Job Summary

This position manages and coordinates all engineering aspects of the water distribution system, the sanitary sewer collection system, and the storm water management system for the City of Saskatoon.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages the activities of the Engineering & Planning Section and ensures its alignment with corporate goals, guiding principles, and management commitments.
• Manages assigned staff; hires, assigns work schedules, assesses staffing needs, identifies and pursues other resources if necessary and performs layoff and recall.  Plans and approves staff development.  Conducts performance management and, when required, disciplinary action.
• Develops water, sanitary sewer and storm water bylaws and regulations, creates and revises design standards and specifications, enforces bylaws, performs long and short term planning, and helps ensure increased public awareness and education regarding water and sewer utilities.
• Acts as liaison between the Engineering & Planning Section and other Departments and Divisions within the corporation to coordinate and/or establish programs and objectives related to water and sewer linear systems, and storm water management systems.
• Acts as a liaison between the Division and other agencies that have a direct interest in the City’s water and sewer linear systems, and storm water management systems.
• Collaborates with the Communications Division for the development of public education programs related to the City’s water and sewer linear systems, and storm water management systems.
• Prepares written and oral reports in response to enquiries of City council, Committees of Council, senior administration and the public.
• Establishes and monitors the performance targets for the Section.
• Prepares and administers the annual capital and operating budgets for the Section.
• Implements appropriate safety standards and promotes a safe work environment.
• Assists in the development of annual business plans
• Acts as the Director of Saskatoon Water, as required.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Degree in civil engineering.
• Seven to nine years of progressively responsible experience in the engineering of water distribution systems, sewer collection systems and storm water management systems.
• Registered, or eligible for registration, as a professional engineer in the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan.
• Possession of a valid Saskatchewan Class 5 Driver’s Licence.
• Current driver’s abstract from SGI demonstrating a safe driving record.
• Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of water and sewer engineering.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting, budgeting and financial procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, direct, coordinate, monitor and evaluate the work of assigned staff.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, including the ability to prepare and present complex technical reports.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships with civic staff, civic officials, representatives of other agencies and the public.