Senior Engineer; Water Services

Job Number: 5022
Job Type:Full-Time
Vacancy Reason: Backfill
Location: 2069 Ottawa St S
- Mannheim Water Treatment Plant
Job Category: Engineering
Number of Positions:1
Department: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition and Systems
Division: Engineering and Environmental Services
Hours of Work: 35
Work Schedule: Monday
- Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Union: Management/Management Support
Grade: Management/Management Support Grade 08
Salary Range: $ - $ annually
Posting Date: October 20, 2026 at 12:00am
Closing Date: October 26, 2026 at 11:59pm.
About Us!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.

Plans, designs, manages, and authorizes the provision of engineering services, operations, and assets in the Division for large scale, high profile/complex/politically sensitive projects, including engineering planning, asset management, environmental assessments, master planning, waste water and water maintenance.

• Chairs project teams on high profile/complex projects. Establishes project scope and requirements. Takes full responsibility for project from conception to completion. Work is checked periodically for end result. Resolves new/unusual problems or recommends solutions in consultation with supervisor.
• Conducts assessments and studies required for large-scale project planning and optimization projects.
• Designs capital projects that are high profile/complex/politically sensitive, involving multi-disciplinary engineering areas/activities.
• Develops and manages schedules and budgets (up to multi-million).
• Identifies need for and manages property transactions access agreements and approvals, involving multiple stakeholders.
• Supervises Engineering & Planning Coordinators (Water), a Water Analyst (Asset Management) engineers and engineering interns, as assigned; provides guidance to same. Directs technical and survey staff on design projects and in preparing final contract drawings. Assigns work to clerical, survey, and drafting staff on in-house projects and provides technical direction to construction inspectors and survey crews. Provides direction, guidance and performance evaluation to consulting engineers, with input into their hiring and dismissal.
• Participates in the training, development and mentoring of engineers and engineering interns.
• Administers contracts. Interprets documents with contractors. Authorizes payments, changes and extra work. Negotiates claims, disputes and payments.
• Develops contracts and procures goods and services. Manages and negotiates work plans and budgets with consultants. Approves invoices.
• Negotiates and obtains approvals (e.g., Municipal, Ministry).
• Visits construction sites to assess quality and progress of work. Ensures work is completed per contract documents and legislation.
• Chairs/conducts public meetings and consultations as the…