M2 Engineering

Position Overview

As a Civil Design Engineer (P.Eng.) at M2 Engineering you will be responsible for various aspects of designing civil infrastructure associated with water and wastewater systems including but not limited to underground pipelines, forcemains, site utilities, site grading and ponds. In addition, you will be responsible for aspects of civil engineering design related to commercial buildings, such as site utility plans, and site grading plans. This position requires you to assist in the preparation of studies, pre-designs, and detailed designs as well as assist with construction activities. In this position, you will work side by side our engineering team to troubleshoot problems and help find efficient and effective solutions for our clients.

This position requires experience in the design of water and wastewater underground infrastructure and experience working with a multi-discipline project team. Wastewater infrastructure design tasks of this position require a thorough understanding of wastewater collections systems, lift stations, wastewater forcemains, and lagoons. Water infrastructure design tasks of this position require a thorough understanding of raw water storage ponds, pipelines, pump stations, and utility site servicing and site grading.

Depending on the projects available, this position may require meetings out of the office, and therefore, requires driving to project meetings, when required. This position requires driving to projects sites throughout Alberta, staying overnight in hotels, and being able to work 8-12 hours a day, when required.

As a Professional Engineer you will use you use your interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills to successfully execute projects along side our team. It is expected that you will be driven to work with our clients and will be enthusiastic and positive about learning.

In this position, you are required to responsible, self-motivated, detailed oriented, and an effective communicator. As a Professional Engineer you are required to provide excellent customer service, perform your duties in a busy environment, and possess the roles and responsibilities outlined.

Roles & Responsibilities

Skillsets

• Strong desire to learn, take on challenges and grow your career
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Active in seeking further knowledge and personal development
• Excellent active listening skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Independent work ethic

Job Expectations

• Be punctual and prepared for work, meetings, client visits, etc.
• Excellent word processing skills
• Excellent excel processing skills
• Proficient with PowerPoint, Visio, Microsoft Project, Outlook, PDF programs

Budget and Schedule

• Review project budgets
• Monitor own project hours
• Work to deliver work on budget
• Review project schedules
• Self manage deadlines and hours
• Adaptive and modifies approach for project size and budget
• Consistently delivers and manages work on budget

Quality of Work

• Understands, follows, and promotes the company’s quality management plan
• Understands and utilizes company templates for document production
• Document workflow and design decisions clearly for professional engineer and/or QA review
• Prepare design documents for records and professional engineer review
• Completes double-checks of own work

Mentorship

• Assist in mentoring junior staff with day-to-day activities, answering questions and providing best practice guidance
• Assist junior engineers with workflow and prioritization of tasks so that timelines and deliverables are met, and projects are completed within the budget

Studies & Reports

• Establish report/study outlines that meet the project deliverable requirements
• Collect background data on water/wastewater infrastructure and community requirements
• Collect and analyze data specific to project scope
• Analyze data on water/wastewater infrastructure
• Assess existing water/wastewater infrastructure
• Develop options to address project objectives
• Estimate costs for options to address project objectives
• Present project findings to clients
• Compile and edit written work from others into a single coherent document

Design

• Oversee the work of technical staff when applicable to projects/assignments
• Coordinate with professional engineering team to complete design tasks
• Design of water supply, treatment and distribution infrastructure, such as raw water supply systems, raw water storage ponds, watermains and pipelines, water treatment plants, pump stations, and truck fill stations
• Design wastewater infrastructure, such as wastewater collections systems, lift stations, wastewater forcemains, wastewater lagoons, and wastewater treatment facilities.
• Design water/wastewater pipelines, including an understanding of land acquisitions, crossing agreements, environmental restrictions/limitations, wetland policies, and other requirements of Alberta Environment and Parks
• Design civil site utilities and site grading for facilities such as pump stations, water treatment plants, lift stations, lagoons and wastewater treatment facilities
• Design civil site utilities and site grading for commercial building projects
• Coordinate with drafting team to develop detailed design drawings
• Coordinate multi-discipline teams and sub-consultants
• Develop engineering drawings and engineering details
• Develop front-end contract specifications for procurement
• Develop technical specifications

Construction Contract Administration & Activities

• Oversee the work of technical staff when applicable to projects/assignments
• Review, understand and interpret construction Contract Documents, Drawings, and Specifications
• Assist with construction submittals, such as: schedules, shop drawings, request for information enquiries, contractor progress claims, material performance test reports, contract changes, etc.
• Conduct engineering site visits / field reviews, to review if construction work generally conforms to the project drawings and specifications
• Assist with the commissioning of projects

Qualifications

The Civil Design Engineer (P.Eng.) position requires candidates with the following qualifications:

• Must hold a valid Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Engineering. Degrees in either Civil or Civil-Environmental are acceptable.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in consulting engineering, specifically in civil engineering area of practice. Candidates with less experience may be considered subject to specific experience and skillsets. Experience in consulting engineering, specifically in civil infrastructure and/or water and wastewater areas of practice.
• Must be in good standing with APEGA as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.).
• Possess a valid Class 5 driver’s licence.

How to Apply