Discipline Manager (Water Features)

About the Role

SNC-Lavalin Fayez Engineering is seeking a Discipline Manager (Water Features) to lead the planning, design, coordination, and delivery of water feature systems. This full-time role involves working across various projects, including landscape, hospitality, mixed-use, public realm, and large-scale developments. The Discipline Manager provides technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams, ensuring the delivery of innovative, sustainable, and operationally efficient water feature solutions.

Role Overview

The primary responsibility of this position is to oversee design quality, resource management, stakeholder engagement, and project execution from concept through construction and commissioning. The role ensures that all water feature designs meet client, regulatory, and project requirements while maintaining high standards of technical excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the water features discipline across multiple projects and design stages.
• Oversee the design of decorative fountains, interactive water features, waterfalls, ponds, lakes, water walls, and special aquatic systems.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable codes, safety standards, environmental regulations, and client requirements.
• Coordinate with landscape architects, civil engineers, MEP engineers, structural engineers, and other stakeholders.
• Review and approve design calculations, technical specifications, drawings, reports, and construction documentation.
• Develop innovative and sustainable water feature solutions that optimize water usage, energy efficiency, and operational performance.
• Manage discipline resources, budgets, schedules, and project deliverables to ensure timely completion.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to engineers, designers, and project teams.
• Conduct design reviews, value engineering exercises, and risk assessments.
• Coordinate with suppliers, specialist contractors, and manufacturers regarding equipment selection and technical requirements.
• Support procurement activities through technical evaluations, tender reviews, and contractor assessments.
• Monitor construction activities and provide technical support during installation, testing, commissioning, and handover phases.
• Maintain strong client relationships and act as the primary technical authority for water feature-related matters.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, technical innovation, and adoption of best practices within the discipline.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in a relevant field.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage complex water feature projects.
• Strong technical knowledge of water feature systems, design principles, and relevant regulations.

Professional Development

SNC-Lavalin Fayez Engineering supports professional growth, offering opportunities to enhance skills, expand expertise, and recognize individual contributions throughout various career stages.

Application Information

This is a full-time position. Salary details will be discussed during the interview process.