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As a Senior Project Engineer, you will be responsible for the project initiation, alternatives evaluation, and conceptual design of large infrastructure projects supporting Waste & Recycling service line by tracking business drivers to initiate design for required infrastructure investments. You will be responsible for project management, collaboration, technical and business decision-making, address risks, and assess project priorities including regulatory limitations, technology evaluation, budget, and schedule. Primary duties include:

• Plan, design, manage, and deliver projects (in house and through hiring consultants) for large-scale waste and recycling infrastructure programs such as the composting facility expansion and mixed-use facilities.
• Analyze data, prepare reports, and make conclusions within the scope of assignments provided by other team members, senior technical advisors, and leadership.
• Deliver technical programs to ensure that planned infrastructure will accommodate growth, as well as foreseeable changes in regulations, service levels, or industry best practice.
• Carry out options evaluation, feasibility and constructability analysis, and conceptual engineering related to the construction of new mixed-use facilities and the expansion of the composting facility.
• Prepare Requests for Proposals for hiring consultants; manage consultants and contractors to ensure contracts are delivered on schedule, on budget, and to a high-quality standard.
• Assess existing facilities and infrastructure and evaluate the need for improvements based on condition assessment, processing technologies currently available for the materials and scale needed, and regulatory considerations.
• Provide technical expertise, support, and guidance to team members and consultants on practical solutions and alternatives to complex technical issues.
• Manage communication with interested parties, regulators, private businesses, landowners, and Project Steering Committee.
• Facilitate decision-making and collaboration within internal groups and while working with external parties.
• Identify land requirements and work collaboratively with Real Estate and Development Services for potential land purchases.

Qualifications

• A degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering or a related Engineering field and at least 8 years of relevant professional engineering experience obtained after receiving your P. Eng. designation and a current licensure as a Professional Engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) complete with practicing status OR licensure and practicing status by the first day of work. Click here for more details.
• Experience must include the planning and designing of large scale infrastructure, including knowledge of waste and recycling assets and processes.
• A valid Class 5 Driver's Licence (or provincial equivalent), with no more than 6 demerits OR a Graduated Driver's Licence (GDL) with no more than 4 demerits, and no current charges or suspension pending is required.
• Access to a personal vehicle for business use is an asset.
• Experience working in conceptual design and alternatives evaluation of waste management infrastructure will be considered an asset.
• Success in this role requires:
  • Analytical thinking, decision-making, problem-solving abilities, risk assessment, organization, and time management skills.
  • Experience in project management involving multiple design contracts, business, and financial management.
  • Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively on technical, operational, and business issues with different groups and individuals.

Working Conditions: Office environment with occasional client and site visits.

Pre-employment Requirements

• Successful applicants must provide proof of qualifications.

Position and Pay Information

Business Unit: Project Development

Union: Exempt

Position Type: 1 Temporary (up to 23 months)

Compensation: Level P4E $138,475 - 173,094 per annum

Hours of work: Standard 35 hour work week

Days of Work: This position works a 5-day work week with 1 day off in a 3 week cycle.

Location: 480 36 Avenue SE

**Audience:**Internal/External

Apply By: April 28, 2026

Job ID #: 314072