Project Associate Jobs in Kitchener Waterloo, ON

Who are we?

Crozier is an employee-owned, leading consulting firm in the land development and building industry. Founded in 2004, Crozier’s growing team of professionals deliver civil, water resources, transportation, and structural engineering services, complemented by hydrogeology, environmental consulting, landscape architecture, utility infrastructure, and building science services. Headquartered in Collingwood, with offices in Burlington, Toronto, Bradford, and Guelph, Crozier supports the private sector across Ontario by advancing residential, industrial, commercial, institutional, recreational and First Nations projects.

Crozier has been awarded esteemed top employer, leadership and business growth recognitions, including Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers and the Report on Business ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies the last four consecutive years, as well as Southwestern Ontario’s Top Employers for the last three consecutive years. The firm continues to diversify with complementary services and expand its office presence geographically.

Your Impact:

Crozier is looking for an experienced Senior Municipal Engineer/Project Manager to join our team, where you will be involved in a wide range of municipal infrastructure engineering projects, varying in scope and size, related to the design and construction services of water and wastewater infrastructure including both municipal and private servicing. This would include sewage pumping stations, forcemains, primary watermain, potable water booster stations, well based water treatment facilities and modular wastewater treatment facilities.

We are looking for someone who enjoys providing technical expertise, leadership, and strategic guidance across multidisciplinary projects, while ensuring quality, efficiency, and compliance with relevant standards.

How you will contribute to the team:

Grow Relationships

• Cultivate strong client relations and actively pursue business development leads in collaboration with other managers.
• Provide input on applicable water and wastewater engineering services to support our land development business activities.
• Develop relationships and liaise with professional colleagues, industry partners and municipal/agency staff to move project forward.

Foster Teamwork

• Provide effective employee management; supervise a team, evaluate the performance of employees and support with ongoing training and recruitment.
• Collaborate with Partners, Associates and Project Managers to identify project opportunities, define scope of work and relay same to internal design teams, which includes engineers, designers, engineering interns and other technical professionals.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior employees, including technical working sessions and assistance in developing internal technical resources and processes.
• Lead and oversee multi-disciplinary project teams which includes supervising internal and external professional engineers and technical employees.
• Visit other Crozier offices to support land development projects requiring municipal infrastructure services.

Technical Expertise and Leadership

• Responsible for analysis, planning, modelling and design of water and wastewater infrastructure.
• Plan, lead, manage and implement multidisciplinary projects of varied scope within approved budget.
• Provide overall guidance and direction to subconsultants and internal departments.
• Develop proposals, timelines and work schedules for the delivery of municipal infrastructure services and contribute to multi-disciplinary project planning.
• Assemble team/resources to identify deliverables and timelines, prepare and modify reports and assist clients in advancing projects towards completion.
• Provide technical review and advanced engineering input, as required, on matters related to municipal engineering.
• Review and comment on engineering design reports and drawings.
• Interpret both geotechnical and hydrogeological reports as it relates to detailed design approach and strategy.
• Provide input and support on the Municipal Engineers Association’s (MEA) Municipal Class EA process and demonstrate working knowledge of the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP)approvals process.
• Represent Crozier as a technical specialist for water and wastewater engineering to internal staff and external agencies, clients and consultants.

Corporate Support

• Work with leadership in the company to provide input into company’s strategic plan.
• Collaborate with marketing and communications group as needed to provide promotional material.

What you bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental, or Mechanical Engineering, or a relatable degree.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) licensed in Ontario with a minimum of 10 years in municipal water and wastewater systems.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Designation or eligibility with Project Management Institute (PMI) is an asset.
• Fundamental knowledge of federal, provincial and municipal regulations, standards, policies and guidelines related water and wastewater systems, infrastructure planning and management.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of communal water and wastewater systems, including process engineering and transient pressure analysis.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of the relevant regulations.
• Excellent communication, organization, problem solving and technical report writing skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple project timelines.
• In-depth working knowledge of design software, Adobe, MS Office, MS Project, MS Excel Design Spreadsheets, and Gantt Charts.

We offer:

Innovative Benefits: Customizable health benefits packages including dental care, vision care, prescription coverage, and much more. Crozier offers RRSP matching, an Employee and Family Assistance Program, Parental-Leave Top Up, our unique First-Time Home Buyers’ Assistance Program, annual wellness allowance, and more.

Career growth and professional development: It is our goal to provide programs that support our employee’s experience through personal and professional development. We offer paid professional development support and training, including a Lifelong Learning Assistance Program to support career pathways.

Community Involvement: The foundation of our company was built on giving back to the communities where we live, work, and play. We actively support not-for-profit organizations in our communities, encourage employee involvement, and provide financial support to dozens of organizations each year.

Crozier Social: With inter-office and company-wide events happening each week, there is always something fun to do at Crozier. We have a cycle of hockey, soccer, volleyball, and baseball teams, creative workshops, and book clubs that meet regularly. We organize special events like wine tastings, golf tournaments, games nights, boat cruises, and more!

Salary range: $125,000 - $175,000

About the salary range: The range shown reflects what we typically offer for this type of role. When we make an offer, we consider the responsibilities of the position, market data, and internal equity to ensure consistency across our teams. Your actual offer will depend on your experience, skills, and alignment with the role.

Vacancy status: This posting is for an existing open position.

Crozier is committed to providing equal opportunity to candidates of all abilities. If you require accommodation, please contact our Human Resources team and we will work with you to provide accessibility support.