Siobhan Robinson

Siobhan Robinson leads KWL’s Water Supply and Treatment sector.  At KWL since 2014, she has broad-based water and wastewater engineering experience.  Siobhan enjoys working with diverse teams and pursues opportunities to collaborate with other sectors within KWL.  She has worked on and led projects ranging from water and wastewater treatment through civil site servicing to asset management.

For the last 10 years, Siobhan’s been a highly engaged member of the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies (ACEC). She served in various capacities, including Chair for the Provincial Young Professionals Group and National Young Professionals Network and Director of the ACEC-BC and ACEC-Canada Boards. Siobhan currently volunteers with the BCWWA as co-chair of the Drinking Water Technical Advisory Committee and a member of the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action Task Force. In addition, she shares her story and passion for water engineering through Science World’s Scientists and Innovators in the Schools program. Through her volunteer work, Siobhan works to improve the business environment for consulting engineers across the country and facilitates the engagement and retention of young professionals in consulting.

In 2021 Siobhan was awarded the ACEC-BC Young Professionals Award, and in 2022 she was a co-winner of the Allen D. Williams Scholarship. Siobhan was also named a WXN 2015 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner and, in 2017, received the BC Water and Waste Association (BCWWA) Service Award: Outstanding Contribution to the BCWWA – Young Professional Award.

As a mother of two, Siobhan is passionate about making the world a better place for future generations. She believes in improving community health and well-being by developing water and wastewater infrastructure that balances human and environmental needs.

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Education:

• M.A.Sc. Material Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 2010
• B.A.Sc. Chemical Engineering with Minor in Bioengineering, University of Toronto, 2009

Awards & Recognition:

• ACEC-BC Young Professionals Award 2021
• Allen D. Williams Scholarship co-winner 2022.
• Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner 2015
• BC Water and Waste Association (BCWWA) Service Award: Outstanding Contribution to the BCWWA – Young Professional Award 2017