Team Lead, Water/Wastewater Engineering

Over the past 75 years, RVA has evolved into an industry-leading organization comprising nearly 500 dedicated professionals. Recognized for its award-winning culture, RVA's passion permeates their work and environment.

At RVA, diversity, expertise, and collaboration converge to shape solutions grounded in trust and informed decision-making. Its team, composed of engineers, architects, technologists, environmentalists, modellers, and field inspection specialists, stands as a testament to its commitment to excellence.

Meridia Recruitment is pleased to partner with RVA in recruiting a Team Lead, Water/Wastewaer Engineering to join their team in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. This leadership role offers the opportunity to grow the business, build and lead a high-performing team, and foster growth within an employee-owned company.

Role Description

As the Team Lead, Water/Wastewater Engineering, you will play a key role in managing municipal water and wastewater infrastructure related projects. Projects may include studies, asset management, design and construction services for new/upgrades to existing water and sewage pumping stations, reservoirs, water and wastewater treatment plants. Leveraging your technical expertise and leadership abilities, you will oversee multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality engineering solutions, ensuring excellence in project execution and client satisfaction.

Responsibilities:

• Lead technical project management, including scope, budget, schedule, invoicing, financial performance, and risk management.
• Plan and execute high-quality projects by developing accurate scopes of work, cost estimates, schedules, and deliverables.
• Chair and coordinate multidisciplinary design review meetings, ensuring alignment with project requirements and timely resolution of risks and issues.
• Ensure compliance with RVA’s Project Quality Management System and contribute to company-wide quality initiatives.
• Provide engineering and technical expertise for water, wastewater, and infrastructure renewal projects, including analysis and design services.
• Lead and participate in studies, assessments, detailed design, cost estimating, specifications, contract documentation, tendering, and contract administration.
• Review and authenticate technical documents such as memos, reports, drawings, and specifications.
• Liaise with clients, consultants, regulatory bodies, utility agencies, stakeholders, and contractors, including securing required permits and approvals.
• Support client relationship management and business development, including proposal preparation.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, and support staff, providing mentorship and supervision to junior engineers, technologists, and field staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned, aligned with the role and responsibilities.

Your Qualifications

As the ideal candidate, you’re a seasoned engineer who has managed moderate to complex projects in the municipal water and wastewater sector. You have demonstrated experience managing and coordinating a multidisciplinary team, and you’re motivated by the opportunity to build and lead your own local team in a growing organization.

Qualifications:

• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng) in Nova Scotia; PMP designation is an asset.
• Over 8 years of progressive experience in project management and design engineering for municipal water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Skilled in full-cycle design activities including studies, functional and detailed design, reports, contract preparation, tendering, construction administration, and commissioning.
• Demonstrated experience in multidisciplinary teamwork, project coordination, and construction contract administration.
• Strong knowledge of relevant Canadian federal and provincial regulations.
• Proven ability to manage timelines and budgets, write proposals, and support business/client development in a consulting environment.
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Deep understanding of consulting engineering business issues; client-focused with a commitment to delivering tailored solutions.
• Strong interpersonal skills and collaborative team approach with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships.
• High integrity and a commitment to ethical, fair, and sustainable practices.
• Self-motivated, eager to learn, and dedicated to contributing to company and project success as an active participant in an employee-owned firm.

RVA believes in empowering their team with exceptional benefits that not only work in their favour but also amplify their performance. After all, happy teams translate to satisfied clients. It’s that simple.

RVA offers competitive compensation and performance-based bonuses, employer-matched pension plan, comprehensive health and dental benefits, flexible vacation policy, top-up plan for new and expecting parents, firm-paid holidays, summer and winter breaks, and other leaves of absence, Global Travel Assist Program that provides emergency out-of-country medical protection, access to employee and family assistance programs, nutrition advice, caregiver support, and employee discounts (e.g., sports and entertainment tickets, major brands, insurance plans) and flexible and alternative work arrangements around core hours, including telecommuting and work-from-home options.

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