Municipal Infrastructure Designer, Kitchener

The Role Plans and designs roads, sewers, watermains, and related municipal infrastructure for construction of regional roads and at landfill sites and the airport. Prepares detailed design drawings and quantity estimates for contract administration. Provides 3-D models to maintain asset management databases and assist in construction. Provides design support to project management staff and others across the organization.

Duties/Responsibilities

Assesses new infrastructure project plans and determines requirements for pre-engineering, functional and final contract drawings.

Plans, reviews, analyzes, integrates and organizes information from topographic survey data, legal survey plans, utility locates, GIS datasets and historical engineering drawings from various sources (e.g., area municipalities, utility companies) to develop accurate, comprehensive engineering base plans for internal teams and external agencies.

Develops functional engineering design alternatives for infrastructure projects, project team assessment and generates rendering and display boards for public review. Participates in project team meetings to discuss project alternatives.

Analyzes requirements and designs roads and intersections including roundabouts, bike lanes, sidewalks, multi-use trails, watermains, sanitary and storm sewer pipe systems. Creates computerized 3-D surface models to design elevations/grades for quantifying material volumes. Produces final quantity estimates for inclusion in tender documents. Creates detailed engineering contract drawings using corporate CADD styles and standards.

Creates presentation materials (e.g., display plans, maps, charts, signs, visual aids, 3-D graphics) for project team meetings and public consultation centres. Assists project managers with presentation set-up and evaluates effectiveness of displays and presentations.

Collaborates with the corporate GIS team to create, extract, translate and validate GIS datasets to maintain corporate asset management databases.

Prepares and coordinates with others to generate designs, drawings and reports to support construction projects, studies and reviews including pavement marking plans, traffic signal control plans, signage plans, 3-D volumetric calculations, roundabout geometric parameters and truck turning and sight distance reports.

Ensures own drawings are accurate, constructible and aligned with engineering standards.

Provides technical surveying, drafting and design support for infrastructure and waste management projects.

Supports contract administration, construction layout, quality assurance and as-built record preparation.

Reviews designs and ministry applications to ensure compliance with guidelines and standards.

Conducts landfill capacity analysis and prepares drawings, graphics and reporting materials.

Maintains project records and responds to requests for technical information and record drawings.

Provides urgent design and technical support during construction to help prevent project delays.

Supports corporate drawing standards, print/plotting services and technical workflows.

Offers guidance to staff and summer students and assists with construction surveying and inspection as required.

Performs related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge and skills are acquired through a 3-year college diploma/degree in civil engineering plus 5 years of related experience.

Eligibility for membership in the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT) in Civil Engineering, at the technologist level.

Knowledge and skills in estimating principles and technical drawing layout and design.

Knowledge and skills in storm water management and water/wastewater infrastructure design, construction methods, spatial geometry and empirical geometric guidelines, operational analysis and safety evaluation for roundabout design and construction.

Knowledge of and ability to comply with policies and procedures, Ontario Traffic Manuals, highway/urban road design principles, international airport regulations and standards, and legislation (e.g., Ontario Provincial Standards, design guides, Highway Traffic Act, Occupational Health&Safety Act, Environmental Assessment Act, AODA, Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP)).

Analytical, problem-solving and continuous improvement skills to work independently on concurrent projects and meet deadlines; adapt and respond quickly to changes in project scope; explore project alternatives individually or as part of a project team; and make recommendations on existing technical standards/procedures.

Communication and interpersonal skills to coordinate deliverables with others, respond to technical inquiries from all levels of staff, discuss omissions and infractions with other staff and contractors and participate as an effective team member.

Ability to read and interpret design requests/specifications, correspondence, technical reports, journals, topographic maps, legal documents/survey plans and policy and procedure manuals.

Ability to translate design requests and specifications into design drawings and presentation materials for varied audiences, produce engineering designs/drawings, alternatives and impacts, and document work processes. Ability to provide clear, concise written response to information requests.

Computer skills using Autodesk software (e.g., Civil 3D), graphics design applications, database management software, Microsoft Office and GIS.

Skill designing and manipulating spreadsheets for customized design calculations.

Knowledge of GIS and SQL databases to create, extract and validate infrastructure assets to assist in maintaining asset management databases.

May be required to alter working hours to attend public consultation meetings and meet deadlines and may be requested to work weekend hours to meet deadlines.

Ability to travel within Waterloo Region.

Ability to support and demonstrate the Region’s values.

Diversity Invitation We invite all interested individuals to apply and actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to:

First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples and all other Indigenous peoples;

Members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, religion and/or spiritual beliefs or place of origin;

Persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities;

Persons who identify as women and persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Job Number:

4306

Job Type:

Full-Time

Vacancy Reason:

Backfill

Location:

150 Frederick St - Regional Admin Headquarters

Job Category:

Other

Number of Positions:

1

Department:

Technical Services

Division:

Engineering and Environmental Services

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