**Competition No:**2026-080

**Duration:**Temporary Full Time

Salary:$7,946 – 8,285 – 8,647 – 9,014 – 9,394/month (2024 Rates)

**Schedule:**70 hours bi-weekly; Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM – 4:45 PM (Nine-Day Fortnight)

**Special Notes:**Normal for CUPE 23 Inside Division Collective Agreement

**Last Updated:**3/11/26

This position works in the Commercial Development organizational unit. This is supervisory, technical and administrative engineering work performed in the Engineering Department. The work involves administering large development and capital works projects and monitoring construction to ensure compliance with plans and related specifications. An incumbent of this class assists in preparing project scope, budget and schedules for development and capital projects; oversees and manages challenging and complex projects; prepares and reviews design layouts, detailed drawings, specifications, and related data pertinent to the construction of a variety of municipal utilities; and consults on design review and provides comments. The incumbent is responsible for supervising subordinate technologists and monitoring the construction of such utilities, ensuring compliance with plans and related specifications and schedules. In addition, the incumbent prepares budgets; tracks and estimates project construction costs; prepares specifications and contract documents; makes recommendations for future capital projects; preparing a variety of reports, records and documents for developmental projects; reviewing tender bids to determine accuracy and compliance; conducting field inspections; monitoring consultants, maintains liaison with and provides information and assistance to a wide variety of internal and external contacts. Considerable independence of judgement and action is required in the technical aspects of the work. Work performance is reviewed by a supervisor in terms of technical adequacy, conformance to established standards and practices and achievement of desired objectives. Performs related work as required.

Qualifications include Graduation from an institute of technology with a diploma in civil engineering or a related discipline, plus considerable experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Thorough knowledge of municipal engineering design principles and methods; engineering mathematics and of the applicable Engineering Department policies, practices, procedures, standards, and bylaws; and methods, materials and equipment used in the construction of municipal utilities and development process. Considerable knowledge of the fundamentals of budgeting and standard costing procedures. Ability to plan, assign, check and supervises the work of subordinate technologists; mentor, guide, advise and train subordinate technologists and to oversee the work of consultants; prepare designs for all types of municipal utilities; to review drawings for technical accuracy and conformance with applicable municipal bylaws, standards and related specifications and to monitor construction projects ensuring satisfactory completion of same; resolve disputes between contractors and engineering inspectional staff and implements or recommend the appropriate solution for resolution; establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public, residents, stakeholders, consultants and contractors; collect, analyze and/or synthesize technical, statistical, costing and related data and information; prepare, read and interpret plans, specifications, contract documents and related material and to provide direction, information and assistance to drafting, surveying and engineering inspectional staff; prepare and maintain records, reports, invoices, correspondence and various other material related to the work. Certification as an Applied Science Technologist within the Province of British Columbia and Driver's Licence for the Province of British Columbia are required.

This is a Temporary Full Time position until December 31, 2026.

Please apply online byMarch 20, 2026.

Copies of relevant professional certificates, degrees, or tickets will be required at the time of the interview. Please contact People and Culture at604-294-7303**if you do not receive a confirmation email within one hour of submitting your application online at www.burnaby.ca/careers. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

We respectfully acknowledge that the City of Burnaby is located on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and kʷikʷəƛ̓əm Peoples (Kwikwetlem). Each Nation has distinct histories and distinct traditional territories that fully or partially encompass the city. We encourage you to learn more about the Host Nations whose ancestors have occupied and used these lands, including parts of present-day Burnaby, for thousands of years. We are grateful to be on this territory as we dedicate ourselves to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects our vibrant community and welcomes applicants of all backgrounds, genders, ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences.