Consulting Associate, Hydrologist

Launch Your Career Protecting Water Resources & Driving Sustainable Solutions Step into a role where your analytical mindset, field skills, and passion for water science directly support environmental stewardship across Canada. As a Consulting Associate, Hydrologist based in Smithers or Vancouver, you will work alongside leading environmental professionals to help clients solve complex water resource and hydrology challenges. This is an exciting opportunity to build your technical expertise, contribute to projects that influence responsible resource development and environmental protection, and grow your career within a global sustainability-focused organization.

Your work will help shape informed decisions that protect watersheds, ecosystems, and communities for generations to come.
Why This Role Matters  Water is at the center of many of today’s most important environmental and resource management decisions, from mine development and infrastructure planning to ecosystem protection and watershed management. In this role, you will play an important role in helping clients understand how water moves, changes, and interacts with natural and industrial systems. By combining field investigations, data analysis, and technical reporting, you will contribute to projects that support regulatory approvals, environmental assessments, and long-term sustainability objectives.

This role offers the opportunity to work on meaningful projects while developing your expertise alongside a multidisciplinary team of environmental specialists.
What Your Impact Is  In this role, you will help deliver high-quality hydrology and water resources solutions that support informed environmental decision-making. Your contributions will include:
Analyzing hydrologic, water quality, and watershed datasets to support modeling and impact assessments.
Contributing technical content to reports, environmental assessments, and project documentation.
Conducting field investigations, including streamflow measurements, water sampling, hydrometric surveys, and instrumentation activities.
Collaborating with specialists across water resources, aquatic biology, toxicology, and earth sciences to address complex environmental challenges.
Supporting projects that balance environmental protection with responsible development.
Ensuring all work is completed in accordance with ERM’s quality, health, safety, and scientific standards.
What You'll Bring  Required
B.Sc. in Hydrology, Environmental Science, Water Resources Engineering, Geology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
0-1 years of hydrology, watershed analysis, or water resource-related experience.
Strong academic foundation in surface water hydrology, watershed processes, or hydrogeochemical interactions.
Ability to work effectively as part of large, multidisciplinary project teams.
Excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills.
Must be capable of hiking and working in remote environments while carrying equipment.
Willingness to complete remote fieldwork in all weather conditions.
This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
Preferred
M.Sc. in Hydrology, Environmental Science, Water Resources.

Experience with water and sediment sampling techniques, streamflow gauging, or hydrometric equipment.
Experience working or recreating in remote areas.
Experience working or recreating on rivers or streams.
Ability to code or conduct statistical analyses using R or similar tools.

Experience with GIS or geological/watershed software (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS, Geosoft Target, or 3D visualization tools).

Key Responsibilities   Perform project tasks, including:
Hydrologic data analysis.
Drafting sections of technical reports.
Conducting water sampling, streamflow measurements, and field surveys.
Completing data and literature reviews.
Travel to remote sites throughout the year, for up to 2 weeks at a time.
Approximately 30% of the work will be remote fieldwork.
Deliver work within defined scope, budget, and schedule while maintaining ERM’s quality standards.
Collaborate with technical teams in water resources, aquatic biology, and toxicology to support environmental impact assessment and monitoring…