Water Resources Engineer; Intermediate​/Senior

Water Resources Engineer (Intermediate/ Senior)

We are an employee-owned, Canadian company that is passionate about building communities that are vibrant, healthy, and resilient and support economic growth. Sustainability is part of every project we undertake, and how we operate our business. Focused locally, we offer uncompromising service to public and private sector clients across Canada.

We proudly have been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 17 consecutive years resulting in a Platinum Club membership. This award recognizes our technical excellence, business performance, innovation, dedication to our staff, and involvement in the community. We have also been a Carbon Neutral Company since 2009 and have Eco Action initiatives across the company.

We know it takes dedicated, talented individuals working together to consistently deliver high-quality work and service to our clients. We achieve this by promoting collaboration, investing in our people, and fostering a culture that engages and inspires our people to be their best, maximize their potential, and think creatively while applying best practices.

We currently have a job opening for a Water Resources Engineer (Intermediate/Senior) in our Vancouver, Kelowna or Victoria office to join our growing team.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to collaborate and deliver water resources, infrastructure, transportation, and environmental projects across BC. These projects will encompass a variety of water resources sub-specialties including watershed management, hydrology, hydrotechnical engineering, river engineering, floodplain modelling and mapping, drainage engineering, and coastal/shoreline engineering. You will deliver innovative solutions to complex projects and be challenged to develop high quality products for our valued clients in many sectors, such as municipal, regional, provincial and federal governments, transportation, and natural resources.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Being a ‘project leader’, providing leadership on proposals and projects.
• Mentoring of junior Water Resources Engineers in Training and Technologists
• Involvement in a variety of project phases including planning, design, tendering, and construction.
• Site visits to assess project sites, carry out construction field reviews, and/or complete emergency flood response services.
• Hydrological analysis and watershed modelling.
• Assessment of climate change impacts to support planning and design of infrastructure.
• Hydraulic analysis and modelling of creeks/rivers/channels, culverts, bridges, and water management structures.
• Floodplain modelling and mapping.
• Hydraulic analysis and modelling of drainage and stormwater systems.
• Statistical analysis of hydrometeorological datasets.
• Mapping and spatial analysis of GIS data.
• Hydrotechnical design of water management infrastructure and flood protection systems such as dikes, bank erosion/scour protection, shoreline erosion protection, inlet/outlet structures, spillway channels, culverts, bridges, weirs, sediment basins, and wetlands.
• Technical writing and preparation of client deliverables.
• Project coordination and management.
• Proposal preparation.
• Meeting project requirements in a timely and effective manner.

You will also have the opportunity to develop a career path focused on technical leadership, project management, client management, or a combination based on your career aspirations and qualifications.

Job Requirements:

• Undergraduate degree in engineering or applied sciences from an accredited post secondary institution. A graduate degree and/or a water resources focus in your educational background will be considered an asset.
• Registered, or eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer with EGBC.
• 8+ years of experience.
• Experience in coastal/shoreline engineering is considered an asset.
• Experience analyzing and designing a variety of solutions for water resources projects.
• Experience using water resources software such as HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, HEC-SSP, R , MIKE+, SWAN, Raven, and PCSWMM.
• Experience in GIS and spatial analysis software such as QGIS, Manifold, or ArcGIS.
• Ability to work in both collaborative team…