Senior Project Engineer, Water and Wastewater in Midhurst

The Senior Project Engineer, Water & Wastewater is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) responsible for leading the delivery of County water and/or wastewater infrastructure projects, including the Lake Simcoe Regional Airport. This position also provides strategic engineering advice to County leadership to help explore regional-scale servicing opportunities, supporting forecasted growth and optimizing any associated County investment decisions. Reporting to the Director of Planning/Chief Planner alongside a working relationship with the General Manager – Engineering, Planning & Environment, the Senior Project Engineer will be a primary member of various inter-departmental teams tasked with delivering specific water/wastewater projects (concept to commissioning) as well as ensuring Simcoe County is informed and strategically positioned to work with the Province and partner municipalities in future water/wastewater matters.

** This is a 3-year Contract **

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (not listed in order of priority)

1. Capital Projects

• Lead delivery of water and/or wastewater projects (planning, design, approvals, procurement, construction, commissioning, and close-out). Projects will include but are not limited to the Lake Simcoe Regional Airport Water/Wastewater System Expansion project and a regional Septage & Leachate Solutions Assessment.
• Undertake, supervise and approve all aspects of project engineering associated with assigned projects.
• Arrange for, direct, and approve pertinent studies, evaluations, design and specifications, surveying, drafting, office services, inspections and testing programs.
• Define project scope, schedule, budget, resourcing, governance, and performance measures; implement project controls and reporting.
• Manage internal teams and/or external consultants, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Review and approve engineering deliverables, drawings, specifications, and cost estimates.
• Oversee value engineering assignments when required to ensure constructability and value.
• Provide construction oversight including site coordination, change management, and deficiency resolution.
• Ensures capital projects are comprehensively considered to ensure risk is minimized to existing infrastructure and treatment processes.
• Coordinate all other related activities, including construction management, to attain project objectives.
• Undertake all necessary procedures to ensure that pertinent projects comply with the Environmental Assessment Act.
• Recommend class and/or schedule environmental assessments for individual projects, attends hearings and provides information as required.
• Maintain compliance with all applicable legislation, standards, bylaws, and County policies.

2. Strategic Advice: Regional Strategies, Master Planning & Growth Servicing

• Provide strategic engineering advice and guidance on regional-scale water/wastewater opportunities that could support forecasted growth.
• Help inform County responses to provincial and/or municipal infrastructure proposals and requests for County assistance in infrastructure service delivery.
• Develop and evaluate alternatives using lifecycle cost, risk, resilience, and operational impacts.
• Prepare briefings and recommendations for senior management and Council.
• Support long-range capital planning, prioritization, and business case development.

3. Innovation & Service Delivery Optimization

• Explore innovative service delivery approaches and project execution models.
• Identify opportunities to improve value-for-money across planning, design, and operations.
• Apply systems thinking to optimize solutions across the servicing chain.

4. Stakeholder, Partner & Regulatory Coordination

• Lead engagement with municipalities, agencies, conservation authorities, and other partners.
• Negotiate, coordinate, and secure all approvals, permitting, and compliance obligations.
• Maintain strong working relationships that support timely approvals and delivery.
• Work with LSRA water/wastewater operator (i.e. OCWA) to review performance, ensure reporting requirements are met, and provide necessary update to the LSRA Board/Council.

5. Financial, Procurement & Contract Management

• Develop and track project budgets, forecasts, and funding requests.
• Support procurement processes and evaluations.
• Administer consultant and construction contracts, ensuring defensible decisions.

6. Leadership, Mentorship & Continuous Improvement