Municipal Designer

Matchbox Consulting Group

We are seeking a Municipal Designer for our client, a leading, award-winning engineering consultancy delivering complex municipal infrastructure projects across Western Canada.

If you are passionate about municipal water and wastewater systems and want to contribute to impactful, city-shaping infrastructure projects across Alberta, this opportunity offers strong technical leadership exposure, mentorship responsibilities, and long-term career growth within a highly respected multidisciplinary firm.

Our client is a prominent Western Canadian engineering consultancy spanning engineering, planning, environmental sciences, landscape architecture, and technical disciplines. Their integrated approach allows them to deliver innovative, sustainable infrastructure solutions that support growing communities while minimizing environmental impact.

They foster a collaborative, people-first culture focused on mentorship, technical excellence, and continuous development.

As a Municipal Designer, you will act as a technical project lead delivering water and wastewater infrastructure projects across Alberta. You will play a key role in design oversight, mentorship, QA/QC, and contract administration while contributing to proposal development and multidisciplinary coordination.

• Lead planning, hydraulic modelling, analysis, and design of municipal water and wastewater systems
• Deliver rehabilitation and renewal projects
• Review and oversee water and wastewater design drawings
• Conduct constructability reviews
• Perform QA/QC reviews of junior staff deliverables
• Lead cost estimation and validate design assumptions
• Prepare and review technical reports and regulatory documentation

• Provide technical input into proposals
• Ensure quality control across drawings and reports
• Oversee procurement documentation, specifications, and tender coordination
• Provide senior-level contract administration including:
• Contractor submittal reviews
• Progress claim evaluations
• Interpretation of contract documents

• Water and wastewater pump stations
• Force mains (new and rehabilitation)
• Major pipeline upgrades
• Regional water and wastewater systems
• Urban and rural utility rehabilitation
• Flood mitigation projects (berm design, regrading)
• Multidisciplinary roadway and municipal infrastructure projects

• P.Eng. or P.Tech. designation (or eligible for registration in Alberta)
• 8–10+ years of experience in municipal water and wastewater design
• Experience in water distribution and wastewater collection systems
• Design coordination experience (internal and external stakeholders)
• Strong understanding of construction contracts, drawings, submittals, and progress claims
• Client engagement experience
• Proven mentorship experience

• Project coordination or project management experience
• Utility coordination
• Construction field experience

Match Box is committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including members of minority groups such as racialized individuals, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and Indigenous peoples. It is a priority for us that all candidates are treated fairly and without discrimination. Our recruitment teams receive ongoing training on using objective criteria for evaluating candidates and other related topics to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for all.

Please note that we require all interested candidates to obtain the necessary work permits from the Government of Canada prior to submitting an application. This position is open exclusively to individuals residing in Canada and legally authorized to work in Canada. Applications not meeting these criteria will not be considered.

We receive a high volume of applications and are only able to contact candidates who are selected for further consideration.

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