Senior Municipal Engineer, Utilities

Overview

Lead planning, design, and construction of wet utilities for transportation projects.

Key Responsibilities

• utility design
• regulatory compliance
• field inspections
• design oversight
• stakeholder management
• project reporting

Tasks

-Actively contribute to engineering design assignments in a team environment on a wide variety of multidisciplinary project teams -Regulatory & Quality Compliance: Prepare and review permit applications, ensure compliance with municipal and provincial standards, and perform QA/QC reviews of deliverables. -Provide field support with project field inspections, construction inspection and administration, as assigned -Project Leadership & Delivery: Lead the planning, design, and construction of wet utilities (watermains, storm and sanitary systems) for transportation and municipal projects. Ensure designs meet technical standards, budgets, and schedules. -Maintains, tracks and updates project design records and files. -Design Oversight: Direct and validate calculations, drawings, specifications, and cost estimates prepared by the team. Oversee the production of concept, preliminary, and detailed designs. -Prepares and submits permit applications to regulatory and municipal agencies as applicable. -Collects, reviews and incorporates municipal design standards, civil and third-party utility layouts and related reference materials in preparing designs. -Field Support: Provide technical guidance during construction, including site inspections, administration, and issue resolution. -Develops and maintains relationships with project team, client and external stakeholders. -Collaborate with internal project team, reporting on project status, issues and mitigations -Developing and validating design calculations. -Team & Client Coordination: Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, mentor junior staff, and maintain proactive communication with clients, municipalities, and regulators.

Requirements

• p.eng.
• university degree
• autocad
• civil 3d
• excel
• 10+ years

What You Bring

-University Degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, Water Resources Engineering or related field of practice is required -Preferred familiarity with MECP, Conservation Authorities, lower tier, and upper tier municipalities approvals processes -Strong communication and technical writing skills -Registered P.Eng. -Working knowledge of drafting software including AutoCAD & Microstation -Proficiency with watermain and sewer design calculations -Working knowledge AutoCAD Civil 3D or Bentley Open Roads software related to sewer and watermain modelling is an asset -Knowledge of industry standards, permitting/approval processes, and various delivery models -Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel -10 – 15 years of experience in planning, design and/or construction of wet utilities.

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Benefits

-Tuition reimbursement for continued education. -Competitive paid-time-off (PTO) accrual. -Comprehensive benefits package including wellness programs, parental leave, and pet insurance, in addition to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance. -Hybrid (in-person and remote) work environment. -Incentive compensation for eligible positions. -Commitment to professional development, access to internal and external training programs, and support of active participation in professional organizations

About Gft

-Born from over a century of legacy, GFT emerged through the integration of Gannett Fleming, TranSystems and five acquired firms. -Its rebrand reflects a unified national platform offering architecture, engineering and construction across complex infrastructure markets. -Projects span transportation, water, power generation, and civic building design, showcasing expertise in critical infrastructure sectors. -Its financial strength is underpinned by private equity ownership and consistent recognition in industry rankings. -An unusual fact: it merged two storied firms and five others, creating an AEC powerhouse attuned to community-scale impact.

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