Local recruitment: Water Resources Engineer

AtkinsRéalis

Toronto, ON, Canada 🇨🇦

Are you looking for a company that works on major engineering projects all over the world? Do you want to make a difference by improving the daily lives of communities worldwide? Are you seeking to join an inclusive and diverse team that you can truly count on? You’ve come to the right place! 

Come join us to work at one of the most important Canadian airport projects of decade.  

As part of AtkinsRéalis’ Engineering Services group, the municipal infrastructure team specializes in providing a full range engineering services for infrastructure projects to local, national, and international clients.  

The municipal infrastructure team is looking for a water resources engineer to join our growing team to work on one the most important Canadian airport projects. 

This role must be based in Toronto, On. and the position is 100% in-office in Toronto. 

Your role within the Team’s project: 

  • Supports planning for waste (and circularity) programs, including terminal waste, outbuildings waste, construction waste and circular construction, and off-aircraft waste. 
  • Supports planning for water resilience programs, including stormwater, water conservation, and water quality.  
  • Confirms proper handling, recycling, disposal, and removal of waste materials, including hazardous wastes, at the construction sites. 
  • Confirms that the design considers self-sustaining circular ecosystems and infrastructure requirements, water harnessing to aid in irrigation and stormwater management, innovative solutions to waste and pollution management, and the reduction of the overall carbon footprint. 
  • Coordinates with Stakeholder Relations and Communications (SR&C) and external stakeholders on all areas of sustainability strategy. 
  • Confirms that the overall program and design strategy includes all relevant sustainability requirements and responds to the principles of a sustainable development, and occupant lifestyle and well-being.  
  • Confirms that the approach to the relevant works is consistent with GTAA’s vision and strategy for a sustainable, carbon-positive, and environmentally friendly future. 
  • Coaching, mentoring, and supporting the career development of GTAA staff. 

The Ideal Candidate: 

  • Typically, a minimum of 5 years of professional experience in the environment, energy, or sustainable design sector. 
  • Experience of delivering sustainability outcomes in the infrastructure sector. Experience in large complex programs considered an asset. 
  • Holistic understanding of sustainability and Net Zero, with a particular interest in decarbonization (Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions), climate risk assessment and management. 
  • Demonstrable understanding of sustainability/ESG and climate accounting, management, and disclosure standards and guidance. 
  • Demonstrable experience in sustainable resource management, materials efficiency, and circular economy. 
  • Strong technical capability in all project phases and ability to solve complex problems including by using data analytics to support solution identification. 
  • Recognized degree in related engineering, planning, or sustainability field and professional certification (PE, CEM, LEED AP, ENV SP). 

Why choose AtkinsRéalis as an employer? 

Because we offer: 

  • The opportunity to work on various major projects for internal and external clients. 
  • An exciting environment where work-life balance is important. 
  • A wide array of learning and development opportunities. 
  • Competitive pay, flexible benefits, an employee share purchase plan, and a defined contribution pension plan. 
  • A work environment focused on health and safety. 

Are you up for this challenge? Apply today and join our team to help engineer a Better Future for our Planet and its People.

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds, and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion, or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.   
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IHE Delft - MSc in Water and Sustainable Development