Director, Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Management

Job Number: 4982
Job Type:Full-Time
Vacancy Reason: Backfill
Location: 150 Frederick St - Regional Admin Headquarters
Job Category: Environmental
Number of Positions:1
Department: Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Management
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 12
Salary Range: $ - $ annually
Posting Date: October 6, 2026 at 12:00am

Closing Date: October 23, 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.

Directs growth planning through capital plan development and delivery of infrastructure projects, including the response to water capacity constraints, finding new water supply sources, source water protection, development engineering and water conservation.

Directs asset management for water and wastewater infrastructure ($2.5B) and develops projects to keep water and wastewater services to provide a safe, efficient, healthy supply of potable water and wastewater treatment. Works with the Director of Design and Construction, who delivers the projects, and the Director, Water and Wastewater Operations, who operates the assets.

• Supervises a Manager of Hydrogeology and Water Programs;
  Manager of Engineering and Planning;
  Manager of Infrastructure and Program Planning;
  Manager of Development Engineering; and Division Assistant. Indirectly supervises unionized and non-unionized staff.
• Leads the Region's response to water capacity constraints, including in the Mannheim Service Area. Acts as the Division's main point of contact on water capacity, with project management oversight and accountability for the related infrastructure projects. Oversees the Interim Risk Management Framework working group. Ensures decisions are risk-based and protective of the Region's drinking water system.
• Directs the creation of operational and performance reporting policies, systems, and procedures, and compliance, particularly in source water protection and the Clean Water Act. Develops evaluation systems and programs to measure performance.
• Directs the Division’s compliance with legislation, regulations, standards, specifications, health and safety, and legal requirements.
• Acts as the Director/team chair for project teams and studies, including multidisciplinary groups of consultants and municipal staff, with engineering, planning, environmental, financial, and legal input. This includes corporate-wide teams to support climate adaptation and mitigation, asset management, capital project delivery, and strategic planning.
• Chairs multidisciplinary project teams for high profile issues involving regional and area municipal staff, members of council,…