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Civil Engineer I - Sewer and Drainage Planning Engineer
Posted on May 10, 2024
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City of Vancouver
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Civil Engineer I - Sewer and Drainage Planning EngineerRequisition ID: 41016 OrganizationLocated on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the x?m??k??y??m (Musqueam), S?wx?wú7mesh (Squamish), and s?lilw?ta? (Tsleil-Waututh) Peoples, Vancouver has a commitment to becoming a City of Reconciliation. Vancouver consistently ranks as one of the world?s most liveable cities and is working towards being the greenest city in the world. Named among Canada's Top 100 Employers, BC's Top Employers, and Canada's Greenest Employers, the City of Vancouver seeks colleagues who can help shape and embody our core commitments to sustainability, reconciliation, equity and outstanding quality of life for all residents.Consider joining our committed team of staff and being part of an innovative, inclusive and rewarding workplace.Main Purpose and FunctionThe Sewer and Drainage Planning Engineer provides planning, modelling and data analyses to advance integrated wastewater, drainage, green infrastructure, and flood planning. The position will be responsible for completing technical analyses to verify and assess system performance for systems comprised of a combined, sanitary and drainage networks, pump stations, green infrastructure, outfalls, and overland flood hazards, and identifying the combination of solutions to meet these objectives. The position identifies monitoring locations, analyzes flow and rainfall data, develops hydrologic/hydraulic models, develops future land use and utility scenarios, advances combined sewer overflow reduction strategies, creates overland flow and rainwater management plans, develops green infrastructure solutions, assesses operational issues, identifies utility capital projects and operational improvements and completes cost estimates.The position reports to a Senior Engineer in the Integrated Sewer and Drainage Planning Branch. This position will work with a number of internal City departments, including Sewer and Drainage Design, Green Infrastructure and Sewer Operations.Specific Duties and Responsibilities Completes hydrologic/hydraulic and other analyses to support capital projects, growth planning, and climate adaptation Develops high-level summaries to present to non-technical audiences to gain support on approaches and methods Delivers detailed technical reports related to the sewer and drainage analyses tasks including preparation of graphs, sketches and figures and hydraulic plans & profiles Identifies data gaps, prioritizes data needs (including utility monitoring needs and potential monitoring locations) and works to fill critical gaps required to improve system understanding Develops and provides recommendations to update utility policies to allow the implementation of project or programs Develops, calibrates and updates hydrologic/hydraulic models to assess existing utility systems and overland flood hazards and future scenarios Reviews model results and anecdotal evidence to understand sewer system performance and develop innovative and integrated solutions that aid in reaching larger City objectives including but not limited to grey infrastructure upgrades, green infrastructure opportunities, district storage facilities, overland flow conveyance opportunities, and overland flood adaptation opportunities Assists in the development of capital plans Participates in the delivery of utility planning studies and projects, develops hydrologic/hydraulic models or utility planning studies; and ensures consultants and contractors adhere to the terms and conditions of agreements and departmental project management framework standards Liaises with other Engineering Branches, City Departments, external agencies and community stakeholders on sewer and drainage policy, modelling, and planning Other duties/responsibilities as assigned QualificationsEducation and Experience: Bachelor's degree in Engineering with a Professional Engineer or Engineer-In-Training designation and minimum
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LocationVancouver, BC
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Salary$97,032YEAR annually
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Terms of employment
Permanent employmentFull time
- Start date
Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies
1 vacancy
- Source
CivicJobs.ca
#94408
Advertised until
2024-06-02
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