Engineering Assistant III - Sewers Utility Drafter - REPOST
Requisition ID: 46701

Organization
Vancouver is consistently ranked as one of the world’s most liveable and environmentally sustainable cities. Recognized among BC’s Top Employers and Canada’s Greenest Employers, the City of Vancouver is seeking colleagues who can help advance our core commitments to exceptional public service, sustainability, equity, and an outstanding quality of life for all residents.

With a strong commitment to being a City of Reconciliation, we invite you to join our dedicated team and become part of an innovative, inclusive, and engaging workplace. A career with the City of Vancouver and within the broader public service, offers meaningful work where you play a key role in ensuring equitable access to services, upholding ethical governance, and supporting the needs of citizens with integrity and dedication.

Main Purpose and Function
The Sewers Utility Drafter is part of a team responsible for the renewal, design, construction and management of the City’s integrated sewage and drainage network.

The position is responsible for creating and maintaining sewer infrastructure construction drawings and as-built information; performing survey work; and providing research, technical information and responding to inquiries to the public, private companies, outside agencies and other City branches

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Creates sewer design construction drawings using GIS/AutoCAD/TopoBase environment using departmental paper records and electronic databases

Updates GIS as-built information

Researches and provides technical and other information regarding sewer and water infrastructure for the public, city staff and private companies, providing written correspondence as required





Undertakes quality control processes related to existing GIS data

Makes recommendations to improve branch processes and information access needs

Carries out survey work to collect as-built field information as required

Carries out confined space entry procedures

Carries out design and construction technical assignments

Communicates and corresponds with the public, private companies, outside agencies and other City branches

Other duties/responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications
Education and Experience:

Completion of Grade 12, supplemented by technical courses related to the work, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Experience preparing AutoCAD construction drawings in Civil 3D.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Good knowledge of municipal design and construction of sewer systems

Knowledge of surveyor methods and techniques

Working knowledge of standard engineering concepts and terminology

Strong analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a focus on customer service

Ability to perform accurate survey work, draft simple designs, and make routine office and field engineering computations

Ability to read and interpret engineering plans and understand specifications

Ability to problem solve with accuracy in a technical environment;





Ability to work efficiently in a team environment with little supervision and under tight time lines

Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Ability to work outdoors in inclement weather

Proficient in the use of software applications, geographical information systems and databases such as TopoBase, Hansen, AutoCAD Map 3D, and Civil 3D

Ability to arrange suitable transportation to various work locations

Where operationally appropriate and subject to change, the City of Vancouver has a Versatile Work Program. This program allows staff to work a hybrid work week from locations that are a daily commutable distance from their work at a City worksite. At this time this position is eligible to be part of the Flexible Work Program.

Business Unit/Department:
Engineering Services

Affiliation:
CUPE 15 Non Pks

Employment Type:
Regular Full Time

Position Start Date:
November, 2026

Salary Information:
Pay Grade GR-021: $39.66 to $46.67 per hour

Application Close:
October 18, 2026

At the City of Vancouver, we are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that represents the community we so proudly serve. Indigenous peoples, people of colour, 2SLGBTQ+ persons including all gendersand persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Accommodations will be provided upon request during the selection process. Learn more aboutour commitment to diversity and inclusion .

The City of Vancouver acknowledges that it is situated on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). More about unceded traditional territories

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📌 Engineering Assistant III - Sewers Utility Drafter - REPOST (British Columbia)
🏢 Vancouver Economic Commission
📍 British Columbia