Senior Civil/Water Resources Engineer

Job Title Senior Civil/Water Resources Engineer

Vacancy No VN4360

Employment Type Permanent

Contract Type Full-Time

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• 15+ years of experience in Civil and/or Water Resources engineering consulting.
• Professional status or eligibility for professional status, preferably in ON, AB, BC, or other Canadian jurisdiction.
• Demonstrated experience in engineering design including servicing, grading, and stormwater management practices.
• Project management and client liaison experience.
• Preferably located in ON, AB or BC but flexibility to work in any SLR office within Canada.
  
  
  

We are SLR Consulting (Canada), a 550+ team of advisory, environmental/engineering, and regulatory professionals across 18 office locations in Canada. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of advisory and over 30 technical environmental and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability, we are Making Sustainability Happen.

Job Description

As our new Senior Civil/Water Resources Engineer, you will work on the implementation of all aspects of civil/water resources projects and assignments associated with site servicing, grading, hydrotechnical design and analysis, environmental assessments, and flood risk assessment and mitigation design. You will also work on stormwater management (e.g., floodplain mapping, pond design, low-impact development), stream restoration, mining, and dam break studies alongside senior experts on the team.

This is a unique opportunity to bring your expertise to a highly engaged and collaborative provincial and national team, where your efforts and impact will be recognized and valued.

Key Responsibilities

Your specific responsibilities will include:

• Complete hydrotechnical engineering analysis, modelling, designs and supporting technical documentation including reports, drawings, correspondence, work plans, and specifications for submission to clients and regulators.
• Guide hydrotechnical and stormwater management design for projects through to completion from proposal to construction.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff.
• Prepare and review engineering design of stormwater management systems including ponds, underground and surface drainage infrastructure, low impact development features, green infrastructure, and erosion and sediment control features/plans.
• Detailed engineering design including stamping of design drawings and reports and construction drawings and support.
• Facilitate growth through pursuit of business development opportunities, client outreach, client relationship management, etc.
• Collaborate with other SLR disciplines (e.g., natural capital, power and renewables.
• Manage projects and proposals and ensure successful project delivery with respect to health & safety, scope, schedule, budget, QA/QC, and client satisfaction.
• Work cross-functionally with other technical disciplines in the company.
• Undertake field work as necessary and/or manage/oversee completion of field work by junior staff.
• Complete hydrologic and hydraulic modelling on project-specific basis using commonly used software (e.g., PCSWMM).
  
  
  

Working at SLR

With us, there is no doubt you’ll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run, and if you ask our team, they’ll tell you that’s just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Here’s what else you’ll enjoy as part of our team:

• Competitive total compensation plan, including benefits, vacation, RRSP contribution, and a suite of wellness initiatives
• Full-time, permanent role with flexible scheduling available (core hours are Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm)
• Opportunities for professional growth and advancement
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering.
• 15+ years of experience in Civil and/or Water Resources engineering consulting.
• Professional status or eligibility for professional status, preferably in ON, AB, BC, or other Canadian jurisdictions.
• Engineering design experience, including site grading and servicing design, erosion and sediment control, and hydrotechnical design of stormwater management infrastructure (e.g., spillways, diversion channels, SWM ponds, Low Impact Development) and stream restoration.
• Project management, client liaison, and business development experience.
• Mining related and/or dam break flood modelling experience is considered an asset.
• Familiarity with relevant guidelines, standards, and codes including various levels of government, and industry-specific regulations and guidelines.
• Adept with commonly used hydrologic and hydraulic modeling software (e.g., HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, PCSWMM, Visual OTTHYMO).
• Working knowledge of computerized environments common for engineering design including AutoCAD, ArcGIS, and Office 365.
• Valid driver’s license and regular access to a reliable vehicle required for travel to job sites/clients.
  
  
  

SLR strives to build diverse teams that reflect the communities we work in, and encourages applications from traditionally underrepresented groups including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, veterans, and people with disabilities.

Country Canada

Office Calgary; Toronto