AMENDED: Job ad extended to September 9, 2026.At the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA), our vision is
Your trusted water partner for life. Every day, we help communities across Ontario protect public health, support growth, and sustain essential water and wastewater services through trusted expertise, partnership, and innovation.
Are you ready to shape the future of water?If you are ready to lead meaningful infrastructure decisions, influence how communities plan for essential water and wastewater services and bring strategic engineering leadership to work that protects public health and strengthens Ontario communities, we encourage you to apply.
Amendment to division.
About the job
In this role, you will shape infrastructure decisions that matter to communities across Ontario. As
Director, Capital Engineering Support Services, you will influence capital priorities, guide risk-based planning for critical water and wastewater systems, Reliable water and wastewater infrastructure is essential to public health, community growth, and long-term sustainability. This role supports OCWA Operations through the capital planning process and helps clients make clear, risk-based decisions on infrastructure needs, priorities, and investments.
You will make a meaningful impact on public health and essential infrastructure by supporting reliable water and wastewater services across Ontario. You will provide leadership across clients, Operations, and technical experts while shaping risk-based capital planning guidance to support informed, long-term infrastructure decisions. Working within an inclusive, solutions-focused team, you will contribute to sustainable, community-focused outcomes.
What you bring to the team
What's in it for you?
· Opportunity to represent OCWA and build connections with municipal and governmental senior and executive leaders throughout the province.
· Flexible learning and development opportunities.
· Opportunities for career advancement and specialization with the largest provider of water and wastewater services in Ontario.
· Opportunities for broad exposure to water and wastewater technologies and a large network of professionals across the province.
· Work with the partner of choice for more communities than any other water and wastewater service organization in Ontario for over 30 years.
· Work with an organization committed to innovation in water and wastewater sector.
· A defined benefit pension plan; Comprehensive Health Plan; Life and Disability Insurance.
· Maternity and parental leave top-up benefits including for adoptive parents.
What can I expect to do in this role?
• Lead a collaborative, multidisciplinary team that values technical excellence, shared accountability, inclusion, and practical problem-solving in support of OCWA's clients and communities.
• Lead capital engineering support, including asset management guidance, infrastructure renewal planning, prioritization, and long-term service planning.
• Ensure planning and advice align with applicable legislation, regulations, standards, Professional Engineers Ontario requirements, and Ontario Regulation 588/17.
• Manage budgets, workforce planning, recruitment, labour relations, talent development, and administrative resources to support a high-performing team.
• Advise and collaborate with senior leaders, clients, municipalities, Indigenous communities, technical experts and partners on renewal priorities, service-level risks, and investment readiness to strengthen sustainable service delivery.
• Oversee technical reviews, performance analysis, forecasts, business cases, briefing materials, presentations, and responses to information requests.
• Coordinate subject matter expertise to strengthen responses to client, operational, and regulatory expectations.
• Build strong client relationships by identifying practical solutions, aligning expectations, and modeling public service values in a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment.
What we are looking for:
• Collaborative, strategic engineering leader with focus on technical expertise, sound judgment, strong relationship building, and a commitment to public service.
• Licensed Professional Engineer or Limited Engineering Licensee in good standing with Professional Engineers Ontario.
• Educational background in Chemical, Civil, Mechanical or Environmental Engineering would be considered an asset.
• Experience leading and managing engineering teams, managing priorities, budgets, risks, and complex programs.
• Strong expertise in asset management, lifecycle costing, and infrastructure renewal, with knowledge of applicable legislation, standards, and policies.
• Strong analytical and advisory skills to assess asset condition, performance, financial data, and policy information and recommend practical investment options.
• Strong communication and relationship-management skills to collaborate with senior leaders, clients, municipalities, Indigenous communities, consultants, contractors, and partners.
• Demonstrate change of leadership and judgment to manage ambiguity, competing priorities, and emerging issues while fostering a safe, inclusive, and high-performing culture.
• Valid Ontario-recognized driver's licence with willing to travel, including to remote and field locations.
• Committed to health and safety practices, including use of required safety equipment in field, construction, or operational environments.
OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism:
We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promoting a diverse, anti-racist, accessible, merit-based, respectful, and equitable workplace.
We encourage applications from people with disabilities; Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals; and people from diverse ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.
Visit the
OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the
OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.
We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of
Ontario's Human Rights Code. Refer to the application instructions below if you require a disability-related accommodation.
How to Apply
All applications are to be submitted through our recruitment system –
Workday.
Click the link below to create an account, upload your resume and cover letter, and submit your application.
Apply Now When applying, please ensure the following:
1. OPS employees must include their WIN employee ID number on their application.
2. If applicable, indicate the type of water or wastewater certificate you hold, along with the corresponding license/certification number(s) in the appropriate section of the application.
Ontario Clean Water Agency is an inclusive employer.
We will accommodate your needs under the Ontario Human Rights CodeThe Ontario Clean Water Agency is an agency of the Province of Ontario, reporting to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. In 2023, OCWA staff treated water and wastewater, and provided other technical services for 318 clients in the province including 169 municipalities, 16 First Nations, 108 commercial and industrial clients and 25 government and institutional clients. Municipal clients range in size from populations as large as 1.5 million in the Region of Peel to as small as 2,400 in Moose Factory. This broad scope of experience ensures OCWA has the expertise to solve any issues that may arise, in any size or type of treatment process in the province. Our Agency has grown its municipal client base every year over the past 30 years is proof of this value. We continue to focus on our people and strategies to attract and retain competent staff.Note: Thank you for your interest. We will contact you only if you are selected for further screening or an interview.
Don't meet every qualification?
If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!