Water & Wastewater Data & Policy Analyst (Hybrid)

Colonial Group; Victoria; Hybrid; CAD 106,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Remote work options available

Competitive salary and bonus

Share ownership potential

Excellent benefits (extended health, $

Health & Wellness Allowance

GRSP/TFSA matching

Job summary

KWL is seeking an Intermediate Engineer or Planner to join our team serving Greater Vancouver or Victoria. The role focuses on water and wastewater planning, data analysis, and supporting infrastructure design and sustainability initiatives across Western Canada.

You will synthesize data into actionable outcomes, develop methodologies, and produce technical reports while collaborating with staff across sectors. A strong focus on client coordination and high-quality project delivery is essential.

Qualifications

• Registration as a PEng or RPP in BC or another Canadian province.
• 5–10 years of relevant engineering or planning experience in federal, provincial, municipal and/or First Nation infrastructure projects.
• Experience with water/wastewater/stormwater planning and analyses is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support water, wastewater, and stormwater planning studies and master plans.
• Develop and evaluate infrastructure alternatives and servicing strategies.
• Integrate analyses, modelling, data, and stakeholder input into practical plans.
• Forecasting, stormwater and water quality analyses for multiple clients.
• Translate analyses into clear technical findings and recommendations.
• Contribute to proposals and business development.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders; present to clients.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Detail oriented

Education

Professional Engineer (PEng) or Planner license

Tools

Excel

R

Python

Tableau

GIS

SQL

GoldSim

Job description

We are seeking a motivated Intermediate Engineer or Planner to join our team in Greater Vancouver or Victoria. In this role, you will synthesize data into meaningful outcomes, provide water and wastewater engineering, planning, and analytical services, write competitive and non-competitive proposals, and support the planning and design of water, sewer and stormwater infrastructure.

Our work is focused on delivering technically sound, community-oriented solutions that support infrastructure sustainability and service delivery across Western Canada. You will work with staff in our Water Supply and Treatment and Stormwater sectors as well as with staff across sectors to support a mix of engaging projects related to receiving environment health, water conservation, forecasting, watershed planning, and the development and application of engineering, planning, and analytical tools. If you have skills and interests in any of these types of work, we would like to talk to you about what you are looking for as you build your career!

You are a detail-oriented Professional Engineer or Planner with 5 to 10 years of relevant experience. You bring a solid foundation in civil or environmental engineering or planning and can manage assignments with limited oversight. You are comfortable developing and documenting technical methodologies and assumptions, interpreting complex analytical results, and translating them into practical engineering and planning recommendations. You enjoy working collaboratively and take pride in contributing to high-quality project delivery. Strong communication skills enable you to effectively coordinate with team members, clients, and stakeholders to support successful project outcomes, and you are confident in preparing technical reports and documentation to a high professional standard.

The Company

We are a 100% employee-owned consulting engineering firm, but we are also more than that. Our diverse crew includes engineers, technologists, biologists, agrologists, planners, scientists, and more. We began in 1975 and work together in an environment that empowers us to think differently about real-world problems. We want to work with those who, like us, take pride in creating innovative solutions that push the boundaries of conventional practices.

In addition, we seek opportunities for continuous improvement in our work and support those who have a passion for excellence. At KWL, we care about each other and strive to create a fun, open and engaging environment that leverages our individual strengths and encourages vibrant discussion.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and support water, wastewater, and stormwater planning studies, including master plans, servicing strategies, feasibility studies, research, infrastructure assessments, and development of long-term capital and implementation strategies.
• Develop and evaluate infrastructure alternatives, policies, programs, and servicing strategies, considering technical feasibility, cost, environmental outcomes, regulatory requirements, and client objectives.
• Integrate engineering analyses, modelling results, monitoring data, regulatory requirements, and stakeholder input into practical infrastructure plans and recommendations.
• Lead and support forecasting, stormwater analysis, and water quality analysis for municipal, industrial, provincial, and First Nation clients.
• Compile, manage, analyze, and interpret large environmental, monitoring, operational, and infrastructure datasets to support engineering analyses and decision-making.
• Translate complex analyses into clear technical findings, visualizations, and practical engineering recommendations.
• Contribute to proposal writing and business development activities.
• Coordinate and communicate effectively with multidisciplinary project teams and stakeholders including making presentations to clients and shareholders.
• Participate in internal knowledge sharing and external events (e.g., preparing presentations or technical articles), as capacity allows.

What You’ll Bring

• A positive, collaborative, detail-oriented mindset with strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Registration as a PEng or RPP in BC or another Canadian province.
• 5–10 years of relevant engineering or planning experience in federal, provincial, municipal and/or First Nation infrastructure projects, preferably within a consulting environment.
• Some or all of the following technical experience in areas of water demand forecasting, stormwater, water and wastewater planning, stormwater analysis, and/or water quality analysis is an asset:
• Business case analysis, MCDA, or other alternatives comparison methodologies;
• Analytical and data visualization tools such as Excel, R, Python, or Tableau;
• GIS, SQL, GoldSim, hydraulic/hydrologic modelling software, or similar tools.
• Ability to translate complex datasets and modelling results into clear figures, visualizations, conclusions, and practical engineering recommendations for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to independently lead technical analyses and modelling tasks, including planning the work, coordinating inputs, managing budgets and schedules, and delivering technically defensible results.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills, including preparation of methodologies, technical memoranda, reports, proposals, presentations, figures, and other technical documentation.
• Ability to provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior staff.
• Experience supporting multidisciplinary project delivery and client coordination, with the potential to take on Professional of Record responsibilities.
• Willingness to travel for occasional site visits.

What We Offer

• A hybrid work environment
• Remote work options available
• Competitive salary and a generous performance-based bonus
• An opportunity for share ownership upon meeting the eligibility criteria
• Excellent benefits, including extended health, dental, vision and health care spending account
• Employee and Family Assistance Program that offers 24/7 support for all employees and their family members via phone or online
• Group Savings Matching Plan (GRSP/TFSA)
• Annual Health & Wellness Allowance
• Ability to create your own work schedule and flexibility for your workday
• Relocation support, if applicable and the ability to work from any of our 5 offices
• Career Coaching program and continuous support for professional development and growth
• An employee-centric culture that includes sport participation, various team memberships, and team building activities
• Direct guidance from experienced teammates and an opportunity to work with an award-winning team
• And more

Wage Range

• $106,200.00 - $122,400.00, wage dependent on years of experience

KWL values diversity and equity within our teams and provides equality of treatment and opportunity to all employees and applicants. We are committed to encouraging applications regardless of age, race, colour, religion, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, and marital status. Recruitment selection will be based on the applicant’s possession of experience, essential skills, knowledge, and capability required to perform the job. Only those selected will be contacted.

We acknowledge that our head office is located on the unceded traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)Nations. We are grateful for the opportunity to work from this land.