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Position Available: Senior Water Resources Planner

Location: Calgary, AB

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As a Senior Water Resources Planner, you will be responsible for developing water resource plans, policies and strategies aligned to The City of Calgary business plans and Environmental Risk and Resilience and Water Services goals. You embrace innovation and work collaboratively to provide solutions to emerging strategic issues related to water security. Primary duties include:

• Lead and support source water protection planning and policy initiatives by developing and advancing plans, policies, programs, and strategies that protect drinking water quality and support responsible growth. This includes advancing Calgary’s Source Water Protection Plan and coordinating upstream watershed partnerships to mitigate risks to Calgary’s source waters.
• Provide senior expertise and conduct technical reviews of in-city and regional planning circulations, development applications, infrastructure initiatives, and other activities through a source water protection lens. This includes assessing risks and mitigation measures and developing recommendations in collaboration with internal and external partners.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external partners to manage complex water resource issues and projects, and support watershed stewardship, education, and outreach initiatives.
• Coordinate and consult across business units to integrate watershed best management practices into the planning continuum and City Building processes.
• Charter, plan, execute, monitor, and close projects involving multiple City staff and/or consultants and contractors.
• Respond to high-priority issues, politically sensitive situations, and customer service requests.
• Oversee public engagement processes and communicate with other levels of government.

For more details on eligibility and how to apply, visit: City of Calgary Careers

Position Available: Project Manager ECS

Location: Toronto, ON

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Creating safe, sustainable municipal infrastructure that makes Toronto so livable is the responsibility of our Engineering & Construction Services (ECS) Division, which provides specialized engineering design and construction services to Toronto Water, Transportation Services, Solid Waste Management Services and other City of Toronto Divisions, Agencies, Boards and Commissions, and external clients such as the development industry, utility companies and other public agencies.

As a Project Manager in Linear Underground Infrastructure, you’ll provide project management and engineering support to ensure reliable, economical and effective/efficient City-wide engineering services. This will include providing technical review and support for planning, design and operation of the Division’s programs and projects.

Key responsibilities include:

• Manage stormwater infrastructure projects from planning and design through construction, including contract administration and technical oversight of linear capital works.
• Apply water resources and natural channel design principles to address stream bed and bank erosion, protect infrastructure within stream corridors, and support environmental assessments and studies.
• Lead full project management activities, including defining scope, managing consultants and contractors, controlling budgets and schedules, reviewing technical drawings and studies, and preparing cost estimates and budgets.
• Provide technical expertise and innovation by conducting water resources analyses, staying current with channel design practices and legislation, and recommending improved systems, procedures, and technologies.
• Coordinate and communicate with stakeholders, working with multidisciplinary teams, consultants, contractors, developers, government agencies, elected officials, other City divisions, and the public.

For more details on eligibility and how to apply, visit: City of Toronto Careers