Senior Project Engineer

Description

• Subject matter expert: May act as Discipline Champion for Supply's engineering review process and prequalification process under engineering categories.
• Technical oversight: Provide design guidance to consultants and apply engineering expertise to solve complex problems with innovative, practical solutions.
• Contract administration: Manage and administer contracts, review and approve change orders and extensions, and ensure compliance with specifications and standards. Analyze change requests and/or value management opportunities for cost, necessity and feasibility and identify innovative solutions.
• Project oversight: Independently manage design, construction, and handover of high-complexity, high-risk projects, ensuring seamless transitions between project phases.
• Lead project planning, design and execution: Develop project plans, schedules, budgets, and performance metrics to ensure successful delivery of high-risk capital projects.
• Reporting and communication: Prepare and deliver clear, ongoing progress reports to senior management and Council, ensuring transparency and informed decision-making.
• Risk management: Identify potential risks early and implement mitigation strategies using sound engineering judgment and project management best practices.
• Team leadership: May lead project or program teams, including internal staff and administrators, fostering collaboration and accountability.
• Procurement and consultant management: Hire and oversee architectural and engineering consultants and contractors, managing procurement processes and ensuring deliverables meet scope, schedule, and quality requirements.
• Interested party coordination: Build strong working relationships with internal business units, external partners, and community interested parties to align project outcomes with City priorities.
• Policy and standards development: Contribute to the creation and maintenance of guidelines, standards, and policies governing engineering design and construction.

Requirements

• A degree in Engineering and at least 8 years of relevant professional engineering experience obtained after receiving your P. Eng. designation and a current licensure as a Professional Engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) complete with practicing status OR licensure and practicing status by the first day of work. Click here for more details.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and political acumen are essential in this role, along with the ability to build strong relationships with clients, consultants, and colleagues.
• Experience in design and construction of public sector capital projects is considered an asset.
• The successful candidate will have strong analytical thinking and judgment, along with the ability to provide technical or professional advice to a variety of audiences.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional designations would be considered assets.
• Successful applicants must provide proof of qualifications.
• Pre-employment Drug Test: An offer of employment for this position will be conditional on an applicant passing a pre-employment drug test. This test assesses for use of drugs including cannabis. Failure to pass a pre-employment drug test may prevent an applicant from being hired into any safety sensitive position for a period of up to twelve months.
• Experience must include work on a variety of building types in the areas of design, construction, procurement, contract administration, and negotiating terms, conditions and fees.

Benefits

If you are committed to public service, enjoy collaborating with others, share our values and have a desire to learn and grow, join The City of Calgary. City employees deliver the services, run the programs and operate the facilities which make a difference in our community. We support work-life balance, promote physical and psychological safety, and offer competitive wages, pensions, and benefits. Together we make Calgary a great place to make a living, a great place to make a life.

• This position may be eligible to work from home for at least part of the time as one of several flexible work options available to City employees. Such arrangements are based on the operational requirements of the position and employee suitability and are subject to change based on operational needs and corporate direction.

Training + Development

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