Manager, Engineering and Infrastructure Renewal

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Job

Requisition  Type:

Full time Employee Group:

Staff Job Category:

Facilities Planning and Logistics

Employment Type:

Permanent Department:

Facilities - Energy and Infrastructure Hiring Range:$ - $Posting Information:

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

The internal posting deadline for this position is Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 11:59PM.

Job Description:

University of Waterloo is a leading global innovation hub that drives economic and social prosperity for Canada and the world. With more than 41,000 students, we are home to the world's largest co-op education talent pipeline, game-changing research and technology, and to an unmatched entrepreneurial culture. Together, these create partnerships and solutions to tackle today’s and tomorrow’s challenges.

University of Waterloo infrastructure comprises of over eight million square feet of space powered by a large 1st Class Central Power plant feeding a sophisticated district energy system connecting over eighty major academic buildings supporting state of the art teaching and ground-breaking research.

The Manager, Engineering and Infrastructure Renewal provides senior technical leadership and engineering expertise for the planning and delivery of infrastructure renewal and maintenance projects across the University. The position ensures infrastructure investments and projects support safe, reliable, sustainable and effective campus operations while providing technical advice and leadership to internal stakeholders, consultants and project teams.

Key Accountabilities Technical Leadership Provides senior engineering expertise and technical leadership for infrastructure renewal, major repairs and maintenance projects.

Reviews engineering designs, technical documentation and project requirements to ensure alignment with operational needs, applicable standards and University requirements.

Provides technical advice to internal stakeholders, project teams, consultants and contractors on infrastructure systems, design requirements and project issues.

Evaluates technical options and recommends solutions to address complex infrastructure, maintenance and operational challenges.

Leads the review of project design documents and functions as the SME on behalf of the Maintenance division for all new builds and/or major capital projects prepared by the Planning Design and Construction team.

Provides technical leadership to the Energy and Infrastructure and Central Plant staff in addressing complex infrastructure, operational and maintenance issues.

Collaborates with the Sustainability Office and Energy team to establish, plan, prioritize and implement projects in support of University carbon reduction goals.

Infrastructure Renewal Provides leadership on infrastructure and maintenance projects from concept to design to final commissioning and user handover along with the Facilities leadership team.

Serves as a key subject matter expert in all infrastructure projects and maintenance engineering projects.

Provides advice on feasibility, scope and potential impacts of infrastructure renewal and maintenance initiatives to the Executive Director, Facilities and Director, Energy and Infrastructure.

Oversees the design of infrastructure renewal and maintenance projects with a wide range of complexities, including heating, cooling, hot/cold domestic water, processed water, HVAC, electrical and related systems.

Collaborates with Plant Operations staff to develop and apply consistent contract management practices across infrastructure projects.

Project Management Leads the planning and delivery of complex infrastructure renewals and maintenance projects from project conception through completion and handover according to methodologies defined by UW and Plant Operations.

Provides oversight and direction of contractors, consultants, project teams, and internal subject matter experts during all phases of project procurement to support successful project delivery.

Establishes project scope, objectives, schedules, resources, budgets, risks and success measures in…