Environmental Engineer Part-time Job
May 17th, 2024 at 11:59 Engineering Edmonton 166 views Reference: 6727Job Details
The City of Edmonton is a modern municipal corporation, serving nearly one million people and looking to attract and inspire one million more. With more than 300 programs and services, our work connects us to almost every aspect of Edmontonians’ daily lives. And working together, we’re building a thriving, sustainable and welcoming home for Edmontonians of today and tomorrow.
The City of Edmonton's Climate Strategy & Planning Unit is looking for an Environmental Engineer who is passionate about adapting our city to the impacts of climate change and leadership in climate solutions. The successful individual will manage and support projects, initiatives and programs that directly support goals and actions contained in the City’s Climate Adaptation Strategy. The successful individual will help in developing the City’s climate resilience standards, regulations and performance criteria and assist with internal and external stakeholder engagement. The individual will also undertake and synthesize research to support project teams in understanding changing climate risks and related adaptation needs. The Environmental Engineer position is significant as the individual will be a Subject Matter Expert who provides technical advice for adapting to climate change impacts.
With a focus on the City of Edmonton’s Cultural Commitments to Safe, Helpful, Accountable, Integrated and Excellent, you will focus on:
- Support the development and implementation of strategies and projects aimed at achieving goals and objectives contained in the City's Climate Adaptation Strategy
- Provide technical expertise on corporate energy transition, environmental and resiliency projects
- Develop and evaluate Requests for Proposals (RFP) from consultants and manage consulting projects
- Participate in and evaluate engineering and technical studies and makes recommendations based on professional judgement (e.g., Climate change vulnerability and risk assessment, climate resilient design criteria)
- Contribute to preparing engineering specifications, standards and policies related to climate adaptation
- Draft and authenticate technical engineering documents and reports as per APEGA guidance
- Provide engineering quality assurance technical review and recommendations
- Provide professional expertise, interpretation and feedback for technically complex or sensitive issues involving multi-disciplinary engineering and scientific data
- Research and understand emerging issues, environmental standards, processes, technologies and trends in climate change adaptation, energy transition, and environment that may impact the City and community and will impact the scope of projects/programs/initiatives
- Analysis of climate and environmental initiatives and programs in other municipalities and organizations to identify 'best practices' that could be applicable to Edmonton
- Serve as a technical resource on resiliency and climate change adaptation to support City policy positions to other areas of the Corporation, internal committees, working teams and City Council
- Prepare technical memos, policy briefs, presentations, and feedback on climate reports
- Monitor, measure and report corporate and community environmental and resiliency performance
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Environmental or Civil Engineering, or related Engineering field
- Must be a Professional Engineer (P.Eng) in good standing and registered with APEGA. Applicants in a different Canadian jurisdiction eligible for Inter-Provincial Mobility (IPMA) with APEGA may be considered. Registration with APEGA must be obtained prior to commencement of employment.
- Minimum of 4 years of relevant and technical engineering experience in at least one of the following areas:
- Climate adaptation (including expertise in climate risk/vulnerability assessments and other tools, and integrating adaptation initiatives)
- Climate mitigation (including renewable energy and greenhouse gas assessment and policy tools)
- Training in climate change would be considered an asset
- Strong quantitative analytical skills and the ability to analyze, explain and evaluate highly complex technical information and policy issues,
- Knowledge of climate change mitigation, adaptation and environmental risk assessment processes
- Logical approach to solving problems based on information from multiple perspectives
- Must be able to prioritize and carry out multiple tasks under tight deadlines
- Skill in building relationships with diverse stakeholders and excellent interpersonal skills
- Must be able to prepare engineering, technical and policy reports
- Ability to develop processes/methodologies/tools when few precedents or guidelines are available
- Knowledge of APEGA rules, legislation and regulations
- Demonstrated experience and competency in project planning and management
- Demonstrated knowledge of applicable environmental legislation and regulations, and local, regional, national and global sustainability and resiliency issues
- Knowledge of the City’s Climate Resilience Policy and energy transition and adaptation strategies
- Knowledge of ambient air quality management
- Demonstrate service excellence, embracing diversity and promoting inclusiveness
- Demonstrate alignment with the Cultural Commitments of Safe, Helpful, Accountable, Integrated and Excellent, fostering an environment for others to do the same. For more information on the City’s Cultural Commitments, please visit edmonton.ca/our-culture
- Demonstrate the foundational competencies, key behaviours and attributes of the City’s six leadership competencies: Courage, Inclusivity, Values-Based Influencer, Collaborative Networker, Systems Thinker and Creative Innovator. For more information on the City’s leadership competencies, please visit edmonton.ca/our-culture
- Applicants may be tested
Management and Out-of-Scope positions at the City of Edmonton are being reviewed for possible inclusion in the Civic Service Union 52 bargaining unit. If this position is impacted by the review there may be changes to certain aspects of the position. Candidates will be notified accordingly of any changes
The City of Edmonton is committed to inclusive, respectful and equitable workplaces that represent the communities we serve. We continuously improve our systems, policies and practices to remove barriers and ensure our employees, in all their diversity, can succeed. We value applicants with a diverse range of skills, experiences and competencies, and encourage you to apply. To learn more, see the Art of Inclusion: Our Diversity and Inclusion Framework here: https://bit.ly/3hd2d95
The City of Edmonton strives to provide reasonable access and accommodations throughout the application and selection process. If you would like to request an accommodation at any stage of the process, please contact [email protected].
Up to 1 permanent full-time position available
Hours of Work: 36.9 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Note: This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement with the flexibility to work from both home and the worksite.
Salary: $78,245 - $111,778 (Annually)
Talent Acquisition Consultant: KA/JF
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Classification Title: Engineer 2 (Civil)
Posting Date: May 16, 2024
Closing Date: Jun 6, 2024 11:59:00 PM (MDT)
Number of Openings (up to): 1 - Permanent Part-time
Union: Management
Department: Urban Planning and Economy
Work Location(s): Century Place, 6th Floor, 9803 - 102A Avenue Edmonton T5J 3A3
Company Description
As of 2021, Edmonton had a city population of 1,010,899 and a metropolitan population of 1,418,118, making it the fifth-largest city[15][16] and sixth-largest metropolitan area (CMA) in Canada.[17][18] Edmonton is both the northernmost city and metropolitan area in North America to have a population of over one million.[19] A resident of Edmonton is known as an Edmontonian.
