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Your impact

At Jacobs, we’re transforming intangible ideas into innovative solutions. As a Wastewater Process Engineer in our Winnipeg office, you’ll play a key role in delivering impactful wastewater infrastructure projects across Western Canada. You’ll join a collaborative, multidisciplinary team focused on sustainable solutions that improve the quality of life in communities.

As a Wastewater Process Engineer, you will support the planning, design, and delivery of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment projects. You’ll bring your strong process engineering expertise and project execution skills to help deliver high-quality, innovative, and cost-effective solutions.

Key Responsibilities

- Support the process design of wastewater treatment facilities, including preliminary and detailed design phases
- Perform process modelling, mass balances, and hydraulic calculations for treatment systems
- Develop technical reports, specifications, and design documentation
- Participate in pilot testing, process optimization, and troubleshooting activities
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including civil, mechanical, structural, electrical, and instrumentation engineers
- Support proposal development, including technical approach and scope definition
- Provide mentorship and guidance to intermediate and junior engineers




- Support or lead project delivery for wastewater projects of moderate complexity
- Develop and manage project schedules, budgets, and deliverables
- Coordinate with internal teams, subconsultants, and clients to ensure alignment on project objectives
- Monitor project progress and proactively manage risks and changes
- Contribute to client relationship management through effective communication and technical leadership

Here's what you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Environmental, Biosystems, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering
- 8 to 10 years of progressive wastewater treatment process engineering experience
- Licensed (or eligible to be licensed) as a professional engineer in the province of Manitoba within 6 months
- Class 5 (intermediate or full) license (or equivalent), and a willingness and ability to travel to project sites inaccessible by public transit
- Demonstrated understanding of process and/or process mechanical design, and wastewater unit processes and technologies
- Strong communication, stakeholder coordination, and technical writing skills
- Experience with process modelling tools (such as BioWin, GPS-X or Sumo)
- Demonstrated experience supporting or contributing to project management activities, including coordination of multidisciplinary teams, schedule and budget tracking,



and client communication
- Ability to support delivery of projects through various phases, with an understanding of scope, risk, and change management principles
- Attention to detail, self motivation, and the ability to work independently with minimal direction
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)
- Previous consulting engineering experience
- Based in Manitoba (or able to relocate to Manitoba within 2 months)

Ideally, You’ll Also Have

- Experience working on municipal infrastructure projects in Western Canada
- Proven ability to manage client relationships and contribute to business development
- Familiarity with Manitoba regulatory requirements and guidelines

Jacobs welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. To request an accommodation, please select here. We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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📌 Wastewater Process Engineer (Winnipeg)
🏢 Jacobs
📍 Winnipeg