Senior Water Resources Engineer

Description

• Lead conceptual and detailed design of drainage and/or stormwater management infrastructure.
• Fulfill project plans in accordance with established scopes of work, budgets, and schedules to execute high quality projects.
• Direct, coordinate and supervise water resources related activities of engineering and design groups, both from a technical and functional standpoint.
• Provide project engineering and technical expertise, calculations, and design input to various stormwater management and drainage systems.
• Business development and proposal preparation and submission management.
• Undertake studies, assessments, modeling, preliminary and detailed design, cost estimates, specifications, and input to contract documents.
• Engagement with our clients to identify potential opportunities and strategic priorities.
• Develop new or novel concepts and approaches, and recommend major design changes.
• Contribute to the career advancement of junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring.
• Contribute to business development activities including leading the preparation of project proposals and presentations.
• Provide senior technical input for delivery of water resource management projects.
• Study evaluations include the analysis of alternatives, methods of implementation, and cost analyses.
• 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.
• 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 technical input for complex or unique assignments.
• Undertake hydrologic and hydraulic modelling, including surface drainage, storm sewer networks, dual drainage systems, sanitary sewer networks, and combined sewer systems.
• Contribute to Dillon's corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees.
• Support multi-disciplinary projects or programs.
• Interpret results of simulations to assess capacity, identify system deficiencies, and evaluate improvement alternative s.

Requirements

• Excellent communications, report writing, organization and interpersonal skills.
• 10+ years’ relevant experience in a consulting environment on water resources engineering projects
• Eligible to hold valid a license from the relevant provincial Professional Engineering Association
• The ability to anticipate, examine, and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business performance. In our culture, people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to today’s problems and tomorrow’s opportunities.
• Undergraduate degree in engineering or other related discipline with a focus on water resources
• A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees.
• Mandatory experience in a range of water resources related projects, including urban drainage systems, hydrotechnical engineering, and stormwater management.
• Experience in water resources and civil engineering projects in western Canada.
• Excellent initiative and attention to detail.
• Input to the career development of more junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring.
• Experience with analysis, infrastructure design and construction administration.
• Ability to work in a collaborative, team environment.
• Proficiency with the application of XP/PCSWMM, HEC-RAS/HMS, and related computer models would be considered an asset.
• Experience with dams, hydraulic structures, erosion protection, or mine water management would be considered an asset.

Benefits

• Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs. We are taking a trust-based approach to offer a variety of flexible and remote work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.
• We use a composite approach to development including coaching to build the how, mentoring to share lessons, advising to round out perspectives, and co-creation of knowledge through internal learning opportunities.
• Generous retirement savings plan.
• Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions
• Comprehensive health benefits.
• Our employees can take advantage of wellness subsidy that can be put towards expenses for a variety of health and/or wellness related activities such as gym membership, purchase of home fitness equipment, yoga classes and dance classes
• Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all employees.

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