:Reporting to the Program Manager you'll leverage your expertise in hydraulic modeling for water and wastewater distribution systems to assess new development applications.You will play a crucial role in the development of the Regional Water and Wastewater Program Master Plan, conduct technical servicing analysis, provide 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 environmental assessments and unique studies carried out by the water and wastewater program planning group.In this role you will:
- Develop and administer information systems and programs related to water and wastewater infrastructure, groundwater assets, flow monitoring, graphical datasets, watershed information, climate impacts, capital planning and cost estimation for Development Charges, Capital budgets, data input into budget 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.
- Provide expert guidance to the program manager and manager to prepare information and recommendations on urban development related plans, infrastructure feasibility assessments, 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, water and sewer capacities, intensification issues, and provide technical expertise and recommendations to State of Good Repair (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.
- All other duties as assigned.
- Completed degree in Civil/Water Resource Engineering, or a Certified Civil Engineering Technologist diploma combined with 3-5 years of relevant industry related experience. Preference would be for a P. Eng designation.
- Knowledge and understanding of hydraulic water and wastewater modeling principles, watershed and draining principles.
- Solid understanding of water and wastewater industry infrastructure engineering principles and systems.
- Proficient experience using GIS/CAD software, along with advanced levels using Microsoft Access and Excel.
- Team player who contributes to multiple project teams and can provide technical expertise.
- Polished customer service acumen with strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience managing and analyzing dashboards, along with detailed reporting skills.
- Comprehensive Health, Dental, Vision benefit plan including psychological health.
- Optional enrolment into OMERS pension plan.
- Accrue Vacation monthly up to 3 weeks per annum.
- 3 Paid personal days and floating holidays.
- Annual performance review and merit increases based on performance.
- Supportive leadership and a culture of respect and inclusion.