Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leadership: Provide leadership in plumbing design and construction, ensuring alignment with project goals and constructability best practices.
• Pre-Construction: Participate in estimating turnover and pre-construction meetings, ensuring early trade engagement in design development.
• Design Review: Review and provide feedback on plumbing drawings, specifications, and consultant submissions (sanitary, storm, domestic water, and venting).
• Value Engineering: Collaborate with project management and engineering to assess alternative design approaches and propose value-engineered plumbing solutions.
• Coordination: Lead and participate in design development meetings, supporting coordination between field execution teams and consultants.
• VDC Integration: Interface with VDC teams to ensure 3D models and shop drawings reflect plumbing design intent, including proper slopes and clearance requirements.
• Clash Detection: Identify clash detection and constructability challenges early (e.g., deep underground services vs. footings) and work with project teams to resolve.
• Change Management: Support scope development and pricing for Design Revision Requests (DRRs).
• Compliance: Ensure strict compliance with the Ontario Building Code (OBC), CSA standards, and local municipal bylaws.
• Page-Turns: Conduct page-turn reviews of design documents with project execution teams to ensure alignment with field requirements.
• Procurement: Assist in developing accurate plumbing material take-offs and equipment procurement schedules (pumps, fixtures, etc.).
• Multi-Trade Coordination: Work closely with electrical, architectural, and structural teams to ensure coordination of sleeves, floor drains, and wall-hung fixture carriers.

Must haves:

• Certified Journeyperson Plumber or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in commercial, institutional or healthcare plumbing construction, with a focus on design coordination and pre-construction.
• Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of domestic water distribution, drainage/waste/vent systems, and backflow prevention.
• Design-Build Experience: Experience in design-assist or design-build projects is a significant asset.
• Drawing Interpretation: Ability to interpret and review mechanical, architectural, and structural drawings.
• Software: Proficiency in Bluebeam, Microsoft Office, and Navisworks (or other BIM software).

Problem Solving: Excellent skills in assessing constructability challenges early in the design phase

Nice to haves:

• Local 46 membership, or member in good standing

Pay Rate for this unionized position is $67

Modern Niagara values passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and, as a result, our award-winning safety culture has a record that’s well above industry standards.

At Modern Niagara, we recognize the value of fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization and are committed to eliminating barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and new immigrants) in the construction industry. Our DEI vision is to build an organization where everyone has access to the same opportunities, experience equitable outcomes, and can thrive and reach their full potential. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise us so that suitable accommodations can be made. We can be reached at careers@modernniagara.com.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.