Associate Water Resources Engineer - Mining

Overview

This is an opportunity to influence both technical outcomes and business success as a senior technical leader in a collaborative, employee-owned culture where you will have the platform to mentor talent, shape best practices and strengthen Burns & McDonnell’s growing mine water management capabilities.

• Technical Leadership & Solution Development

• Provide senior technical leadership for mine water management planning and execution across the mining lifecycle, including permitting, operations, closure, and long-term water stewardship.

• Lead and oversee mine water management strategies and analyses, including water balance development, surface water and groundwater interaction, water quality characterization, treatment, reuse, and conservation approaches.

• Direct, review, and validate hydrologic, hydraulic, and hydrogeologic analyses, including watershed-scale evaluations, probabilistic and risk-informed assessments, and scenario-based modeling.

• Support the planning, evaluation, and design of mine water infrastructure, including ponds, impoundments, conveyance systems, treatment systems, and water control structures, with consideration for constructability, sequencing, and operational practicality.

• Participate in constructability reviews and integrated design efforts to ensure mine water solutions can be efficiently implemented and aligned with construction means, methods, and schedules.

• Client Interface & Business Development Support

• Serve as a senior technical interface with mining clients, participating in key meetings to explain technical concepts, evaluate alternatives, and guide sound decision-making.

• Support sales and business development efforts by contributing mine water expertise to client discussions, opportunity shaping, and pursuit strategies.

• Lead or contribute to the preparation of technical proposals, scopes of work, work plans, and execution approaches related to mine water management.

• Develop or support the development of cost estimates, schedules, and resource plans for mine water-related scopes, with consideration for construction complexity, risk, and lifecycle performance.

• Assist in identifying follow-on opportunities and expanding existing client relationships through high-quality technical delivery and trusted advisory support.

• Project Management, Integrated Delivery & Financial Performance

• Serve as a project manager or senior technical lead, as appropriate, for mine water-related projects, with responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and client satisfaction.

• Manage project execution in alignment with financial performance goals, including monitoring labor, expenses, and overall project health.

• Collaborate closely with engineering and construction teams to integrate mine water considerations into broader project delivery strategies, including design-build and EPC delivery models where applicable.

• Partner with project teams to proactively identify and manage technical, regulatory, constructability, and execution risks throughout project delivery.

• Modeling, Analysis & Risk-Informed Decision Support

• Lead or oversee the development and application of mine water balance models using spreadsheet-based tools and advanced simulation platforms, as appropriate for project complexity.

• Apply statistical, probabilistic, and uncertainty-based analyses to inform risk assessments, design criteria, and long-term water management decisions.

• Integrate climate variability, extreme events, and long-term closure considerations into mine water strategies and technical evaluations.

• Translate complex technical analyses into clear, defensible recommendations to support client, regulatory, and internal decision-making.

• Mentoring & Capability Building

• Mentor and technically develop engineers and scientists within Environmental Services, providing guidance, review, and coaching on mine water-related analyses, design, and project execution.

• Support the growth of junior and mid-career staff by sharing technical knowledge, practical judgment, and lessons learned from project delivery.

• Contribute to the development and refinement of internal tools, standards, and best practices…