Water Resources Engineer

Overview

Are you someone with strong leadership and technical capabilities? Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? Are you a thought leader, a trusted advisor and a problem solver? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation, this opportunity is for you! As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen, yoau will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.

Your opportunity

Dillon’sWater Resources discipline is looking for aSenior Water Resources Engineerto join our multidisciplinary team of professionals. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects while providing clients with a fully integrated and superior customer experience.

At Dillon, we operate as one team. This position is available in our Dillon Calgary and Winnipeg offices.

What your day will look like

Technical Project Work and Project Management

• Provide senior technical input for delivery of water resource management projects
• Provide technical input for complex or unique assignments
• Support multi-disciplinary projects or programs
• Direct, coordinate and supervise water resources related activities of engineering and design groups, both from a technical and functional standpoint
• Coordinate with cross-disciplines to identify and incorporate relevant data pertaining to hydrologic and hydraulic parameters, system connectivity, discharge points, project constraints, and implementation considerations
• Undertake hydrologic and hydraulic modelling, including surface drainage, storm sewer networks, dual drainage systems, sanitary sewer networks, and combined sewer systems
• Interpret results of simulations to assess capacity, identify system deficiencies, and evaluate improvement alternatives
• Apply monitored and statistical data to models to simulate return-period and continuous scenarios, and to calibrate and validate results
• Provide guidance to field staff undertaking data collection
• Provide project engineering and technical expertise, calculations, and design input to various stormwater management and drainage systems
• Lead conceptual and detailed design of drainage and/or stormwater management infrastructure.
• Undertake studies, assessments, modeling, preliminary and detailed design, cost estimates, specifications, and input to contract documents
• Project components include project planning, technical evaluations, studies, preliminary design, final design, and services during construction
• Study evaluations include the analysis of alternatives, methods of implementation, and cost analyses
• Fulfill project plans in accordance with established scopes of work, budgets, and schedules to execute high quality projects
• Develop new or novel concepts and approaches, and recommend major design changes
• Input to the career development of more junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring

Business Development

• Contribute to business development activities including leading the preparation of project proposals and presentations.
• Engagement with our clients to identify potential opportunities and strategic priorities.

Learning & Development

• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning to stay knowledgeable of industry best practices and advancements in drainage design.
• Contribute to Dillon's corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees.
• Contribute to the career advancement of junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring.

What you will need to succeed

• Undergraduate degree in engineering or other related discipline with a focus on water resources
• Eligible to hold valid license from relevant provincial Professional Engineering Association
• 10+ years’ relevant experience in a consulting environment on water resources engineering projects

• Mandatory experience in a range of water resources related projects, including urban drainage systems, hydrotechnical engineering, and stormwater management
• Experience with analysis, infrastructure design and construction administration
• Proficienc…