Requisition ID: 17746
Department: Infrastructure & Water Services Dept.
Service: Infrastructure Services
Branch: Standards and Quality Management Branch
Employment Type: 1 Full-time Permanent
Work Hours: 35.00 hours per week
Affiliation: CIPP
Salary Information: $93,764.58 - $114,097.62 annually (2025 rates of pay)
Location: 100 Constellation, Nepean
City: Ottawa, ON
Job Category: Maintenance and Trades
Application Close: 06/10/2025
Quality Assurance and Standards oversees Capital Project delivery practices including the development and maintenance of City design and construction standards and guidelines, project and quality management processes; development, implementation and reporting of project and construction quality assurance and engineering standards; and the Quality Management System.
The Engineer, Guidelines and Standards position is part of the Standards Unit, supporting the Design and Construction Water Facilities branch of Infrastructure Services. The ideal candidate should have experience designing, constructing and/or operating facilities including drinking water treatment plants and water/wastewater pumping stations
You are responsible to conduct research, consolidate and synthesize information for use by the City of Ottawa to support product approvals, standards, specification and guideline development and updates for construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of water and wastewater facilities municipal infrastructure including water purification plants, pumping stations, storage facilities, watermain and sewer systems within the right-of-way (road, sidewalk, drainage, transportation, structural, water distribution and wastewater collection). You act as the point of contact for suppliers, manufacturers, contractors and consultants promoting, enquiring or seeking material or product approval from the City for use in the construction of municipal infrastructure and the point of contact for explanation and clarification of published standards, specifications, approved product/material and suppliers’ listings.
You may also chair and participate on various internal committees and external work groups that review and update technical standards, specifications, design guidelines as well as those that recommend approval of products and materials for use in municipal infrastructure construction projects.
This position will focus primarily on supporting product approvals, standards, specification and guideline development and updates for construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of operational facilities including drinking water treatment plants and water/wastewater pumping stations. As such, a minimum of 6 years of experience in the field of water and wastewater facility projects, infrastructure design, construction and operation, including project management, specification development, contract administration, maintenance operations, committee participation and staff supervision is required, as is a thorough understanding of the related national, provincial and municipal engineering standards, legislation, regulations, codes and by-laws pertaining the work.
Completion of 4 year university degree in Engineering from a recognized university in Mechanical or Civil Engineering
Minimum of 6 years of experience in the field of Municipal Water and Sewer infrastructure design, construction and operation, including project management, specification development, contract administration, maintenance operations, committee participation and staff supervision
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