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Jacobs Water and Wastewater Design Engineer / Project Manager in Burnaby, British Columbia
At Jacobs, we’re reimagining how critical infrastructure is planned, designed, and delivered, challenging the accepted to build smarter, safer, and more resilient communities. This is your opportunity to be an integral part of a team delivering meaningful water and wastewater projects across British Columbia, Alberta, and Canada, projects that improve lives today while shaping a better tomorrow.
You’ll join a dynamic, growing, and inclusive team based in Calgary, Edmonton, or Vancouver, where we aim higher together and support flexible, balanced ways of working. From world class outdoor access to a culture built on integrity, collaboration, and care, Jacobs is a place where you can grow your career while doing things right, for our clients, our communities, and each other.
What You’ll Do:
As a Project Manager/ Designer Engineer, you will help lead the delivery of complex municipal water and wastewater conveyance projects, from concept through detailed design, construction, and commissioning. You’ll be trusted to take ownership, supported by industry leading experts, and empowered to challenge conventional approaches when better outcomes are possible.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Planning, directing, and monitoring project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk across all phases of delivery.
• Leading and mentoring multi disciplinary teams while fostering collaboration and technical excellence.
• Building and sustaining strong, long term client relationships and contributing to business growth and work-winning efforts.
• Providing technical leadership on conveyance projects while supporting the development of intermediate and junior staff.
• Living Jacobs’ values by embedding safety, quality, sustainability, and inclusion into everything you do.
You will either act as a subject matter expert or draw on the depth of Jacobs’ global technical community to support the design and delivery of municipal conveyance infrastructure, including watermains, sewers, culverts, pump stations, valve chambers, and related facilities.
Your role may include:
• Leading or contributing to engineering studies, reports, drawings, specifications, contract documents, proposals, and cost estimates
• Serving as Engineer of Record for discipline specific deliverables
• Providing construction administration and field engineering support, as required
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (or related discipline, or equivalent experience)
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registration or eligibility for registration in Alberta and/or British Columbia
• 10+ years of relevant experience working with municipal clients in engineering or project management roles
• Strong technical design capability with excellent written and verbal communication skills related to municipal water and wastewater infrastructure
Ideally, You’ll Also Bring
• Experience serving as Engineer of Record for water and wastewater conveyance infrastructure
• Proven success managing and coordinating multi disciplinary teams on small to large, complex projects
• Demonstrated ability to manage scope, schedule, and budget effectively
• Experience with trenchless methodologies such as HDD, TBM, and MTBM
• Background in condition assessment and rehabilitation projects
• Strong technical report writing and proposal development experience
• Familiarity with City of Calgary and/or Metro Vancouver projects, standards, and client relationships
• Exposure to alternate delivery methods
Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.