Environmental and Geotechnical Engineering Advisor; Design and Construction

Environmental and Geotechnical Engineering Advisor (Design and Construction)

Job Number: 3698 Job Type: Full-Time Location: 150 Frederick St - Regional Admin Headquarters Job Category: Engineering Number of Positions:1 Department: Environmental Engineering A Division: Engineering and Environmental Services Hours of Work: 35 Union: Management/Management Support Grade: Management/Management Support Grade 08 Salary Range: $ - $ annually Posting Date: December 3, 2025

The Region of Waterloo is a thriving, diverse community committed to fostering opportunities for current and future generations. Waterloo Region is part of the Dish with One Spoon wampum, a treaty guiding our commitment to:

• Taking only what we need
• Leaving some for others
• Keeping the dish clean

This agreement underpins our vision, mission, and core value, and reinforces our dedication to meaningful reconciliation and equity.

Waterloo Region is home to over 674,000 residents and expected to grow to nearly one million by 2051.

Guided by our  Strategic Plan , “Growing with Care,” we prioritize homes for all, climate aligned growth, equitable services and opportunities and a resilient and future ready organization. Our mission is to provide essential services that enhance the quality of life for all residents, while our core value emphasizes caring for people and the land we share. Join us and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful difference in our community.

Provides professional environmental and geotechnical engineering expertise and support to Design and Construction project management staff, with coordination across all Region Departments, for permitting, approvals, and regulatory requirements throughout the life of a project. Develops, implements, and maintains best management practices for all environmental regulatory requirements to ensure compliance.

• Develops, implements, and maintains best management practices in the areas of environmental and geotechnical engineering, including policies and procedures.
• Provides technical advice and professional expertise, and coordinates multi-disciplinary projects where needed to assess subsurface conditions, risks, and regulatory requirements to support the delivery of capital projects.
• Ensures the Division’s compliance with permitting, approval, and reporting requirements for all capital projects per applicable environmental regulator requirements including but not limited to Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP), Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), and Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA).
• Participates in planning, design, construction, and reporting as a member of the project team.
• Maintains and keeps up to date all regulatory websites with the authority to bind the Region.
• Maintains professional expertise and knowledge of applicable legislation, policies, procedures, and requirements of that legislation, including but not limited to planning, implementation through design/tendering/construction, monitoring, and reporting/filing.
• Liaises with regulatory agencies, consultants, colleagues, government officials, stakeholders, and the public.
• Assists project managers in preparing Requests for Proposals for consultant services or peer reviews pertaining to geotechnical/hydrogeological/excess soil assignments, and other specialized services related to potential environmental concerns.
• Reviews and provides updates to standard templates and documents (e.g., RFP documents, contract documents).
• Develops, maintains, and updates Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for both external and internal approval processes for all forms including but not limited to MECP: CLI – ECA sanitary and stormwater, Permit to Take Water (PTTW), Environmental Activity and Sector Registry (EASR), Form 1 and Form 2 for alterations/modifications to the Drinking Water System, ECA’s for Sewage Works, MNR:
  Species at Risk (SAR) permits, Lakes and Rivers Improvements Act permits and agreements under Endangered Species Act, On-site and Excess Soil Management (O.Reg. 406/19),…