Engineer in Training

The future is waiting. Help us engineer it.

You’ve completed a demanding degree. And now you’re ready to start your career in engineering. From the moment you join Metro Vancouver as an Engineer-in-Training, you’ll be contributing meaningful work on diverse, innovative and challenging projects, while sharing our vision for delivering services and solutions for a livable region now and into the future.

Our EIT Program is a four-year in length and designed to assist you in obtaining your professional engineering designation. You will work through rotating assignments within Metro Vancouver, acquiring hands on, practical experience related to your engineering field. You will be exposed to key technical and operational aspects of our utility departments, and steadily grow your level of skill and responsibility. You’ll be partnered with an experienced professional engineer each step of the way.

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Why choose Metro Vancouver's EIT Program?

We offer a supportive environment, interesting work, competitive salaries and attractive employee benefits. As a Metro Vancouver EIT, you’ll benefit from:

A lifelong learning environment and structured programs that encourage you to thrive in your personal and career development
Exceptional rotational assignments all located in the lower mainland
A positive, employee-focused workplace that encourages employees to live a balanced lifestyle and give back to their community
Year-round activities and events that contribute to the growth and success of our employees and the region we’re shaping.

Your development

Enhance your hands-on experience with formal opportunities for personal and career development through our:

training that supports you in your daily work and personal career goals
Leadership Development Programs, aimed at future leaders
Supervisory Development Program—for supervisory skills enrichment
coaching and mentorship programs to offer continual support
health and safety training courses
Lunch ’n’ Learn sessions on corporate initiatives and general-interest issues.

Diverse rotational assignments

Over your first three years as an EIT, you’ll get hands-on, practical experience during rotating assignments.

Learn key technical, operational and analysis aspects of our Liquid Waste, Water, and Solid Waste departments, and may have the opportunity to work with our Parks & Housing and Planning & Environment departments
Make steady progress through your EGBC requirements as you grow in level of skill and responsibility.
Benefit from being partnered with an experienced P.Eng. during each assignment

Complex, innovative and interesting projects

You will have an opportunity to work in each of our core services: Water, Liquid Waste and Solid Waste.

Projects our EITs have been involved with:

$600 million Seymour-Capilano Water Filtration Plant project
Secondary treatment upgrades to the Iona and Lions Gate Waste Water Treatment Plants

Mentorship

We will work with you to help you find a mentor who will support you in the development of the professional and personal skills that play an integral role in your success. In addition to a professional mentor, a peer from the previous cohort will be assigned to help you settle into your new work environment.

Project Engineer	Project Engineer	<div class="ExternalClassB5B47DF59D7945B38A9F4DB4FCEA2FD7"><p>The work is incredibly dynamic and diverse. Every day, I get the chance to tackle a new, interesting challenge. </p></div>	Sara Z.	http://www.metrovancouver.org/about/careers/Profiles/Sara.jpg, Sara http://www.metrovancouver.org/about/careers/Profiles/Sara.jpg
Senior Project Engineer	Senior Project Engineer	<div class="ExternalClass67B0BDFFE4F84BD8BABF0A06CEBFC21D"><p>I get to work with a variety of people - the design and field engineers of different disciplines, contractors, vendors, programmers and our construction and operation and maintenance staff.</p></div>	Adeline C.	http://www.metrovancouver.org/about/careers/Profiles/adeline.png, Adeline http://www.metrovancouver.org/about/careers/Profiles/adeline.png
Richard C.	Richard C.	<div class="ExternalClass61E71A73E1D94B249F8D81F56B1E1AD0"><p>This is a great place to start your career. I get to see projects through from inception, to conceptual and detailed design, to construction and contract administration.</p></div>	Lead Senior Engineer	http://www.metrovancouver.org/about/careers/Profiles/richard.png, Richard http://www.metrovancouver.org/about/careers/Profiles/richard.png