Conveyance Engineer (Water/Wastewater)

Jacobs; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs in Burnaby, BC, is seeking a Conveyance Engineer to join our Water and Wastewater team. You will contribute to planning, design, and delivery of municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater conveyance infrastructure, including pump stations and linear infrastructure, working with multidisciplinary teams across Canada.

The ideal candidate has a Civil/Mechanical/Environmental or Water Resources background, a P.Eng.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Mechanical, Environmental, or Water Resources Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or eligibility for registration within Canada.
• 5-10 years of design experience in municipal water, wastewater, and/or stormwater conveyance infrastructure projects.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and engineering design software.
• Strong technical writing, communication, and client-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the planning, design, and delivery of water, wastewater, and stormwater conveyance projects.
• Perform hydraulic and hydrologic analyses for water distribution systems, sanitary sewers, pump stations, force mains, and stormwater networks.
• Prepare technical reports, design calculations, engineering studies, specifications, and construction documents.
• Develop and review detailed design drawings, contract documents, and cost estimates.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, including treatment, transportation, geotechnical, structural, mechanical, and environmental professionals.
• Participate in client meetings, project coordination, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Support project managers with scope development, scheduling, budgeting, and project execution.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and designers.
• Conduct site visits, field investigations and reviews, condition assessments, and construction support activities.
• Ensure compliance with applicable municipal, provincial, and industry standards and regulations.
• Act as engineer of record

Skills

Municipal water design

Hydraulic analyses

Pumping systems

Client-facing skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil, Mechanical, Environmental, or Water Resources Engineering

Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or eligibility for registration in Canada

Tools

MS Office

Engineering design software

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Jacobs is seeking a Conveyance Engineer to join our Water and Wastewater team in Burnaby. In this role, you will contribute to the planning, design, and delivery of municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater conveyance infrastructure projects including pump stations and linear infrastructure. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams and clients to develop innovative and sustainable solutions for critical infrastructure systems across Canada.

The ideal candidate is a motivated engineer with strong technical capabilities in linear infrastructure, pumping systems, pressure reducing valve chambers, isolation and crossover chambers design, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic consulting environment.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and support the planning, design, and delivery of water, wastewater, and stormwater conveyance projects.
• Perform hydraulic and hydrologic analyses for water distribution systems, sanitary sewers, pump stations, force mains, and stormwater networks.
• Prepare technical reports, design calculations (e.g. hydraulics, layouts, pipe design, fittings and reinforcement, material and equipment selection), engineering studies, specifications, and construction documents.
• Develop and review detailed design drawings, contract documents, and cost estimates.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, including treatment, transportation, geotechnical, structural, mechanical, and environmental professionals.
• Participate in client meetings, project coordination, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Support project managers with scope development, scheduling, budgeting, and project execution.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and designers.
• Conduct site visits, field investigations and reviews, condition assessments, and construction support activities.
• Ensure compliance with applicable municipal, provincial, and industry standards and regulations.
• Act as engineer of record

Here’s what you’ll need

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Mechanical, Environmental, or Water Resources Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or eligibility for registration within Canada.
• 5-10 years of design experience in municipal water, wastewater, and/or stormwater conveyance infrastructure projects.
• Experience performing hydraulic grade line assessments, pumping system analyses, pump station sizing, and coordination of transient/surge analyses is considered an asset.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and engineering design software.
• Strong technical writing, communication, and client-facing skills.
• Ability to work effectively in both independent and team environments.

Ideally you’ll also have:

• Experience delivering projects for municipalities, utilities, or public sector clients.
• Familiarity with trenchless technologies and rehabilitation projects.
• Experience supporting multidisciplinary pump station design projects involving structural, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation/control systems.
• Experience with condition assessment, rehabilitation, and upgrades of existing pump stations and lift stations.
• Experience with construction administration and engineering services during construction.
• Knowledge of British Columbia municipal design standards and regulatory requirements.
• Bilingualism (English and French) is considered an asset.

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The base salary range for this position is $95,000.00 to $135,000.00. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across British Columbia, Canada locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support .