Senior Design Engineer (Wet Utilities)

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R158562
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Engineering/Engineering Support

Job Description:

Parsons is now hiring a Senior Design Engineer (Wet Utilities) with a desire to work on large infrastructure projects that change the fabric of our community.   Parsons extensive experience in this field, combined with your engineering knowledge, will propel your career forward with opportunity for advancement with top performance. We need our engineers to be versatile, enthusiastic to work in highly flexible, team oriented environment and who have exceptional communication, analytical and organizational skills.   In this role, you will perform a variety of engineering tasks by applying standard engineering techniques and analyses within a discipline, which may involve CAE (computer aided engineering)/CAD (computer aided design) applications. 

Roles and responsibilities:

  • Review concept, preliminary and detailed designs submitted by consultants and provide comments and closure of comments.

  • Follow up with consultants and contractors for the necessary data to feed Client requirements.

  • Review utilities demand calculation sheets for larger / Mega infrastructure projects

  • Coordinate with Client and third parties, calculations, plans, design, and layout, project specifications

  • Perform design/analyses calculations related to wet utilities such as irrigation (Primary, secondary & Tertiary), potable water, sewer, storm water, force mains, subsurface drainage networks using governing engineering formulas, skills, and experience.

  • Updating / enhancing the hydraulic models received from various consultants.

  • General knowledge on Dry utilities for interface

  • Able to create and review utilities corridors plan and sections

  • General Arrangements, Layouts, plans & profiles.

  • Research and prepare design options and documents

  • Review shop drawings.

  • Extracts engineering information from CAD drawings.

  • Prepares engineering computations, material quantity takeoffs, estimates, surveys, and designs

  • Reviews supplier drawing submittals and performs technical bid analyses.

  • Knowledge on BIM

  • Prepares and issues specifications, data sheets, and other construction documents.

  • Provides technical guidance to CAD Designers, Drafters, and lower-level Engineers working on the same project.

  • Preparation of RFPs

  • Support in tender review

  • Collaboration and working as part of a team

  • Work in conjunction with peer engineers to overcome project design challenges
    Liaise with other discipline teams and/or teams working remotely from other regions to facilitate completion of project tasks
    Liaise with consultants and sub-contractors to facilitate completion of project tasks

  • Follow safe work practices and adhere to company guidelines and policies for planning and executing work in a safe manner

  • Adhere to Project Quality procedures and Health & Safety procedures.

  • Organize and attend meetings with clients, consultants and contractors to collect data and discuss technical solutions and options

  • Attend meetings with Authorities, stakeholders, consultants and follow up on NOCs

  • Other duties as required from time to time

Qualifications:

  • Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering with extensive knowledge in engineering software's.

  • Minimum 5 to 8 years’ experience of infrastructure utilities design particularly water, wastewater, stormwater and irrigation networks with progressively increasing responsibility.

  • At least 2 years as a wet utilities designer with some responsibility for supervision / Project Management  of design.

  • Experience of building network models using EPANET,  SewerGems, WaterGems, InfoSWMM and similar hydraulic design software.

  • Previous experience in BIM & ArcGIS (ESRI) is preferable.

  • Extensive and knowledgeable computer skills (AutoCAD).

  • Good spoken and written English is essential.

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

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Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.

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Founded in 1944, Parsons Corporation, a digitally enabled solutions provider, is focused on creating the future of the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. From Earth to outer space, we deliver tomorrow’s solutions today. Equipped with the capabilities required to take on any defense, intelligence, or critical infrastructure challenge, our agile, innovative, and disruptive approach enables us to deliver solutions at the speed of relevance.

Our people are our greatest asset. We strive to be an employer of choice that engages employees in the community and creates rewarding career paths to cultivate a resilient workforce that is ready for the future.

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Parsons has contributed to major infrastructure projects in Canada since the 1940’s, helping to design and build many well-known landscapes across the country, including the Regina Bypass, Turcot Exchange, Kicking Horse Canyon, Olivier-Charbonneau Bridge, and the Edmonton Light Rail Transit. Our markets are diverse, including Bridge, Tunnel, Road and Highway, Aviation, Rail and Transit, Smart Vehicle Solutions, Smart Mobility, Integrated Delivery, Environmental Remediation, Mining and Reclamation, and Water/Wastewater, as well as serving numerous industrial clients. The Parsons’ signature stands out and our achievements have been recognized via numerous awards for innovation and quality, particularly in long-span bridges, complex brigles, and major road networks expansions. Our teams work across Canada in many provinces, including Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Northern Territories and the Yukon.

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